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I have mostly pulled back from engaging the "other scales" about S. They are almost definitely not going to change. I currently have 214 locos 860 freight cars and 160 passenger cars. I missed the

Bill, It was standard practice to "white wash" equipment in order to knock the shine off and enhance the display of the details. With steam engines it was more of a matt spray. With freight equipment

Did anyone ever consider the J&L Tank builders photo that truly everyone has used forever was reversed for black and white? Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy, PRSL & Reading in 1957

For "the greatest thing" I would fall back on the Goldilocks principle that O is too big, HO is too small, but S is just right. In defense of this, Ed Packard of C-D gave a clinic at the 1987 NASG

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I think Michael hit the nail on the head. This is exactly why I returned to S Scale, ease of building models and putting a few scenes on a layout in my rather small space. It makes since to seek out

I recently bought a caboose where someone had replaced the original trucks with SHS roller bearings, so I'd prefer to use proper SHS caboose trucks. I thought I had a spare pair, but all I seem to

Jamie, I saw your presentation on YouTube yesterday. I learned about some S passenger car stuff I didn't know existed, even if most of it was too modern for me. Previously, I used to watch while

Vince Brunette, the X-Ray Nomad ( # ) 10:23am Hi all. I have some cars I want to sell. Private message off list please if interested. Buyer pays shipping, I accept PayPal F&F, Zelle, and Venmo.

I wasn't going to jump in until I saw this. My contention all along has been that most HO railroaders' goals are different from most S scale railroaders' goals. Model railroading has always been a big

No, I was responding specifically to the statement about just purchasing prebuilt, pre-decorated stuff.? There just isn't much actual modeling involved in opening a blisterpack and pouring a finished

Bill, If you've ever Googled "NASG", then you know about the North American Specialty Glass right down the road from me in Trumbauersville. There's also Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment, whatever that

"Gauge" was once used almost universally where "scale" would have been the correct term.? You can go to the beginning of Model Railroader magazine and observe this.? This gradually changed.? The

Who are we and what do we call ourselves? ?? It's a question older than time that probably started with "me not neanderthal; me troglodyte!" One poster mentioned that 'gauger' is an outdated term

Nice gentleman from the hotel called me back, made my reservation, and gave me the group rate.? I'm walking on air!

Mike, ? ? ?I can't resist responding to your restatement of the question.? "There's far more available in scale S than most model railroaders realize.? That said, when it comes to building a

Well, the problem is one mans greatest is another mans "say what???"? One could say camaraderie, size, challenge, etc. but those are pretty nebulous answers.? The same things occur in the other

For me it is the variety brought to S by all of us aficionados, whether that is scale, high-rail or Flyer, not the particular "scarcity" of the RTR manufacturing. When I finally had the opportunity

I should let the longer-time members sort this out, but I think you are confusing the later NASG tank cars project with Overland with the 1972 NWSL import. Jace

Rusty, Likewise I'm also looking for the white decals but I only have two cars. Didn't the NASG only import 100 brass models of this car? Mike (Ohio)