I think the last paragraph sums it up. If you take a more whimsical approach, then ON30 can be 2 ft gauge, or 3 ft gauge or whatever you imagine. don't worry about it. But if you are more of a rivet counter, then stay away from ON30, you will always be a little frustraed.
I think the comment :
"2. Remember it's a hobby, and leave the rivet counting, proto-fidelity aspect of your personality upstairs when you go down into the basement..."
is not appropro everyone. To some people, the hobby is the rivet counting, proto-fidelity aspect of their models. some don't even run them, they just like to build them very accurately. REMEMBER, that is THEIR hobby and they can do it that way and have fun. don't discourage them either.
Absolutely--I was speaking about MY personal approach and what keeps me happy. I have nothing but respect for the proto-rivet-counting crowd, and I'm amazed at what those folks can achieve, but I also know it isn't my personal cup of tea.
But I also tend to believe that On30 is a better match for the whimsical, "good enough" approach right from the start, based on the idea that the rivet counters would have trouble justifying a jump into the scale in the first place--why start with a compromise if absolute proto-fidelity is the ultimate goal...especially when other scales exist that represent 2ft and 3ft gauge equipment more accurately...
Jeff C
