I agree: MR is what I call "buy and plop." You buy all the components, plop them down, and you have a layout. If you buy and plop enough, you can be a featured layout in the magazine. RMC has turned out to be much more interesting to me for the same reasons Jace says: it actually says how to build the components. But remember it's only a matter of degree - when I need scribed siding I don't scribe it myself, I don't build it from individual boards.
In spite of the lauded great variety of ready to plop S Scale models, it is not a "buy and plop" scale, but one that requires ingenuity and forces you to develop skills not required in HO. So why would we expect MR to cover S scale? It just doesn't fit their worldview. -Michael Eldridge --- In [email protected], JGG KahnSr <jacekahn@...> wrote: > > > At the risk of piling on, ... > When the dust settled from paying college tuitions and such I did resume my > subscription to RMC and have not regretted that, > not just because RMC does seem to take S scale seriously but because their > editorial policy favors those who like to actually > BUILD locomotives, cars, structures, and scenery. Anachronistic, perhaps... > > Jace Kahn > ------------------------------------ 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/
