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Bunton wrote: [quote]QUOTE: OH MAN! I must be into model trains for all the wrong reasons! I don't approach the hooby as art. Nor do I approach it as craft. I approach it as fun. I do it because I like trains, and I like to build things. [/quote] I am disheartened that my point has not been heard or understood. I tried to establi***hat we all approach our hobby as either art or as craft; these are two opposing attitudes. Of course, we all delve into our hobby and spend lots of money because we find it fun. My point is that some of us have more fun treating it artistically, and others have more fun treating it as craft. I would say that someone who just likes trains and likes "to build things" has more of a "craft" attitude. One is not better than another. Malcolm Furlow's article in MR spurs us to consider this dichotomy, and to figure out for ourselves where we lie along the spectrum. If the "artistic" layouts (and dioramas and innovative non-layouts and what-have-you) are not published in a leading magazine, then most hobbyists are never going to be challenged with the alternative. Then model railroading becomes a traditionalist play-by-the-rules affair that narrows its popular appeal. Already, I have been lamenting the fact that MR does not publish innovative or surprising articles to the degree it used to; every layout tour seems to read the same way, listing the same construction techniques, in the same overall format, etc. This may just be my sour perception, though. My main disagreement in all of this thread is with those who claim that there is no value to publishing a Furlow article in MR. A lot of my faith in the magazine was restored when I saw that article, and I sincerely mean that. There is so much to be learned, not just from the article but also from this valuable discussion (provided one edits out the derisive remarks and alluded profanity). It is disheartening to see that model railroaders are so unwilling to learn.
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