Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
<FONT face=Tahoma>I suspect that your area (Little Rock) is not located in the heart of steam country. People in that area are probably more exposed to diesel. If you grew up in the New York area, Pennsylvania, Colorado or California, people were exposed to the sights and sounds of steam to the point of fanaticism. Look on the retail store pages of MR and you will see where the big stores are located. You won't be able to compete with them with the same stock. To stay in business, you have to promote diesel for that's what the consummer wants.Traction is another example of location loyalty. New York and Chicago are good places if traction is your thing. I live in South Mississippi and it is even worse than in your area. Model railroading is not very active here. Of the few hobby shops in my area, model railroading comprises about 10% of the activity The rest is model cars and airplanes and almost all of that is "throw it up in the air and down it comes all assembled" kits. I don't know what your interest in trains are, but when I was young, there were no plastic "snap together" kits. All were built-up kits with bits of wood and lots of imagination. When you put one of these kits together, it was like building the real thing, but in scale. With a little imagination, you could almost place yourself inside a car you were building. Some kits would take a week, sometimes more to build. When you were done, you treasured it for it was your time and effort that went into it. Today's plastic toys are just that IMHO. Although I model now in G scale, I still scratch build my cars. G scale is great for scratch building because I can cut the wood I need in my woodworking shop and not have to deal with 1/32" strips of wood. A new level of realism is now possible in the larger scales. I hope you don't take me wrong. I'm just trying to see your point and the point of "hate steam----". I sympathize with you and hope things work out better for you.</FONT>
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag

Update Reply

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Model Railroader Newsletter See all

Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!

Subscriber & Member Login

Edit post

Post Body

Tags (Optional)

Subscriber & Member Login

Users Online

Search the Community