With all the broo-ha-ha about the RMC insert, I decided to dig it out of my pile of magazines waiting to be read. I read the first article and looked at all the ads and photos. So far I think it is a well-done piece. After reading all the comments about the overwhelming amount of AF coverage, I really didn't find that. Just my opinion, of course. My first impression was that I thought most of the ads were scale-oriented (I think two were specific for AF). I thought the first article (I'll read the second one this weekend) was a very good one to get everyone up to speed on the history of "S". The end of the article left with a positive and hopeful feeling, because it seemed to indicate that S is a growing scale. "So from an outsider's point of view, this scale called "S" might be something to investigate further." This is what I would've walked away with. I am glad it didn't mention anything about the China situation, otherwise it might have turned people off.
By the way, I got an e-mail the other day from someone visiting my web site and reading the Railmaster Hobbies' RS-1 construction article on my web site. He said he isn't an S-scale modeler, but he is serious thinking about buying that kit so that he can build one. I wonder if the RMC article is going to have more people consider S-scale. I think so. Maybe this guy found my web site after he read the RMC article and did a generic search for S-related items on the web. I dunno. I agree with Andy and think this insert was a great idea and came out well. No other magazine is doing something like that. You also don't see a 16-page insert of "This is N-scale" or "This is G-scale". They singled out S, and I think that is fantastic. - Peter. On 04/21/2011 1:20 am, Andrew_Malette wrote: > Hi All, > > I thought the RMC feature was a good idea and went with it. I have not seen > the article or ads so I really can't comment on them but I am somewhat taken > back that many of you have critisized the handout. This handout will be > distributed at many MR shows by RMC to promote S. I trust that your > critiques are valid. I will have to look and decide for myself. > > cheers, > > > > Andy Malette -- Peter Vanvliet ([email protected], or [email protected]) Houston, Texas "It is easy to give up; anyone can do that..." http://pmrr.org/ (my model railroad - RSS feed <http://pmrr.org/rss.xml>) http://fourthray.com/ (my company) http://houstonsgaugers.org/ (model railroad club) -- [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/
