Hats off to Andy

In these cold, snowy days of early February, I am getting back to a little S scale modeling. My thoughts have rambled back to a Sunday morning five years ago (Feb. 2/03 to be exact), when I picked up the telephone to chat with my friend Andy Malette.

On that Sunday morning, with the family out and some modeling time on my hands, I pondered the recent experience of building a couple of PRR GLa hopper cars in HO scale (from Westerfield kits). They were too doggone small, and I was looking for an alternative. I decided to devote a couple of hours to investigating the possibility of working in a larger size--either 1:64 or 1:48. After some quick research on the 'Net, I picked up the telephone to chat with Andy, as he would be able to fill me in on the state of what was available in S scale, what was coming soon, etc.

Half an hour later, the decision to model in S scale had been made, and I put it down to the conversation with Andy. I didn't, and haven't, foresaken modeling in other scales, including HO, but that morning I gave the green light to become an S scale modeler. I give the credit to a friend who was generous with his time and thoughts, and one who has been working hard to benefit other Canadian modelers in 1/64 scale. Check out his offerings at M.L.W. Services.