From: Alan Lambert Lone Star Flyer Club Christopher, You missed the Angle about the couplers. It showed what it started with up to the SCALE type of couplers the Scale heads use. If you want more scale type couplers Bug Sergent Ingineerihg to get that coulpler in s SCALE. Where would the scale(Prototype) guys be witout Kadee couplers as shown. Stop the negetive Comments and help the SCALE side of "S". The high rail side will live much longer because they don't make negative comments. That may be the reason the high railers have more to look forward to. My Three cents worth. Thanks, Alan Lambert --- On Thu, 4/21/11, Christopher Borgmeyer <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Christopher Borgmeyer <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: RMC Feature To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 7:45 AM First, I want to thank all of the S manufacturers who supported the RMC "Special Pullout" and preface my comments by saying my criticism of the RMC article does not reflect my opinion of the advertisers. I'm sure they had the best of intentions in supporting our scale and hobby. I'm glad I was not the only person underwhelmed/angered/disappointed by the RMC article. And yes, I agree with the "NASG Syndrome" comment made previously. I believe until we recognize and publicly admit that not all S is "the best" and some manufacturers tend to produce better models than others and some items promote the scale better than others S scale will never really advance. When promoting S, especially in a scale modeling oriented publication such as RMC, it only makes sense to get off the fence, pick a side and promote the hell out of it. There should have been only passing mention of AF and Plasticville set in a historical context. Those products are so long in the pass it would be like an article on HO promoting Varney trains. The shot comparing six different types of couplers used in S is ridiculous and confusing to the S neophyte. This is 2011. Wouldn't most model railroaders assume you would use some type of "scale" Kadee like coupler? Same with the shot of the pizza cutters next to the code 110 wheel. Why even confuse the reader with such nonsense? The primary shot of rolling stock was of two vintage style wood kits from Huff n' Puff and a BTS flat. Sure the BTS flat looks outstanding in comparison but why no brass or SHS or one of the modern highly detailed resin kits to really promote the detail available in 1:64th? Finally, no offense Don as your S-Trax products serve a specific market well, the SHS S-Trax was a poor choice. It exemplifies the gray middle ground being kind of scale and kind of high rail. Integrated roadbed snap track is also most commonly associated with beginners or toy train sets not fine scale modeling. In trying to portray some kind of balanced, gray, middle ground of S, the article only served to highlight the confusion and divisions among S while not really presenting any sort of a "best of S" type overview. Underwhelming and bland at best. A failure to promote the scale overall and, sadly, a lost opportunity for S put it's best foot forward on such a major stage. Chris Borgmeyer Westfield Center, OH [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/
