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jagged ben

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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2013, 03:56:02 PM »
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Quote from: packers#1 on January 02, 2013, 02:41:55 PM
Perhaps a self-fulfilling prophesy?  :trollface:

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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2013, 03:59:50 PM »
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N-scale gets the same tax incentives real railroads do, for laying track, maintaining infrastructure, and renewing their capital stock.

I figure this should increase our hobby budgets enough to offset inflation plus real-price growth.
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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2013, 07:07:17 PM »
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BLI will have announced K4's, I1's, J1's and at least half a dozen others.  And we'll be waiting on all of them, including the M1.
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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2013, 07:14:53 PM »
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Rapid Prototyping will become a mainstream manufacturing process for producing models of even the very obscure locos and rolling stock (and structures).   Injection-molded mass-produced plastic modls will still be around but RP models will be easily obtainable.  It will allow for affordable small runs of those models.

The RP process itself will not longer need Bestine for stripping the wax and affecting the resin's surface.  :trollface:
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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2013, 08:43:09 PM »
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Quote from: peteski on January 02, 2013, 07:14:53 PM
The RP process itself will not longer need Bestine for stripping the wax and affecting the resin's surface.  :trollface:

What the hell am I supposed to do with 55 gal drum I just ordered of the stuff?
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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2013, 09:05:25 PM »
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Quote from: Hornwrecker on January 02, 2013, 08:43:09 PM
What the hell am I supposed to do with 55 gal drum I just ordered of the stuff?


Hmm... I could help you
sell it to unsuspecting
fools...

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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2013, 09:46:01 PM »
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Typical Mirco-Trains car - $75.  :?
Typical Atlas Engine - $495.  :?
Typical N Scaler - multi- billionire with custom built layout deck on mega yacht.
Most normal people will need to settle for 30-40 year old used stuff.
The planet will be so "green" that only push-toy models can be sold.


No BM shops left except a few that mostly do on-line mega deals.

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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2013, 10:07:35 PM »
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DCC operating couplers on all engines.  Maybe I'll have a finished layout.

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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2013, 10:07:42 PM »
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1. I will have the basement drywall up.
2. We might have an actual U28/30/33/35B/C model.
3. Operating vehicles may gain tractions.
4. Huge advances in DCC/track/software will allow us to simply plug track in, and the computer will recognise the track plan.
5. Athearn will be back in production of N scale.
6. The little guys: Deluxe, Fox Valley, Bluford Shops, Trainworx, Wheels Of Time will either combine or dissapear and tooling be bought by the big guys.
7. MTL will get something right (just kidding Joe).
8. Rob Stewart decides that the only model trains worth modeling is Conrail in N scale.
9. Tom rules all modelers like a cult god.
10. TRW will be gone and we will all be on the Bachmann forum.
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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2013, 10:12:46 PM »
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Atlas will be making C30-7 and Kato will be making GP15-1.
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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2013, 10:13:35 PM »
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Quote from: daniel_leavitt2000 on January 02, 2013, 10:07:42 PM
TRW will be gone and we will all be on the Bachmann forum.
Wouldn't that be gone by then as Bachmann continues to achieve top-echelon status (i.e. Atlas, Kato)?
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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #26 on: January 02, 2013, 10:57:41 PM »
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N scale will be the most popular scale as all two rail O modelers will have passed on. All HO modelers will be in nursing homes or stuck in an endless NMRA meetings trying to elect new officers but only voting for themselves. Kato might after runing the last road number of SD40-2 BNSF ever had run CSX in YN3 and NS in Horsehead paint but still no Conrail.
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Your layouts nice, but it needs more Conrail !

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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #27 on: January 02, 2013, 11:41:51 PM »
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Quote from: OHCR 4218 on January 02, 2013, 10:57:41 PM
N scale will be the most popular scale as all two rail O modelers will have passed on. All HO modelers will be in nursing homes or stuck in an endless NMRA meetings trying to elect new officers but only voting for themselves. Kato might after runing the last road number of SD40-2 BNSF ever had run CSX in YN3 and NS in Horsehead paint but still no Conrail.
They used to do eastern roads, but they were the big monsters and so i guess must not have sold well. I think MBK still has some in stock actually.
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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #28 on: January 03, 2013, 01:09:29 AM »
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"Scale size, working switch throws."  We could have those today.  Some of the modern "ergonomic" switch throws have handles plenty big enough for full-scale hands on an N scale model.  The bigger problem will be scale turnouts.  It would be hard to scale the ground throw down with the distance the points have to move on a current turnout.
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Re: Where Will N Scale Be in Ten Years?
« Reply #29 on: January 03, 2013, 01:18:28 AM »
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Chill folks .. it is a new year and we already have  two threads bashing the the old Atlas Forum. Why?

I have been here almost as long as I  was on the Atlas forum (long before it was closed)    I have learned a tremendous amount of model railroading knowledge from both forum.

Please enjoy the opportunity we have. Post pictures, share information, ask questions and actually get useful answers.

Let's enjoy this year  .. good thoughts and happy railroading to all...

eja
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