Hi guys,
It just occurred to me...
"On30 lets you put MORE into LESS...."
=)
So, more or less your saying that, less is more.
Bruce
I just spoke with Less, and he says he's full.
-JRT
Err,
More or less, I think that's what I'm saying..... ???
In any case, it's still a lot of fun! ;D
Well, I just emailed Les Moore, and he revealed that he revels in working with On30.
Mark (who is full) Fuller.
All joking aside, I am glad you have seen the light. Welcome to the dark side.
Bruce
Less costly, more trains.
You have tasted the On30 cool-aid, you save money on trains then spend it on scenery and accessories, there is no escape from the money pit. :P
NM
I do appreciate how On30 trains look at home on tight radius curves, anywhere from 6" to 26" radius in my work, while HO streamliners look odd on almost any curve. Also, I'm pretty sure the average On30 layout has much fewer rolling stock than the typical HO or N pike. I know that I have fewer than when I was in HO, and my intention in the transition from HO to On30 was to focus on the quality of individual pieces, not on the overall quantity needed to create a modern freight or passenger train.
And this approach is tested every time Bachmann comes out with a new loco.
Manager
Amen to that, brother! ;)
I can identify with what you say....my HO layout never LOOKED right with my trains on those tight radius curves, but with On30, it all looks acceptable, because you KNOW it is narrow gauge, and that is the exception to the rule...
Very Groovy, George.... ::)
(Also, I haven't heard anyone say "pike" for years and years.....)
Pike !!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
I've never heard "pike" used in Canada, neither for a highway nor for a railroad. Up here, Pike or Norther Pike are fish (delicious!) or cutting weapons on the ends of poles. Not that we talk about the weapon much, but still use the term "piker" derived from it.
Jim
Same here, in Australia.... ;D
In NZ we don't use the word either. He just hadn't heard anyone use the word for years and years.
What is the meaning of the word anyway? In the railway sence, that is.
Lindsay
http://heisler.webs.com
American idiom of "Coming down the pike" is common, although some folks say "pipe" because they don't know the origin of the term. Pike is short for turnpike, a major road.
Hey, that's just what I always thought it was....
Very groovy, George.. :) :) :)
Didn't realize "pike" is a US term, but we use it instead of "layout" at times. And I think it's a slang term, used only by train guys -- it's not an official definition. And now that I think about it, it doesn't really make much sense. A layout has little in common with a turnpike. Apparently, the term originally referred to the booth where you pay your toll, and then to the road itself. I guess it's like a model railroad, in that there is some expense involved, and you do "pay as you go."
And we also park our car in the driveway, and drive it on the parkway... that observation from George Carlin.
Manager