@brianel_k-lineguy posted:@Choo Choo Charlie wrote:
As this is the "3-Rail Traditional Toy Train" OGR forum, we need to hear from those with that style of layout. We are a small minority of viewers and participants on this, our forum...
This view has been posted before so let's put this myth to rest. There are currently as of this moment, 28,705 members on this forum. There's NO way that these are all scale guys. We all know there's a big difference between members who "lurk" on this forum, and those who actively post. And there's just a lot of folks who don't post, or post in frequently.
And if the scale market was SO BIG ...
I could on in this vein as there's lots of evidence. But here's another angle.
I don't have any train problems to post about, as I very seldom have any despite me running "inferior" trains according to the thinking of some here.
My K-Line S-2 isn't working..." Nope, that doesn't happen. No need for a post.
"I'm having problems with my Lionel starter set 4-4-2..." Nope, that doesn't happen. No need for a post.
"I'm having constant derailments on my Lionel MPC-era design 027 switch tracks..." Nope, that doesn't happen either. I haven't had a derailment (other than my own error) in decades. So again, no need for a post.
And I still have fun in the hobby. My repaint post linked below is both evidence of that, and an encouragement to those looking for some creative endeavors in "027 scale"
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I hear where you're coming from, but I don't think that Charlie was looking for a tirade when he launched this thread.
Questions:
- Are all 28,705 of us more alike, or more different?
- Are we friends or foes?
- Is it time to kick some of us out because our preferences are too different?
You're arguing for tolerance and respect. Please give some as well.
Those of you who love 3-Rail Traditional please keep up the good work. Your work is just as inspiring as the finest scale-sized modeling, and is indeed the foundation of the hobby.
Mike
P.S. Now I have to ask a simple question. If all the non-modern stuff was really as bullet-proof as you imply why did Lionel have a service network from it's earliest days? I suppose that back in the day, unlike the present time, folks who worked within it were just like the Maytag repairman -- lonely.
