The whole scene now rivets their attention. John Armstrong
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From: Christopher Borgmeyer
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 10:13 AM
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Recent Podcasts Got me Thinking
Jim,
I agree a Railroad Modeler is not necessarily a river counter. That's
why I used the term super detail. I'm excited some modelers are
moving beyond a focus on perfection in rolling stock or locomotives
and thinking more globally in terms of really well executed full
scenes. I do think this is a shift away from rivet counting perhaps
due to the increasing fidelity of the models offered by some
manufacturers, the growing popularity of craftsman structure kits, the
refinement of scenery materials and techniques, the greater
availability of digital resources allowing modelers form great
distances to "see" local images, maps, etc. and, I'm sure, plenty more
things recently introduced to the hobby.
Without being disparaging, when I think of the traditional river
counter I think of someone who expends all their energy on rolling
stock and locos. Often their layout, if they have one, is not up to
the standards of their prototype specific cars. That's their interest
and where they want to spend their time. Railroad Modelers seem to be
more akin to the military modelers who build a super-detailed an
accurate scene around a fairly prototypically accurate model. Combine
that with a little of the super detailed smaller and portable layouts
from the UK and you've got this new breed of Railway Modeler.
This hobby seems to be composed more of small groups of like minded
people or micro-trends these days. The long standing goal of the
basement filler and watching the trains run 'round seems to have run
its course and be passing away. Interesting times.
Chris Borgmeyer
Re: Recent Podcasts Got me Thinking
Posted by: "Jim and Cheryl Martin" [email protected]
[email protected]
Fri Jun 3, 2011 8:26 pm (PDT)
Hi Chris:
Glad you're enjoying The Model Railway Show. Be sure to tell your
friends...which of course you just did. Show creator Trevor Marshall
and I hope to explore topics that generate interest and discussion on
where this
best of all hobbies is heading in the future.
The "model railroader vs railroad modeler" topic was discussed by Russ
Reinberg and me in the current edition of the show. To add to your
thoughts, I don't think a railroad modeler is necessarily a rivet
counter either. A railroad modeler could just as easily be someone
who doesn't have room for a layout and who therefore uses all that
bench work, track and scenery time instead to model individual
railroad subjects...perhaps for his own satisfaction, or perhaps for
other peoples' layouts. Just another way of scratching the itch.
You will likely find the next edition of the show to be an interesting
follow up. On episode 16 which debuts June 15th, I'll be talking with
Allen McClelland about how his hobby interests have shifted since he
had to
permanently dismantle the V&O.
Cheers
Jim
themodelrailwayshow.com
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