Hey, Ed - What were the results of your Whiz Quiz over that turntable/pilot truck incident?
"S"tring boB __________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Ed" <Loizeaux@...> wrote: > > > I worry about all these modelers who get hung up about > > couplling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > John Armstrong > > The interesting part is that folks can endlessly discuss unhappiness with a > tiny fraction of an inch on the couplers, but be totally satisfied running > shorty passenger cars or operating steam locomotives with a drawbar that is > way too long or having spike heads the size of grapefruits. > > Gathering range issues can be solved by placing small washers on axle ends to > remove excessive sideslop found in many older S trucks. Breaking an > all-metal KD#5 tells me the engineer needs education in train handling. > Having pulled 97 cars up a grade without any problems tells me it isn't the > coupler at fault. Problems with easy solutions should not be viewed as a > reason to select one coupler or another. Just fix the problem and then make > the coupler decision afterwards. > > I guess it is all a matter of perspective. In the end, I suspect personal > taste and familiarity is what makes the decision for most of us. I am happy > with my choice and I hope everyone else is happy with theirs. > > Happier than a human ought to be.......Ed Loizeaux > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
