Posted By Les on 02/10/2009 4:14 PM
Robbie,
I can only go by what was printed on the tickets I paid $14 for: 'GATS'. But hey, correcting one's elders is a thing I'm used to--I have a grown son and daughter.
( Granddaughter thinks I'm so cool because I
understand her. I should: I raised her mother.)
Not watching TV says good things about you. Reading the PD doesn't.
"... Saw a LOT of large scale..." Please define in some context--as compared to what? My eyesight is failing, I admit. What'd I miss that caught your attention? If you mean 'new in box', NIB, yeah, you're right on, but penury forces me to focus on used stuff.
So, what'd I miss that caught your notice?
"Only bought an N scale boxcar though...for a lot less than an Aristo or USA one!" This is, after all, a LARGE scale board. Yet I hasten to admit, from the many possible takes on my post, that I bought a 'mere' S ga gon, and an 'O scale' gon--but this is because I want narrow gauge, and narrow-narrow gauge to go with my 45mm (G-gauge, though no one can say precisely what that is) in 'F' scale, i.e. 1:20.3. (Though no one can say precisely what that is, once one gets to 'flange angles)
'. So I bought these because I wanted a contextual, or objective sense of the difference between the gauges.
18 counts as good, because I'm really happy to have the young folk aboard. Believe it or not, I
like to hear what you have to say and sincerely hope you will continue to address my posts as you see fit.
Les
It was advertised in the newspaper as Great Train Expo--my ticket says ""St Charles Convention Center, The Great Train Expo". According to
www.trainshow.us, "GATS Limited, the sponsor of the Great American Train Show ceased business in April of 2006."
Post-Dispatch IS liberal--but is understanding opposing viewpoints not a good thing? I still do read some internet blogs about local news; but a paper newspaper(to this warped young guy) is more interesting to read than just internet news.
Five years ago, I could go to a show and see nothing but N, HO, and a heck of a lot of old Lionel. Any G is better than none in my book, even if it IS new in box. It at least shows that someone thinks there's a market for it, which has not been the case in the not-so-distant past. There were a lot of large engines, which is good; it shows that vendors are trying to support the scale, and they believe somebody will actually go to buy something that large. There being no G-scale oriented store in the area, I consider that to be perhaps the only way for someone in this area to see firsthand the equipment. Seeing it definitely increases the potential buyer base in the future, which the hobby desperately needs(or so I hear).
I started in N scale recently because I wanted some standard gauge to go with my 1:20.3 narrow gauge collection; it was cheaper to build a 3x5 or so foot layout, with a 2-8-2 Mikado, 4-8-2 Mountain, and 20-30 cars, than it would be to buy a single large loco in G. Not to beat up on G; it's still the ultimate if you prefer the larger size and greater detail. However, as the 18-year-old, a whole new set of standard gauge stuff in an incorrect scale(1:29) just rubs me the wrong way, and I can't afford $50 per boxcar if I wanted to. Again, no disrespect to large scale; it's still my first choice for modeling, but at this point in my life I cannot afford a total change in scale for something that expensive.
Criticism is definitely welcomed--I'm a young guy and I still have much to learn about the world
