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[quote]QUOTE: Want the hobby to be less divisive? How about the non-rivet counters stop criticizing anything that strives to reach above mediocrity for awhile? [/quote] So your saying that anyone who is not a type A rivet counter is mediocre or the models they run are mediocre? It has been said many times in this thread but i'll say it again. Many people choose to focus on many different aspects of this hobby, some super detail engines, others super weather rolling stock and buildings, some build near exact replicas of the world around us, others like a fantasy world where they can get away for a while and run things like they want. I know a couple rivet counter types (not using that name in a bad way) that have nice engines and no layout to run them or they have a track network on bare plywood, would that be considered a mediocre model railroad career then since the name of the hobby is Model Railroading not Super Detailed Engine/Rolling Stock Makers? Of course it doesnt, we all have different intrests in the hobby, im fortunate to have two others working on the layout with me and its nice because we each bring different intrests to the table, one guy loves detailing engines and is a master with the airbrush, the other is a plaster master and can shape moutains and pave real roads and sidewalks and i build super detailed structures and final scenery details but the common ground we have is we all love running trains and the layout, it doesn't matter that each one has different goals. All that to say watch throwing around the mediocre word, i work hard on all aspects of my layout and while most of my engines are not super detailed or some are RTR type i would not call them mediocre by any means and neither do most of the people that come see the layout, the only ones that know the engines are super detailed most of the time are the ones that made them and like minded modelers, again i said most of the time. -Hotshott
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