Fear an Ignorant Man more than a Lion- Turkish proverb
Modeling an ficticious HO scale intergrated Scrap Yard & Steel Mill Melt Shop.
Southland Industrial Railway or S.I.R for short. Enterchanging with Norfolk Southern.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dragonriversteel I'd like to do my part, to insure this hobby doesn't fade away. I really don't think it will, but the numbers show otherwise. There was something I read ,not to long ago about the number of model railroaders left. It lead me to think even more....gezzz. If these numbers drop even more we'll have to scratch built freight cars, structures and locomotives just like the guys in the 40's and 50's and the few that still do today. Man that sucks..........
Jim, Modeling the Kansas City Southern Lines in HO scale.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
- Mark
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
QUOTE: Originally posted by CNJ831 Well, as far as Kalmbach is concerned it's certainly proven a failure. When the program was initiated Kalmbach's goal was to gain something like 7,000 new readers over the life of the program. So far, they've lost about 12,000 readers, which doesn't suggest that the program has been all that effective to me. Likewise, regarding the "booming" train shows, save for just a couple of the really big ones, there are dramatically less and less of them every year if you just bother to consult the show listings. But with regard to the growth (or otherwise) of the hobby, the dreamers dream on. CNJ831
QUOTE: Originally posted by Bergie QUOTE: Originally posted by CNJ831 Well, as far as Kalmbach is concerned it's certainly proven a failure. When the program was initiated Kalmbach's goal was to gain something like 7,000 new readers over the life of the program. So far, they've lost about 12,000 readers, which doesn't suggest that the program has been all that effective to me. Likewise, regarding the "booming" train shows, save for just a couple of the really big ones, there are dramatically less and less of them every year if you just bother to consult the show listings. But with regard to the growth (or otherwise) of the hobby, the dreamers dream on. CNJ831 Hey CNJ831, we should me some time by one of the coffee stations. I've worked at Kalmbach over 12 years and I've never seen you here. Who are you? I can't believe we've never met around the building. (Sarcasm over.) Bergie
QUOTE: Originally posted by CNJ831 QUOTE: Originally posted by Bergie QUOTE: Originally posted by CNJ831 Well, as far as Kalmbach is concerned it's certainly proven a failure. When the program was initiated Kalmbach's goal was to gain something like 7,000 new readers over the life of the program. So far, they've lost about 12,000 readers, which doesn't suggest that the program has been all that effective to me. Likewise, regarding the "booming" train shows, save for just a couple of the really big ones, there are dramatically less and less of them every year if you just bother to consult the show listings. But with regard to the growth (or otherwise) of the hobby, the dreamers dream on. CNJ831 Hey CNJ831, we should me some time by one of the coffee stations. I've worked at Kalmbach over 12 years and I've never seen you here. Who are you? I can't believe we've never met around the building. (Sarcasm over.) Bergie I don't need to be in the building to hear about stuff that's transpired at MR. There are former MR employees out there quite willing to talk about such matters. And, by the way, just exactly how does MR explain the loss of 12,000 readers since WGH began and the incredible total of 50,000+ readers dropping the magazine over the past dozen year if things are so rosy? Does MR have a reasonable explanation to offer, or will this thread now just suddenly disappear? CNJ831