No flame, but why did this list split from the S Trains EGroup? Not because the scale modelers wanted to add one more mail list to their collection, but because we didn't want to wade through the threads on repairing Flyer and variations in the different models of Flyer NE cabooses. If half the members of this group subscribed to the Modeling Guide, I'm sure Bob would be much happier. If 10% wrote even a short article for him on something they are doing, he probably would not be asking for material.
I do buy S Gaugian on occasion. The Scale column is good, but that alone doesn't make the magazine worth the price to me unless the subject is directly applicable and the information not available elsewhere. The articles on the prototypes for the Gilbert AF were well done and helpful in converting them to prototypical models. Otherwise, I generally get more use out of articles in MR or RMC. Someone else commented here that an S Scale modeler has more in common with modelers in other scales than with the typical Flyer collector/runner. That is not intended as a "knock" on anyone. Whatever hobby someone wants to pursue is great, and I can generate some mild interest in seeing what they do and talking about it with them. That said, I don't subscribe to magazines for hobbies in which I don't participate. The first two e-zine format versions of the Modeling Guide are very good, with stuff of use to most people here be it on layout construction or building passenger cars. The only real downside is that it can't very well be placed in the magazine rack at the local hobby shop to (maybe) catch the eye of a potential convert. I suspect that wasn't happening anyway, so it's a minor loss. Pieter E. Roos --- On Thu, 6/14/12, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > I know I'll be flamed for this, but > that other magazine succeeds where others have failed > because it appeals to all of S and not the smallest > segment. > > Roy ------------------------------------ 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/
