Jace, I agree with you on the beginner part, except that I would consider the electronics articles now also beginner type, not advanced any more. It's more buy this stuff, maybe weather it, and put it on your layout, which looks like everyone else's layout. That's why HO seems to becoming "How Ordinary", except for the maybe those who model the 1920's or earlier. As we all seem to agree, RMC is more the general magazine for model builders. Maybe it's because Bill S. is really a narrow-gauger (On3), and the minority scales and narrow gauge seem to be the last hold-outs for model train builders. Even HOn3 is becoming mostly RTR.
Dave Heine Easton, PA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of JGG KahnSr Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} MRR (was New to the group, newer to S gauge At the risk of piling on, it is almost twenty years since I let my MRR subscription lapse after over twenty years previously either subscribing (later, when I could afford to) or buying individual issues. There seem to be essentially two constituencies: the highly advanced electronic types and beginners and those who never seem to progress much beyond beginner-level (I am reminded of the old story where the employee complains about someone newer being promoted over him, saying he'd had twenty years of experience there, and the supervisor tells him, no, he's had one year of experience twenty times). 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 General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. ------------------------------------ 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/
