Folks The problems is NOT the lack of real modlers, but I believe a LACK of Time. Our lives seem to require more & more of our time then time seems to exist. Our jobs seem to require more time just to keep up or be replace by some guy form the other side of the world. Our faimilies require & deserve our time All this leds to less & less time for our hobby of choice. If we were to try and scatch build our layouts, I really do know see us getting very far before we hit"End of TRACK' like they said in the movie "Union Pacifis" when someone died. RTR is the only chance to get somewhere. Our layouts will NEVER be finished, no matter how har we get, ther will ALWAYS be one more detail
Michael in Northwest Jersey Still looking for the BETTER turnout then the GOOD onees out there. >From: "ctxmf74" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Rix Products and S scale >Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:15:55 -0000 > >--- In [email protected], > wrote: >. Much as I love S scale, it will never grow more than it has now. HO >won't grow that much more either. Hell, some hobby shops now have >dropped N scale because the market is too small. The whole hobby is >not going anywhere! Why? Because there are very few true modellers out >there any more. Now before all of you jump down my throat, check out >what sells and what doesn't sell at your local hobby shop. What sells >is ready to run stuff that requires the buyer to open the box and set >it on the track. > > > Actually this is good news, if the hobby is not going anywhere >then that means it's sticking around! If the market size stays the >same but a small percentage of HO modelers get tired of working on >small models and move up to S then we'll be fine. and if all then new >stuff is RTR then that's a plus! it's a lot easier to keep track of >all the parts when the kits come pre assembled. I think it's just a >matter of promotion? maybe some S articles in model railroader or RMC? >perhaps a small layout how to build article, or how to build a >switching layout in S size? If some serious modeling was presented >then there might be more interest? If they can see that it's possible >to build nice stuff in S size instead of HO size then some will take >advantage of the larger size. If I was a manufacturer I'd build a >small S scale display layout similiar to this: >http://www.lancemindheim.com/the_model_railroad.htm > There's no reason that HO should have a monopoly on model press >articles, people will buy whatever they see, they just need to see >more "S"tuff.......dave > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Add fun gadgets and colorful themes to express yourself on Windows Live Spaces http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.get.live.com/spaces/features Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
