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S scale models find a new home

Matthew Cousins

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I'm happy to report that the S scale models have found a new home, through the wonderful medium of the RMWeb!

A last pic just to show the LBSC K Class Mogul, which I think must be around 50 years old and shows what a good level of model making was developed in this lovely scale all those years ago.

It is good to know that these have gone to a good new home where they will be looked after and brought up to date (although I was intrigued by the skate mechanisms for stud contact and how the stud became almost invisible in the handmade trackwork).

Having looked at the nice layouts made in this gauge, I have admired the workmanship and feel that this scale has been rather unfairly overlooked, as it is that bit bigger than 4mm so the smaller locos can be modeled well, yet is smaller and easier to deal with than 0 gauge,( which is my chosen gauge where the model making in 0 gauge is at some times absolutely sublime).

 

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You're right, Matthew, S is a seriously under-rated scale. I've never regretted switching to it.

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Jon020

Great to hear that they've found a home... I suppose that not all scales can be as popular as the "std", 2, 4 and 7mm scale gauges, but yes, this sounds like a nice one, presumably similar to the advantages of 3mm

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Silver Sidelines

Hello Matthew, ssince you were kind enough to leave a comment on my Blog I thought I would return the favour. Your pictures in the garden are real tonic and bring back distant memories of warm sunny days 40 years ago when we passed through Redhill.  'Summer' up here in south west Scotland is very short - hardly time to even grow potatoes never mind play trains.

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Matthew Cousins

Hi Thanks for your kind comment, winter seems to be pretty prolonged down here too! but when the sun comes out it's just great to be in the garden and I'm very lucky to have the layout, which is on the site of an old vegetable plot and Karen didn't spot the potential of it, so I land-grabbed and then many years later graciously allowed the building of a summerhouse greenhouse, on condition that I could still have the railway run through it!

Hello Matthew, ssince you were kind enough to leave a comment on my Blog I thought I would return the favour. Your pictures in the garden are real tonic and bring back distant memories of warm sunny days 40 years ago when we passed through Redhill.  'Summer' up here in south west Scotland is very short - hardly time to even grow potatoes never mind play trains.

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