subject: Some Quick Couplings And Unions Will Only Succeed [print this page] Even though you have selected an N model railroad it is important to remember that not all manufacturers follow an agreed upon standard; in Quick couplings, tracks, and clearances. When selecting components for the layout, the modeler must be sure that the coupling will work with their manufacturer's model and the clearances are the same, if purchasing components from several sources. The alternative of course, is to make these at home, however most casual hobbyists do not have the time or resources to do that.
The average home and apartment size is getting smaller and though the N scale was not very popular in the past among models, it is growing in popularity and in availability. The Japanese homes are not normally very large and they are a growing market for model locomotives. This new market coupled with apartment dwellers in Europe and North America has resulted in more products scaled to the N locomotive. This makes it much easier to find details such as scenery, houses, Pneumatic fittings and so forth.
Aquarius is Air and Fixed. Cancer is Water and Cardinal. Hardly seems like there is much similarity to work with, This is one of those "transportation and transformation" Pneumatic fittings that I like to name that way for easy comprehension. If two people fall in love, they can make it. That is the human species. However some Quick couplings and unions will only succeed, or best succeed, if they are "transported to a new place, and transformed in a new way." There is much hard to pin down here for both signs, but they are like this with everyone. So, in a sense, they share this vagueness as one of their shared qualities. If thats confusing, it is just naturally so. Back to cardinality and fixedness. Once they come to an agreement that they like each other and are oddly attracted to one another, and then confess that they are both a bit hard to comprehend, it is then they will have to face one continual struggle: Cancer is a leader. Whether it's a Cub Scout troop, a cookie sales campaign, a group of church wives planning a picnic, or a group of vice presidents in a fast moving corporation, Cancers want to lead. Aquarians hate to be led, or even told, just a little bit which way to go. Aquarians have been known to change incidental plans just to declare their independence. They just have a very strong sense of their own path.
Kick the creative types out on their arses. Open the first major industrial magazine you can get your hands on. Look through it. You may find a dazzling, full-page photograph of Niagara Falls or the Grand Canyon and after 5 minutes of detective work you will discover these fools are selling pipe Quick couplings or electric motors. Moral you have a very few seconds to deliver your message and tell the reader what you are selling, so do not waste your reader's short attention span. The reader's eyes and mind will move on quickly. Forget cute ads and attempts by novice copywriters or graphic artists to demonstrate their cleverness. Keep your ad copy and graphics simple and direct.
