Thanks Brooks,
I certainly enjoyed working with Bob, Carolyn and Brian. We shot all
day long and Bob's wife had a gin and tonic waiting for me when we
finished--you don't get that at Motel 6!
And yes S is now reaching goals above what we've had in the past. I
will put much of that in the hands of AM, SHS, OMI, PRS and the many
kit/structure manufacturers. Andy Sperando once asked me why there
weren't many finished S layouts. I replied that once you build a couple
of the old SSL&S engines, rebuild some AF or Enhorning diesels, put
together a passenger train or two, build a few dozen craftsman type
freight cars--you're time on earth is already running low. Then you get
to start building the layout, laying the track and creating scenery.
This is where many in HO return from the hobby shop and start! We start
out 15-20 years behind, so there's not much chance of catching up.
These new S products of recent years have shortened that time
considerably allowing time to actually finish things. This same issue
has plagued our larger brethren in O scale--in fact from what I can see
locally and nationally O isn't showing that much or well.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
On 7/29/13 4:29 PM, bcgsteam wrote:
Congratulations to the Jacksons on a terrific S layout and to Bob
Werre for the nice photos and article in the September Model
Railroader. I guess thanks go to Cody Grivno, too, as he apparently
contributed to the piece. I particularly liked the image of the cab
forward street running in Fresno. That must have been something to see
in real life! It seems like S is doing all right these days showing up
in the press and if my sources are correct there will be another S
layout in RMC in August and I see an S layout is slated for the 2014
Great Model Railroads. Brooks Stover
--- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>,
Brady Burdge <bradyburdge@...> wrote:
>
> The September issue of MR has a nice layout article titled
California Dreaming in S Scale..
>
> Brady
>
> Sent from the Kindle Fire
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