Chris, I have to agree. Not only that, but modeling and sharing the results is why most of us presumably started doing this, especially in an off-beat scale. If our goal was the to buy the largest selection of stuff, HO would be the winner easily.
Pieter E. Roos --- On Mon, 10/17/11, westfield_depot <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ------------------------------------ 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/
