My view is that contests have the effect of "raising the bar" for modeling. Which is a good thing. Having said that, I may never enter a model contest, as my efforts to date are not of suficient quality!
Like Bill, I do really enjoy the atmosphere of RPM events. Cheers, Fred T in Tennessee -----Original Message----- From: Bill Lane <[email protected]> To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2012 4:03 am Subject: {S-Scale List} points abut recent posts Since some of this was possibly directed at me because of my recent posts my responses follow… I never said I boycott NMRA events. I just will not join them as an organization. Further I was not urging anyone to do the same. I have attended most of the joint or concurrent NMRA/NASG conventions in the past 24 years. Dick mentioned an email was BLOCKED from this list. That is absolutely not true. No posts have been blocked. No one that has posted in the past 3+ days is on moderation either. In reply to Tom’s comment about S models at NMRA conventions….. I have come to the point that I feel model railroad “contests” (NMRA – NASG etc) are passé. I don’t have the need to get justification or especially a ribbon for 1 of my models. I know what I did to it and made it for me. You can look at it and we can talk about what was done. My models are better than some - not as good as others. Good enough…. Why do I need a contest? Having been to a few local RPM meets I prefer the show n tell atmosphere **much** better. There is a room full of amazing models to look at. Given that no NMRA convention is in close driving distance for me for the known future there is NO chance I will take 1 of my models on a plane for some contest. If I were to bring a model it would be for display only. I have urged the PRR T&HS to drop the contest aspect in favor of a RPM style model room. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
