Now to complete my response! See below in RED.
BOB --- On Mon, 10/17/11, Bob McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bob McCarthy <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: If size mattered... To: [email protected] Date: Monday, October 17, 2011, 6:10 PM Good afternoon! While endorsing all the comments below, may I suggest that a really good way to get S in front of other modelers is to attend RPM gatherings. RPM stands for Railroad Prototype Modelers. Mostly, they are serious HO modelers. A group of us in GEORGIA and SOUTH CAROLINA have shown models at the SAVANNAH meet in the Spring. Bob Hogan displayed his long SP passenger train that covered two lunchroom tables! We also had individual models on display covering SAL, GEORGIA, CENTRAL OF GEORGIA, SOUTHERN, and ACL. People asked if we were showing O. No one had ever seen Scale S! While we have S oriented groups, we need to show people what we can do in S. As a manufactrer of kits, we are focused on producing new kits in S while reducing their costs. During the 1930's all manfacturers were working to reduce costs and increase entertainment value. Ultimately to grow S we need to have a variety of products at prices that allow interested folks in their twenties in N, HO, and O to see S as a great scale with products that meet their needs. An example are our LIGHT WEIGHT PASSENGER CAR kits. We have had several individuals who were in N, HO, and O who have recently purched entire consists from us because they could obtain models of a train that thye wanted. One was moving from N to O to build a CP train, another was in S briefly 10 years ago but left due to lack of passenger cars representing a UP train set. They are both now in S. We have recently begun delivering our B&O I-1 caboose kits. Its base cost is $69.95. Add caboose trucks and decal, it is $79.95. It is available both as scale and Hi Rail. Our next effort is to begin offering the basic all wood 40' six foot door boxcar that we showed at DULUTH for $39.95 less trucks and decals. We will post images shortly of a sample built and lettered boxcar. It will be offered in two forms; truss rod and steel underframe initially.Thanks,Bob McCarthyTHE SUPPLY CAR --- On Mon, 10/17/11, bcgsteam <[email protected]> wrote: From: bcgsteam <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: If size mattered... To: [email protected] Date: Monday, October 17, 2011, 5:14 PM I think Chris and Pieter have hit the nail on the head. The way I see it, the way to continue to stimulate growth in "S" is to share it with those who are not currently in "S". While forums like this chat room, the "S" magazines and all the "S" clubs are great (our Southeast Michigan S Gaugers club has over 50 members), it's only when we reach outside the "S" community that we can grow. I am in an operating group where mine is the only "S" layout and am active in my NMRA Division 8. My layout is the only "S" layout that some of these 'N' and 'HO' folks have ever seen, certainly have ever operated on. I have thought about putting a jar in the corner and dropping a quarter in every time someone says "Gee, this 'S' is neat! I looks great and runs so smooth! I wish I didn't have so much tied up in XYZ scale!" I have also worked hard to get articles to the non-'S' magazines so we're not just 'talking to ourselves'. Despite the recent setbacks some "S" manufacturers have faced, there's lots of great stuff available to build really nice "S" layouts today. If we take the 'half full' view, there's lots we "S" gaugers have to be proud of...and to share. Brooks Stover --- In [email protected], Pieter Roos <pieter_roos@...> wrote: > > 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 <cborgmeyer@...> 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 > [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/
