If size mattered, if two rails were better than three, if details were better
at 1:64, if our models tracked and ran better, if some writer 40 years ago
wrote something positive, if, if, if... None of this matters today. What
matters is that people get out there, build and showcase fine modeling at 1:64.
Like it or not, much of the forward momentum in this hobby has settled around
those groups and those manufacturers who are pushing the detail and modeling
edge. Prototype modelers, craftsman structure/diorama builders, the various
Proto movements, the narrow gauge modeling groups, the operations and design
SIGs: this is the type of modeling that is generating interest and momentum
irregardless of size, scale, or whatever. We, as a collective S scale group,
need to increase our modeling skill and then our visibility so S is seen as a
viable, alive and thriving community. A community that is progressing with the
rest of the hobby. We need to present both inspirational and aspirational work
to the MRR community in general. We need to continue to push S forward. That
doesn't mean abandoning everything from the past but if does mean getting our
heads out of the sand, looking around, taking stock (honestly and
realistically) and moving on. I know the hobby is changing. I know not all of
us like those changes. Evolve or die. It's that simple.
Chris Borgmeyer
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