I've been to a few model railway exhibitions recently and noticed that quite frequently that a layout will be beautifully made and detailed, obviously many hours put in to getting a nice finish. Then some [email protected] loco arrives and flys off the tracks at every point/turnout. Another loco turns up then a "magic finger" is required every 10 inches or so to get it going again. At the last exhibition I was at there was a loco doing both, constantly derailing and stalling. I wondered, why bother, why put a lot of time and effort into the scenery then run some rolling stock that demotes the layout from the achievement that it actually is. There is no reason thesedays not to have a fine running loco in any scale,era or demographic location.
I'll leave my finescale rant for another day!
I'll leave my finescale rant for another day!