trisonic Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Looking at some ads in RMC and S scale seems to be booming over here (specially when compared to 1:48 O Scale - 2 rail). Plenty of kits, some RTR Locos (more than O) even RTR trackwork (www.custmtrax.com). Vehicles actually available in 1:64 (as opposed to 1:48). Could this really be the Goldilocks scale for North American railroads? Anyone on here actually built a US layout in S? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted July 1, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 1, 2013 I have a friend who built an LBSC layout in S. http://www.s-scale.org.uk/gallery4.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 I've seen a GER one too. I'm mainly interested in S as it relates to the USA (or Canada) in this thread. Many thanks, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbonnetuk Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 A friend and fellow Seaboard Southern member Don MacDougall models US ouline S Scale - the Southern and shortline Norton & Northern. Lovely sound fitted Geeps and F7's which AFAIK were S Helper Service. Will try to locate some pics when I back home. Would be tempted to try 'proper' S myself if someone did a RTR GP38/-2 Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbonnetuk Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 A friend and fellow Seaboard Southern member Don MacDougall models US ouline S Scale - the Southern and shortline Norton & Northern. Lovely sound fitted Geeps and F7's which AFAIK were S Helper Service. Will try to locate some pics when I back home. Would be tempted to try 'proper' S myself if someone did a RTR GP38/-2 Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I was into US N gauge a few years ago but if I was to model American outline again it would probably be in in S. I currently have a small Sn3.5 layout based on New Zealand practice but from time to time I have thought of the possibility of modelling North American 3' 6" gauge (Railmaster do kits for Newfoundland locos). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parthia27 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Last time I was down in Cornwall I popped into Teamtrack Trading and nearly purchased an S Scale BN Switcher and cars he was selling. Mrs Parthia was looking over my shoulder at the time and forestalled my launch into another scale. Was very nice....... Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Dear Pete, S-Helper SW9s are just kitbash fodder/mech-sources for decent-sized On30 diesel locos ;-)(OK, maybe that's a little harsh... :-) ). FWIW http://www.mountbluemodelco.com/products.htm Seriously, O 2R is very do-able in as-little as a 8x1 space, don't give up hope...I still have the equipment from the original "Chicago Fork" which now has nowhere to live,Brass CLW CB&Q GP35 + 2x Atlas boxcars + 1x RC Tank + 1x RC flatcar of any interest? http://www.carendt.com/scrapbook/page97a/#chicago Alternatively, I know/knew of a few RC GP9 kits which were looking for a good home recently, I can confirm if they are still available and the contact details if required... Happy Modelling,Aim to Improve,Prof Klyzlr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Trying to find "O2R" in the North East of the USA is nigh on impossible due to the overwhelming popularity of Lionel........ Frankly, i'm not going to waste my time. Thanks for your offer - some guys may read this thread who will be interested. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelawareAndHudson Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I have a friend who built an LBSC layout in S. http://www.s-scale.org.uk/gallery4.htm You got me on that one. I read that and thought "wow, some dude in England built an S-scale layout based on the Lasalle & Bureau County?" I don't even know of anyone in America modeling that road in any scale. Then I clicked the link and realized it looks NOTHING like north central Illinois. A lot of impressive layouts at that link though. I don't hear much about S scale here. I see the adds in RMC and I have picked up an occasion issue of The S Gaugian or whatever the mag is called. Haven't seen it in a long time though. Only know one guy that is interested in S-scale but so far, I don't believe he has any track down yet although I haven't spoken with him in a few months. Here is what I thought you meant by LBSC. I think my dyslexia kicked in as the the reporting marks are LSBC. http://www.trainweb.org/lsbc/ If you like funky power, check out the purple Baldwin switcher. Jason Cook Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Boucher Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Trying to find "O2R" in the North East of the USA is nigh on impossible due to the overwhelming popularity of Lionel........ Frankly, i'm not going to waste my time. Thanks for your offer - some guys may read this thread who will be interested. Best, Pete. Don't know where in New York you are, but if you're close to "the city": http://modelengineers.org/ I'm sure those guys could help you find 2 rail O. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 I went to see them. We did NOT get on, Mike......They are actually based in Carlstadt, New Jersey. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Looking at some ads in RMC and S scale seems to be booming over here (specially when compared to 1:48 O Scale - 2 rail). Plenty of kits, some RTR Locos (more than O) even RTR trackwork (www.custmtrax.com). Vehicles actually available in 1:64 (as opposed to 1:48). Could this really be the Goldilocks scale for North American railroads? Anyone on here actually built a US layout in S? Best, Pete. Pete. you're right that 1:48 vehicles are hard to find, but 1:50 is a very popular die cast scale, and most O scale modelers don't worry about the difference. http://www.3000toys.com/catalog/products.asp?scale=1/50 There are two "schools" of O scale, one made up of total diehards at this point probably influenced by their dads or granddads, who feel O scale is the only choice. The second school is more recent modelers who either do O scale narrow gauge or other specialty, or who appreciate Atlas etc as "big HO". The first school tends to build layouts the way they were built in the 1930s and 40s, no scenery, roundy-roundy, etc. The others are more like contemporary HO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I know a few in the UK have done some US S scale. I've seen one exhibition layout in S, but it was a while ago. Team Track Trading do list some S Scale stuff; here in the UK though, prices are what I consider quite high, even compare to O 2Rail - high enough to be able to resist without much effort, in my case. Finding any S Scale on eBay.co.uk is also very difficult as it's not listed as a seperate scale, and putting "S" and "Scale" into the search box is just too general a term to turn up anything, even if there is a remote chance of any US S turning up anyway!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cnw6847 Posted July 3, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 3, 2013 I don't have any experience with S scale but remember seeing some nice stuff at Des Plaines Hobbies while on holiday in the area in the late 90's http://www.desplaineshobbies.com/store/department/22/Railroad-S-Scale/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 That's American Flyer coarse stuff. As crappy as Lionel and also 3 rail.. One of the best places to find ads for decent S Scale is the mag RMC or try www.nasg.org Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted July 4, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2013 That's American Flyer coarse stuff. As crappy as Lionel and also 3 rail.. Best, Pete. American Flyer has not been 3-rail since WW2 -- and the pre-war stuff was O, anyways. 2 rails, T track, real smoke and choo -chho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
signalmaintainer Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 One gent in California has a very nice S scale standard gauge layout that appeared in Great Model Railroads. There's another fellow here in Pugetopolis with a standard gauge S scale layout, and there is a fair amount of Sn3 modelers in these parts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 American Flyer has not been 3-rail since WW2 -- and the pre-war stuff was O, anyways. 2 rails, T track, real smoke and choo -chho. I'm not sure how to describe this, then? http://www.desplaineshobbies.com/store/product/32667/S-AF-FLAT-BOAT%2C-CNJ/ Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 If anyone is seriously looking for S Scale. my mate Colin Stewart in Inverness has some for sale - see http://forum.mtimag.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=10528&sid=0bba9e52c52a9e16548920e1d1872e3c#10528 - currently the last post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Stewart Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 If anyone is seriously looking for S Scale. my mate Colin Stewart in Inverness has some for sale - see http://forum.mtimag.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=10528&sid=0bba9e52c52a9e16548920e1d1872e3c#10528 - currently the last post Thanks for that, S is a really nice size not too big and not too small, The S helper range is very high quality, this has recently been purchased by MTH. In S there is the scale and high rail American flyer which is coarse scale and the more popular side of the scale. Colin . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cnw6847 Posted July 4, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2013 That's American Flyer coarse stuff. As crappy as Lionel and also 3 rail.. One of the best places to find ads for decent S Scale is the mag RMC or try www.nasg.org Best, Pete. its 14 years since I was there so stocks must have changed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted July 4, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2013 I see ads for decent looking S scale stuff in Classic Trains - not even a "model" magazine as such - but very rarely any kind of S advertised in Model Railroader. From a British standpoint, American HO already feels nice and chunky compared with British 4mm, so I'd need a lot of incentive not to go all the way to O scale if I was going bigger than HO. I was wowed by the Louisville & Nashville O layout at Ally Pally a couple of years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 S has the advantage of being pretty much the only standard scale that is used both sides of the Atlantic, you could get a true US/UK size comparison Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Not only that Tim, but US "O" is as compromized as "OO" on Scale vs Gauge. At 1:48 the gauge works out to 5'. Wider looks better than Narrow Gauge but it messes up with all the undercarriage. Then you get someone like Atlas passing off 1:43 vehicles as "O". Worst of all is trying to find any "O" 2R in any store (or online) over here. As I've said before many times it is absurd that US "O" gauge 2-Rail is easier to find in the UK than the USA. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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