Concerns With Model Railroader

[rayhippard]

Hi Jesse, At times in the past I've thought just the opposite. Too much N and not HO. It seems to come and go in cycles because MR can even get too deep into a subject and appear to 'DRAG IT OUT". We just need to wait for the next cycle. I see it as too much to cover every month between the pages of a magazine. The up side is to look at each article and try to learn and /or apply techniques to our scale. Also at some future date,we may have a need for the generic information and can refer back to that article if we have read it and our hard drive [ also know as our brain ] kicks in to remind us about the information. Besides, you are internet savy so you can find N information at other sites. Keep on railroadin' . Ray

[Anonymous]

I've purchased MR off the newsstands for a number of months and have noticed a very disturbing trend. MR apparently has some bias against N-Scale Model Railroading because the attention to that scale has diminished over time. This IS a popular scale and becoming even more popular even as MR editors seem to feel it necessary to exclude the scale from many issues.

The fact that there are two mags dedicated to N-Scale modeling is irrelevant for one very BIG reason: NEITHER is available on the newsstands! I have checked with all the major booksellers in town, Barnes and Noble, B. Dalton (owned by B&N) and Borders and neither can even order. No LHS here carries either. MR is the biggest RR pub and really, in all fairness, should focus more on N-Scale. Granted, HO is currently the most popular, but even that is relative to market.

The fact is, MR, even it's name is generic, needs to live up to its name and give equal time to each scale, not just N, but the rest as well. I don't need to tell anyone this but Model Railroading includes all scales, not just HO. So, imho, if they want to call the rag Model Railroading, then give more attention to all scales. Otherwise, change it to HO Model Railroading.

Regards,
Jesse