@Francine posted:Hey Tom,
I thought there was a mass die off of all S scale/gauge fans. Wooo, at least that's not true.
I got to the York bandit meets (firehouses, hotels) and purple hall at the Fairgrounds. Found nothing.
What would help this hobby is an infusion of new products, but that's apparently not going to happen.
I guess the best hope would be that Lionel would modify the old engines to FlyerChief (Pacific, K5, Atlantic). Even with updates (DCC and sound) the old stuff doesn't perform as well as the new engines.
Francine
Don't hold your breath waiting for Lionel. They seem to be out of the picture by what I've read on the S-trains forum. Right now AM and S Scale Trains are the only games in town.
What I do to my old Flyer engines is change out the motor for a new can motor. They run as well as new production and can be converted to DCC if you like.
Because of the lack of S people in Maine, I've been playing more guitar and doing less trains...
Tom Stoltz
in Maine
