Hi Mike --
As always, good to have you chime in.
My only question is: How many more people are there that are likely to come
to S because of the American Flyer they had as kids? It seems to me (and
I am NOT an authority here) that the era in which this occurred now makes
most of these people senior citizens.
I think that we need to really start looking towards the day when our new S
scalers are brought in from the more currently used scales, much as you came
from N and I from HO (though I will admit to always having a liking for S,
just not the ability to have it). I think your comment about targeted
promotions was misworded -- it seems to make more sense, to me, if we DO
have targeted promotions. Any suggestions from anyone on how to do this
better would be nice to hear.
Have fun!
Bill Winans
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(edited)
I want to echo this comment (below) from Bill Winans. To move S forward we
need to pull together as much as we can. ...it seems ... many S modelers
have a genetic trait to look for divisions as often as possible. In this
case "divide and conquer" will IMHO not work to grow the scale.
That doesn't mean we should have targeted promotions -- people will come to
S from many different avenues. And what will appeal to someone coming from
HO or N will not be the same as what appeals to someone coming to S with the
goal of wanting to re-live the fun of their AF experience as a kid. In fact
targeted promotional work will be key in some areas -- much like the S Scale
SIG is doing. But one targeted promotion does not mean we need to exclude
others. ...
Best regards
Michael Greene
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> I would also add that is does not diminish the need for S modelers of all
> persuasions to participate in the NASG, if they want the organization to
> survive and be a force for the advancement of the scale.
Bill Winans
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