I felt a bit similiar, though there were a several nice ads, River Raisin comes to mind. I did notice Pine Canyon Models contributed heavily to the advertising. Yet a e-mail I sent a month ago went unanswered and another poster metioned they called Pine Canyon but no anwser. Hope it's not ill health.
George Courtney --- In [email protected], JGG KahnSr <jacekahn@...> wrote: > > > Although my current issue arrived last week, I only just got around to > reading it last night. I am quite disappointed. > I'm not sure where the support for this came from, whether from the > advertising by S scale manufacturers > or an editorial decision by RMC, but there was far too much AF material in > the write-up, with only passing mention > of the scale side. One tends to assume most RMC readers have a strong scale > orientation, since that is largely what > the content favors--toy train collectors and operators have their own > publications--so how would a serious scale > modeler in HO or N or even O scale find S scale attractive with that slant? > Moreover, with all the excellent scale > model railroads in S scale from which to choose, all the illustrations are of > garden-variety ready-to-run, the majority of the same vapid > diorama. There is no serious evidence of brass imports or even the history > of the scale side of S (Northeastern or Kinsman or Rex are > never mentioned), although one can read more about A. C. Gilbert and > Plasticville than one wants to learn. Strangely, I don't believe > Bachmann (assuming they even still sell Plasticville new) paid for any ads in > the section. A thoroughly wasted opportunity that will > likely not come again any time soon. > > It is also sad that this didn't happen a year ago (or, one hopes, a year from > now) so the two major suppliers, SHS and AM could have > justified display ads for inventory ready to ship. Most unfortunate that > such a feature appears when the mess in the PRC has cut > off most of the items that would tempt someone to try S scale. > > > > Jace Kahn > > General Manager > Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > > > > > > > [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/
