Andy May writes:
> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:00:10 -0000
> From: "Andy May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Hobby's future
>
> I think that one thing that is being forgotten here is the creation of
> a new hobby which directly impacts traditional model railroading. By
> this I mean train simulations like MSTS (sometimes know as V scale).
> For people who are/were only in the hobby to drive trains and weren't
> interested in model making or collecting as an activity this must be a
> big draw. The emphasis in MR (and the American model RR scene in
> general) on operation rather than modelling is surely one of the
> reasons that they have shot themselves in the foot. Now you don't have
> to buy models to drive trains.
Andy,
Sorry, but I have to disagree! Although some computer simulations may
satisfy and dazzle some, two dimensional, fifteen inch +or- screens just
don't come close to the real thing; model or proto. As a former fighter
pilot, I have experienced high quality, three dimensional, motion
simulators. But still, it isn't the same. Anyone with a thirst for the
real thing is going to expose himself/herself to the real thing! Those who
choose a picture on the screen over an actual layout have neither the
exposure, interest, nor the means to objectively select between the two.
Just my opinion!
Gary Chudzinski
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