Hi Tom,
I live in South Florida, and know some of the guys from SMARTT, so I heard about it when they were building your layout, since they knew I was a big S Gauge fan. Unfortunately, I never got by their studio to see the layout under construction, so I'm grateful to whoever posted the video. It looks like they really outdid themselves on this one, I'm really envious! Enjoy!
Like you, my S Gauge tastes have morphed over the years. I started in HO scale as a kid, then went to O 2-rail for a while, then On3, (both were to big and pricey for my means). That led me to Sn3 and then to S scale in the late 1980's (I fell in love with the American Models FP7), during which time I picked up an occasional Flyer piece because the size was right. In the past two years, I have gotten more interested in Flyer and have started actually running some of my pieces after just displaying them on a shelf for over 30 years. Now, I'm glad that I built my layout as Hi-rail using code 148 rail and Eshleman closed-frog turnouts so I could run either scale or deep flanges. I only wish the slightly smaller rail from SHS had been available when I started.
Thanks,
Bill in FtL
