Age ??? Is that all??????????
Try 90. Ever write an article on outside HO third rail?
OR die cast cars and locos in OO gauge?
OR MTH scale wheeled 2-8-0's ?
John Armstrong
----- Original Message -----
From: Willam Fraley
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 11:13 AM
Subject: {S-Scale List} The "Other" magazine was 1:64 Modeling Guide
I've been writing model railroad articles for 60 years, starting with Frank
Titman's S Gauge Herald.
I am an accredited NMRA Author and have my Achievement Certificate stating
such.
I have a myriad of files on the articles I have written, the ones I wanted to
write and haven't gotten there yet, why, because I'm an old fashioned pack rat.
I also keep files on most of you out there, because Jeff [Madden] and others
come to me for information when it is needed for their magazines.
I'm constantly getting calls for articles and I really do try to reply, but
at age 82 it has become difficult to keep up with it all.
You see I also write on church history and on photography. My heart doctor
several weeks ago said that I should let up and that if I don't she is going to
write a letter to everyone telling you so. I said don't do that, I'll handle it
best I can.
Today is my deadline for my church monthly. The Church newsletter editor gave
me grace till Monday, so that I may complete my work. Why, because the first
item that is read in our monthly PULSE, is my First Church Archive Memories
column. (2 Pages) Even the ministers admit to that!
So you see, I'm a pretty busy guy and when I send you something I expect it
to publish as I wrote it, not as you write it. Don Heimburger is famous for
chopping up good articles so they fit into his rag and that really annoys me. I
sent him several on nice model railroads that he could have made a three issue
serial out of and they end up two crammed in pages as a fill.
I'm not wasting my time doing all the research I do, the writing and graphics
I do, and have it chopped up!
Another reason is that I was taught Scale model railroading from Frank Titman
and other old timers and I happily model that way.
But it seems our modeling doesn't fit in with many of you experts.
On a positive note; Our S scale offers so much today that I feel the rapid
growing amount of models coming from so many manufacturers are flooding the
market, and yet so many of you growl about not having this or that! I say grow
up! I'm tired of all the P&M that goes on in our beautiful S scale (S Gaugers)
group, there is so much available out there, we can't afford all the new stuff
anyway, nor do we have a place to run it all.
I'm so happy for Don, Robin and Mike who sold their "S Helper" business to
MTH, they gave their all for all those years and now with MTH and Lionel, S
Gauge is nationwide, just like AC Gilbert once was, and that is where it
started so many years ago, with AC Gilbert.
"S"incerely,
Bill Fraley
Award winning Photographer
Award winning writer.
Award winning modeler
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