I go to York and my wife Linda loves going to York and all aspects of trains.
My scared boxes in a plastic container with the contents on my train wall. Many of us are into S whether scale or not, so let it be, mother Mary. Could not resist the Mother Mary bit. With apologies to John Lennon. Without the Flyers guys, sales at American Models and S Helper would not be where they are, as I know many Scale people buy products from those companies. Hey, we are all in this hobby together, as again, I think the NASG treats it that way. And sure, if one does not want to belong, that is fine too. Mike Marmer From: John Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 3:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: The NASG Dispatch I forgot the Flyer guys. Usualy agreeable, Have a wall covered with AF equipment. They say "look I know how to put things on a shelf". They have 10 or more items AF ever made and each one has a different number or color. The sacred AF boxes with the holy numbers are in a big safe. These guys go to York as often as they can (NOT Mecca or Rome) (and without their wives) But do they ever spend on anything new so we can get the tail end of the production of something THAT IS SCALE.. This is their way of giving to the poor (scalers). DON'T COMPLAIN John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: Christopher Borgmeyer To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 8:58 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: The NASG Dispatch Bob, I understand where you're coming from and let me just say I understand many S scalers have a long association with and involvement in the NASG and I'm sure, not too many years ago, "all us" 1:64 types had to stick together. As someone without that history, I look at the NASG and see a bunch guys playing with American Flyer trains and an organization focus mostly on the toy train history of S. None of that holds any interest for me. Additionally, and again my personal opinion here, I believe the NASG's continued promotion of Flyer or Flyonel seriously hampers the scale side of 1:64. Until we shed that image of S as a toy train gauge we'll never attract scale modelers in any serious numbers from the smaller scales (or even a few from the larger.) In marketing and public relations perception is everything. I guess, in that light, the organization's name says it all. Now, whether that impression is correct could be a matter of debate but I'm saying as an outsider coming in to S that is how things look to me. If there was a real S scale movement and a national organization of scale and proto 64 modelers was founded I'd be one of the first to join. Viva la revolucion! Until then, I will not support an organization that does not support me and a real future for the scale outside of the toy train collector/operator niche. -- Let's not get moderated on this one. This is the scale group after all. We're not here to defend Flyer or S gauge. Just explaining my position and maybe giving the NASG leadership some food for thought. -- Chris Borgmeyer Re: The NASG Dispatch Posted by: "adguytrains" [email protected] adguytrains Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:22 am (PDT) Chris... So why is that a reason no to join? There are plenty of us like-minded "scale, rivet counting, prototype nuts who run (BUILD?) models in 1:64" and belong to the NASG. You'll find good company and develop an appreciation for great modeling in all forms of "S". Bob Hogan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5459 (20100918) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5461 (20100919) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
