Whoops....I had the wrong "other magazine" in mind when I made my post. I've tried to make the point in the past that the modern day highrail products offered by the likes of AM, SHS (MTH), Lionel and SSA have blurred the line a bit between out and out toy trains and scale modeling and that there are quite a few quality highrail layouts being built. Highrail lets the clubs have good quality portable layouts for shows, etc. and that can't hurt our growth.
Any publishing endeavor would be wise to consider having these types of layouts included. That's all I was really saying. Roy --- In [email protected], "Bob" <bobnalbone04@...> wrote: > > I appreciate the comments everyone is making, and there are good points being > made all around. > > Pieter's point about the number of "non-tinplate/non-Flyer" members on this > and other Yahoo S groups is spot-on. It says there are 850 members on this > group (although I saw 1053 on my group listings). There are 767 members on > the Sn3 group and 85 on the S scale traction group. Just those three total > at least 1,702 members. Assuming that a third of those are unique members > (not members of more than one group), that's 568+ people. If I could add > that many subscribers to the 1:64 Modeling Guide, I would indeed be much > happier. And an increase in subscribers of that amount might also just be > enough to get some more advertisers on board (resulting in more happiness > coming my way). > > I also agree with Brooks Stover's comments. If increasing the number of S > scale modelers is important for long-term viability, and I believe it is, > then exposure in the "national" model railroad press is most desirable. > > I realize there are only so many articles to go around and not everyone is > comfortable with writing. Be that as it may, I also included photos in my > call for material. I have seen some great photos posted on this and other > groups. Imagine the impact it would make in a now all-color "Your PicS" > section, not to mention the front cover. > > And who says that only beautiful, finished layouts and models are suitable > for publication? Publishing some under construction photos can be very > instructive, provided that the work area is neat and a brief, informative > caption is included. > > At the end of the day, however, RLN Publishing is a business and right now > the 1:64 Modeling Guide is its main product. If the revenue it produces can > not cover expenses then sooner or later it must fail, regardless of its > quality or how it's produced and distributed. > > On that sobering note, thank you and good night. > > Bob Nalbone > ------------------------------------ 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/
