That 13% figure is probably an accurate reflection of just how many pure
scalers exist. If the NASG membership is about 1500, it would mean that there
are about 195 scalers. That's not a whole lot when you consider how many total
model railroaders there are. The 13% is probably close to the ratio of scale vs
highrail sales at AM and formerly SHS. When you hold it against the 18,000 NMRA
members, the percentage becomes 2.34%. That's about what you get when you read
the results of the various polls that are conducted.
The magazines that catered only to pure S scale have struggled. If I were going
to start up a new magazine, I would include every aspect of S that was not
related to collecting only.
That might not guarantee success, but it would give it a fighting chance.
We talked about people coming into S because of AF childhood memories, etc.
Tony Koester once suggested that we reach out to them through the World's
Greatest Hobby program. However, most of these types gravitate to collecting
for obvious reasons. I saw hundreds of them at York last year. However, it
would be interesting to see how many folks have entered S scale modeling
including highrail due to the products of a companies like SHS and AM. I'll bet
that it is a growing number vs the AF route. Companies like MTH and Lionel are
betting on it.
I for one am happy to see all these positive opinions being expressed. This
thread has been long overdue in my humble opinion.
Roy Hoffman
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