Bob,
Your reference to RMC brings up a question: Perhaps six to eight weeks ago I took RMC up on an offer of a one-year subscription for the small sum of $25.00. And, yes, I did receive one issue, but after that the company has gone off the radar. That is, no additional issues. Has anyone heard what is going on? For my Dollar RMC was a far better deal than MR. I know that's just an opinion, but MR seldom has something that applies to what I wish to accomplish. Even RMC does not always have something I find relevant, but it has something often enough for me to plunk down the $25.00. I hope the outfit has not folded. Tom ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Bob Werre [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: August Dispatch Roy and All, I haven't received my issue yet, but if you go back at least 2-3 years on this list, I had suggested devoting one Dispatch issue to featuring layouts, owners and our suppliers. The idea to replace past brochures entitled "This is S" that quickly out-date themselves, with something that is new and fresh annually, plus feature the depth of the final layouts and their owners, makes for a good promotions effort. Additionally we can publish our 'best' outside of the publication schedules of the major magazines and their reduced page count. Case in point, I've begun working on a layout that I'm told--'don't even worry about shooting until sometime in 2013"--we're booked up. I'm glad it finally happened, as Jeff and I had talked briefly about it a time or two in the past. Since I haven't seen it, I can't comment about the quality of the photography. I have a tough time trying to convince customers that digital photography is really just a faster and easier way to to produce an image--making it better or even equal to traditional means is the question. How that image is created is still up to the guy with the camera and what he's willing to put into the project. Just like anything else--nothing in, nothing out! It's not easy to put one of these together as I'm sure the dismal results of the RMC promotion piece shows. Bob Werre PhotoTraxx On 10/18/12 7:02 AM, Roy wrote: It was good to see some layouts that are different from the ones we see so much of. A good variety of layouts is important in promoting S to the masses. Overall, I liked the issue, but I would like to see a little better photography if we're to use such pubs for promotion. Also, thanks to Bill Fraley for his article on Frank Titman. HO has John Allen and Allen McClelland, but Frank is our very own legend. Roy
