Great point(s), Dave... and very true. I'm beginning to think that S scalers see things entirely different from the rest of the model railroading world... even those S scalers among us who pride themselves as having and modeling in extreme scale such as brass models as does Bill. This doesn't really surprise me, though, since S is so far behind most other scales... a fact that now seems to include its thinking processes, not just its models.
John Degnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "ctxmf74" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Des Plaines got a photo of a new product featured in the largest Model > > Railroad magazine and did NOT have to pay for it. How is ANY of this > a BAD > > thing? What have ya'll done or made besides email? > > Hi Bill, The point was that Modelrailroader is a scale magazine, > not a toy train magazine. Showing off a car with ugly couplers will > only turn off the readers and possible S scale converts. I know > because I was once in that camp and recall laughing at the silly crab > claws the first time I saw a photo of an S car with them installed. It > took me a long time to finally take a good look at S scale and realize > it's size perfection and suitability for scale modeling. > The possibility of getting a significant number of new Flyer fans is > very remote, it is a product stuck in it's time period, you had to be > there to understand it so new hobbyists are not gonna pile on that boat. > There is however a steady stream of youngsters who will probably > choose HO or N scales because they see the product advertised as scale > models. There is also a large group of aging modelers who would enjoy > switching to S scale if only the product was easier to obtain and the > selection more in line with their present scales. Any sign( such as > scale couplers in the ads) that the manufacturers are interested in > their business will go a long ways toward moving them our way, talk > about "getting over it" will just alienate them for good reason. > I haven't painted any cars this past week but I did frame in 5 > skylights and installed new fascia and trim in preparation for > shingling my roof next week.............dave ------------------------------------ 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/
