At least lately I have been a major offender in posting other than purely S scale matters; if that has offended anyone, I apologize.? Some other lists are very (VERY) rigid about nothing off the stated purpose of the list.? Just as when S scalers socialize
with each other at shows and conventions they don't ONLY converse on model railroading, so I've felt free to just chat with members I know only through the list.??
I have posted some of the S scale projects I've worked on in the past, but I am one of those who (increasingly with age) can go days without measurable progress on clearing my workbench.? A few of the lists I've joined seem to have become moribund with infrequent
activity, so I wonder if in the absence of solid S scale information it is too wrong to just oil the contacts among us?
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Retirement: Ok!
Dachshunds: Why not?
Amtrak: No!
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Far too many utterly miserable trips on Amtrak since its creation to want to ride it again. Padded schedules. Or 18 hours late. Or septic tanks full and the entire car filled with the smell. Too many trips finished by Greyhound.
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We all know that Amtrak is underfunded and perpetually disregarded by the freight railroads despite the law requiring otherwise. But even if the railroad industry were more conscientious toward Amtrak, they no longer have the physical plant or the employees to effect it.?
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Nevertheless, if someone wants to model it, have away! It's your railroad after all.?
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Did someone say Amtrak? Jamie Bothwell
Nice pics Rich.
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And I'll add...
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Wednesday was:? PHL to NYP to Manhasset, LI = Amtrak then LIRR = Good Day
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Thursday was:? PHL to Beth Page, LI = Driving = Bad Day
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Bill
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Nice pics Rich.
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And I'll add...
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Wednesday was:? PHL to NYP to Manhasset, LI = Amtrak then LIRR = Good Day
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Thursday was:? PHL to Beth Page, LI = Driving = Bad Day
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Bill
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Sorry...? I disagree about Amtrak...
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Rich G(ajnak)
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Retirement: Ok!
Dachshunds: Why not?
Amtrak: No!
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Brian Jackson
Springfield, IL
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And some like to talk about their dogs, would that be considered a “pet peeve”? LOL! ? ? ?Bud Rindfleisch
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I hand laid about 4' of #83 rail for
one of my caboose tracks...it's only that long ie. 2 cabooses so
that's a very short story!?
I had lunch with a long time friend who
is in his low "80s" who is also thinking about adding a tiny 0n18
RR using. 3D printed 0n30 bodies (he prints much
of his own rolling stock and structures) mated with N chassis--all
for a mining RR. This will set next to his traditional Lionel
layout with his
"real" 0n30 in the next room.? All these attempts are individual
setups.
However, at the moment, I think many of
us are concerned about the future of our scale, our hobby, our
friends leaving and our ability to stay financially solvent (BBB
element here), whether relocating, making a retirement nest or
just hanging on!
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If we're talking about a dream. (what S
needs now!)..try the latest in Amtrak power and cars.? and can
Amtrak survive in the next few years.? Then on to politics!? Then
more dogs and cats--to keep smiling for a bit!
Bob Werre
Phototraxx
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Aren't we being a little over sensitive? Retirement and
relocation both have good and bad aspects for one's interest
with the hobby?.
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Rich G(ajnak)
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We need to teach people how to "hide" topics they don't want to see. I do it all the time.
So, if you don't know how, this is what you do:
1. Scroll down to the bottom of any message.
2. Find and click on "Mute This Topic" link.
3. Confirm that you want to mute.
Boom, you will no longer get any messages from that thread. You could still see them online if you go there to read messages. I believe this still works even in digest mode, but you will have to view the thread online instead.
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On 3/20/2025 3:35 PM, Bill Lane via groups.io wrote: A known long time S Scaler left the group. Sometimes they announce why, sometimes they do not. We have been way off topic for a while. That could have been why.
Let’s pull it back to be on track.
Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy, PRSL & Reading in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
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Aren't we being a little over sensitive? Retirement and relocation both have good and bad aspects for one's interest with the hobby?.
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Rich G(ajnak)
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Maybe some would rather talk about retirement than code 83 track.
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A known long time S Scaler left the group. Sometimes they announce why, sometimes they do not. We have been way off topic for a while. That could have been why. ? Let’s pull it back to be on track. ? Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy, PRSL & Reading in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
See my finished models at:
Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! ? See my layout progress at:
Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
It's FREE to join!??
Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
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Re: Where would you retire?
I generally like where I am, but I enjoy?having this 10 minutes away when I feel like a change of scenery.  Stan Stokrocki
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Re: Where would you retire?
@Jace I studied Germanistics, too. In the first place it was theater sciences, in the third musical science what earned me a "good" when I finished my "Master of Arts" in Erlangen. But I became no director nor professional musician, but a newspaper editor and pagemaker. Writing and taking photographs has been my profession for 35 years of my life. Still eight years to go until I may retire.
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Sch?ne Grü?e aus Mittelfranken vom Hans
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P.S. I shall post a few links to articles I will write about my blues festival in Roth, starting the 29th of March. Have a look on www.bluestage.de Some of the artists you could know. Looking forward with great happiness to Eric Bibb, one of my all time favourite blues singers.
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Re: Where would you retire?
I’ve been vacationing in Maine since 1965 when I was a kid. We often times spent a week on mid coat at my friend cabin and we would also camp at Acadia. We’ve seen all sorts of weather. In August we’ve seen it just above freezing and we’ve seen it be 100*. We’ve seen fog so thick, you wouldn’t believe it, torrential downpours, but the beauty is unbelievable no matter what the weather. Stephen J Kutash
203 906-5116 (Cell)
Maine has always struck me as state of mind (pun not really intended), and not only the coast, so there are those who seem to naturally connect with it, despite miserable winters and high taxes.? I am just not one; one time I was in Brunswick in June and it
was still COLD, another time I camped in Acadia the week after Labor Day when it was already getting nippy, so we needed our lined sleeping bags.
After dragging my wife to Vermont and upstate NY for work and business opportunities, we retired to the SW corner of Maine, she always vacationed there when single so when the time came it was her decision. I don't regret it, winter doesn't bother me being
a native of Buffalo(Go Bills).
Rich D
On 3/18/2025 4:32 PM, Pieter Roos via wrote:
Got to be a little careful, if you live in a city they probably require sidewalks to be shoveled. Other than that…
Lots of people in New England see to retire to Maine, where the winters are worse than further south. Then again, I lived in Florida and have no desire to go back.
Pieter Roos
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 3:14 PM, Charles Kinzer
<ckinzer@...> wrote:
Just remember that in a place like Chicago, when you are retired, in the winter you do NOT have to brave the cold and roads every day to go to work.? You don't have to constantly shoveling your car out of snow, or whatever.? That's when you just
stay indoors and do modeling work.? And only go out occasionally.
And on the Earl Scheib things, it was, originally, "I'll paint any car, any color for $29.95.? No Ups!? No Extras!"? I guess it was probably at $39.95 at some point.? But he had to drop the "any car any color" due to a "truth in advertising"
problem because he charged more for some colors, like metallics.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
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Re: Where would you retire?
My wife and I took a Rhine cruise last spring and stayed on for a few days, mostly in Wurttemburg, so she could chase some of her German ancestors.? Enjoyed the autobahns (my stepdaughter drove) and found the German Aldis far superior to their pale US counterparts.
A long time ago I could have written most of that auf Deutsch, although Hans's English is now far superior to my remaining German.? Ehemals war Ich Germanist...
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Living near the former "toy town" Nuremberg, in Fürth, one should think it's a paradise for model railroaders. But also in Germany we meanwhile suffer the loss of many shops. In Nuremberg, there are just three left (of ten or so 20 years ago) - a bigger
one and two small ones that are more or less one-room-shops. American stuff is a hard-to-get in Germany so we have to mailorder almost everything, especially for S scale, but also for US-O-gauge. Four or five years ago I bought an O-scale, 2 rail GP-35 in
the bigger shop - the owner was delighted getting rid of it because no one wanted that Southern Pacific machine except me.
Regarding 1:1 railroading, there is more. We have a big railroad museum; the roundhouse with many unique steam and Diesel locos sadly burnt down completely a few years ago. But we also have two private heritage lines, one in Nuremberg, one in Ebermannstadt
(Upper Franconia) where you may find steam trains in running condition. In summer we shall have a bunch of events at the weekends between June and September and maybe also a few X-mas specials. German rolling stock of course, the biggest machine is a 52 from
the last days of WWII (2-10-0). Not sure if German authorities would allow me to run American locos or cars on German rails...
Regarding the quality of living: Americans will find anything relatively expensive, loans and everyday groceries eat up two thirds of my income. In Bavaria we are one of Germany's boom regions so we have to pay the price for that. Other German regions
are less expensive but also the income is not that big there. After all: Kind invitation to one of the most beautiful parts of Germany. Old houses, many museums and a railroad system worthy to see...
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Greetings from the middle of Franconia in the spring, Hans
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Maine has always struck me as state of mind (pun not really intended), and not only the coast, so there are those who seem to naturally connect with it, despite miserable winters and high taxes.? I am just not one; one time I was in Brunswick in June and it
was still COLD, another time I camped in Acadia the week after Labor Day when it was already getting nippy, so we needed our lined sleeping bags.
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After dragging my wife to Vermont and upstate NY for work and business opportunities, we retired to the SW corner of Maine, she always vacationed there when single so when the time came it was her decision. I don't regret it, winter doesn't bother me being
a native of Buffalo(Go Bills).
Rich D
On 3/18/2025 4:32 PM, Pieter Roos via groups.io wrote:
Got to be a little careful, if you live in a city they probably require sidewalks to be shoveled. Other than that…
Lots of people in New England see to retire to Maine, where the winters are worse than further south. Then again, I lived in Florida and have no desire to go back.
Pieter Roos
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 3:14 PM, Charles Kinzer
<ckinzer@...> wrote:
Just remember that in a place like Chicago, when you are retired, in the winter you do NOT have to brave the cold and roads every day to go to work.? You don't have to constantly shoveling your car out of snow, or whatever.? That's when you just
stay indoors and do modeling work.? And only go out occasionally.
And on the Earl Scheib things, it was, originally, "I'll paint any car, any color for $29.95.? No Ups!? No Extras!"? I guess it was probably at $39.95 at some point.? But he had to drop the "any car any color" due to a "truth in advertising"
problem because he charged more for some colors, like metallics.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
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German and North American locomotive technology is more similar to each other than either French or British, although I'm not quite sure why that is so.
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What always fascinates me is the similarity steam locos were built on both sides of the Big Ocean. We had some with very close looks to this one. That started in our epoch 1 that started in the 1870ies and ended with the end of WW1 (1918). Thinking about
, built in Prussia before WW1. Just the tender has got only three axles, the rest is bloody similar.
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Greetz from Middle Franconia, Hans
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What always fascinates me is the similarity steam locos were built on both sides of the Big Ocean. We had some with very close looks to this one. That started in our epoch 1 that started in the 1870ies and ended with the end of WW1 (1918). Thinking about , built in Prussia before WW1. Just the tender has got only three axles, the rest is bloody similar.
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Greetz from Middle Franconia, Hans
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Re: Where would you retire?
After dragging my wife to Vermont and upstate NY for work and
business opportunities, we retired to the SW corner of Maine, she
always vacationed there when single so when the time came it was
her decision. I don't regret it, winter doesn't bother me being a
native of Buffalo(Go Bills).
Rich D
On 3/18/2025 4:32 PM, Pieter Roos via
groups.io wrote:
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Got to be a little careful, if you live in a city they probably
require sidewalks to be shoveled. Other than that…
Lots of people in New England see to retire to Maine, where
the winters are worse than further south. Then again, I lived in
Florida and have no desire to go back.
Pieter Roos
On
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 3:14 PM, Charles Kinzer
<ckinzer@...> wrote:
Just remember that in a place like
Chicago, when you are retired, in the winter you do
NOT have to brave the cold and roads every day to go
to work.? You don't have to constantly shoveling your
car out of snow, or whatever.? That's when you just
stay indoors and do modeling work.? And only go out
occasionally.
And on the Earl Scheib things, it was,
originally, "I'll paint any car, any color for
$29.95.? No Ups!? No Extras!"? I guess it was probably
at $39.95 at some point.? But he had to drop the "any
car any color" due to a "truth in advertising" problem
because he charged more for some colors, like
metallics.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
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Bob Werre
Bill Lane