@Dave Funk posted:A beautiful bit of history and some fine modeling....real talent to create those cars. Many of us forget how much talent and effort it took to create a string of cars and loco. Ready to run made us consumers not craftsman.
As the magazine title proclaimed Model Railroad Craftsmen. I think we lost something along the way!
The hobby wouldn't be as wide spread today if everyone had to be a craftsman to be in it. Nothing prevents anyone from using their time and talent to build if they have the mind to do it.
There are S Scale proponents that think S Scale should remain "the builders scale." We can see how well that's working out. (And yes, I'm in S Scale...)
Rusty
