As a relative newcomer to S modeling, and an even more recent newcomer to the "business" side of S, my opinion is that it's not so much that S scalers/gaugers or whatever don't see themselves (ourselves) as part of the larger model railroading community, but rather that's the impression the modelers in other scales have of S. I've heard both HO and N scalers tell me that the S community seems too self-contained, too closed a group. Perhaps, and I only throw this out for contemplation, this is why the scale is not growing like we think it ought to.
As to private road names, I think they are fine, as long as they are not overly silly or "cutes-y", much the same way I think industry names on layouts should avoid the Gorre and Daphetid syndrome (even John Allen ended up regretting the name). My club's main railroad, the Hudson, Delaware & Ohio, (HO, sorry--I can't get the other members to widen the gauge of the track) has been operating under that name since 1951 (longer than many prototype railroads were around!). The name looks and sounds realistic, and it describes generally where the railroad goes. In addition, it has a realistic logo. So private road names can work. Bob Nalbone Editor & Publisher 1:64 Modeling Guide Magazine --- In [email protected], "Tom Hawley" <t.haw...@...> wrote: > > "HO" RR cars like the G&D not selling in S illustrates the fact that most S > gaugers don't see themselves as part of the wider world of model railroading. > > > Sumus quod sumus, and these messages aren't going to change anybody, but > FWIW, I have S scale cars in my fleet lettered Hogsback & Southern (local HO > club), the Nehi Route (local On3 RR), Great Lakes Central (Saginaw HO RR), as > well as several of the NMRA heritage series, and the Great Gulch & Yahoo Car > (Model Railroader magazine 40th Aniversary Car). > > Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
