I had to cut down on my magazine subscriptions, and MR was one to go. I hated to do it, because I have had a working relationship of sorts with them over the years, but much of their "trade journalism" tends to project model railroading as a full time occupation requiring a university education.
Maybe it does, since few of the up and coming "successful" model railroads (i.e. "published") seem to be built by the average "Joe Six-Pack" crowd, or lone wolf operators anymore. At any rate, I do not have much "official" higher learning and prefer to run trains rather than do a daily battle with DCC control systems, etc. As of now, my publications fix is centered around NASG Dispatch, 1/64 Modeling Guide (in spite of its "spit and sputter" publication schedule), and NMRA Bulletin. With MT gone, I may consider adding S Gaugian to the list. I had to chop it a few years ago, and do miss its content. Bob Nicholson ____________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote: > > I gave up on those guys 20 year ago... I donât think I have gotten six > copies of MR since then. I wish a âMainline Modelerâ or âPrototype > Modelerâ type magazine would return. In the meantime, RMC is better and > they do cater a bit more to S. > > Have fun! > Bill Winans > -------------------- > > Yipes! Something's sticking in my Craw again! > > Just when I thought we were making headway in the national magazines I > received my December 2011 Model Railroader magazine and read Senior Editor, > Jim Hediger's column on "Welcoming New Model Railroaders" to the hobby. (The > what not's and to dos for our hobby.) > > Right on the top of Jim's column are thee beautiful Locomotives in O Scale, > HO Scale and N Scale. > > Worse is, that is all he writes about in his advice to his proposed newbie's > to our hobbies, O - HO and N scale. Ouch! > > Perhaps Jim is having a Senior moment? While I know we in S Gauge are in a > minority scale, I propose that all those in the S gauge model railroading > market represent a pretty big number of subscribers to Model Railroader and > to the industry in general, even Lionel wants to get in on the S gauge > market. > > When my renewal come up in May 2012, I may switch to another monthly model > railroad magazine, one who treats modelers in minority scales better than > Model Railroaders does. > > "S"incerely, > > Bill Fraley > ------------------------------------ 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/
