I think those who critize a name change are being the "un-united" among
us. In my opinion a name change would make no difference except to say
we model in S scale--that includes hi-rail, standard S and narrower (or
perhaps wider) versions of S scale. To my knowledge nobody is saying
anything else--it's just a name change to reflect what we model--not the
size of our track gauge. The narrow gauge guys don't model S gauge--
they model S scale--let's include them! If your layout is using code
172 rail, with AF couplers and is standard S gauge--you still model in S
scale! If you hand lay #83 rail with a 4' 8 1/2" gauge--you model is S
scale! What's the big woop?
I mentioned this before Christmas (which I hope everyone had a good
one!) that I belong to a group of photographers that started primarily
in the New York area that did mostly magazine/journalist work just after
WWII. They called themselves the American Society of Magazine
Photographers. These guys were the heavy hitters of that time but were
being taken advantage of by the big magazines of the time. Over the
years the group grew nationwide (as New York lost it's monopoly in our
trade), and started dealing more outside the magazine world. So we
changed our name to American Society of Media Photographers. We didn't
loose any of our members--we grew because we were more encompassing and
we defined what we had become.
As Rollie states the older guys he mentions started this group and I
think they would like to see it grow by changing with the world just a
little bit. After all if your not moving forward--your moving backward!
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
Scale S Only wrote:
> Hi all --
>
> I have to give it to the old heads amongst us. They have seen it all,
> probably more than once. In another 20 years we can dig it up again, if
> there are enough of us model railroad types still in existance...
>
> Leave the dog lie where he is...
>
> Happy New Year!
> Bill Winans
>
> Name Change, yeah a great idea - phooey!
>
> and he notes -
> Kent Singer tried this back in the 80s and a plethora of 'scalers'
> have tried it since. My suggestion is go ahead and try it and maybe,
> just maybe, the few hundred scale enthusiasts will support the
> organization. But to what end? A four page Dispatch? That's about all
> your dues (which would have to escalate more than the high point for
> oil prices) would afford.
> The original goal of NASG was to unite S Gaugers not divide them.
> Claud Wade (one of the founders) had Flyer, so did Bernie Thomas,
> Gene Fletcher, Tom Coughlan and Frank Titman (to name a few). I can
> list countless modelers who used Flyer as a path to Hi-Rail and then
> scale (or a mixture of both). Don Riley was a 'wizard' at this). And
> we all know good modelers who use a mix of both.
> The organization as it is serves as a stepping stone to bring toy
> train operators into the realm of scale modeling. Take that away and
> they will have no goals to achieve.
> So go ahead - change the name if you want but when you do, please
> count me
> out!
>
> Raleigh in chilly Maine
>
>
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