I went to the S Scale sig site and found this: Chris Borgmeyer Westfield Center, OH S Scale SIG Board of Directors
Kind of explains it all to me. Rusty --- In [email protected], Christopher Borgmeyer <cborgmeyer@...> wrote: > > This is a pretty self explanatory issue in my mind. Most NASG members are > American Flyer toy train collector/operators. The NASG primarily serves to > represent or promote that segment of the hobby. Most NMRA members are scale > modelers. The NMRA almost exclusively promotes scale model railroading. > They don't really have much in common or much to offer one another. Not that > they should. > > I would think most NASG members would feel more comfortable with and find > collaboration easier with the TCA, for example, then the NMRA. More of the > same mindset, target audience and goals. I suspect we would find better > participation in TCA events by S Gaugers then NMRA events and scale train > shows. > > I think we get stuck in this mindset that just because we're talking about > trains we must all have something in common, similar ideals, similar goals, > etc. but that's just not the case. Ultimately, one needs to align him or > herself with the organization where they feel most comfortable, find > individuals with like interest and goals and find the resources to accomplish > what they want to accomplish in this hobby. For some that will be the NASG. > For others, the NMRA. The two don't have to be mutually exclusive but will > probably rarely mix. > > Chris Borgmeyer > ------------------------------------ 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/
