@RickO posted:With all due respect to all of the TCA members. Outside of "getting in to York" . What else did they have to offer a newcomer, or existing hobbyist for that matter?
These days dealers hand out free catalogs, and I'm not interested in "themed" trains or rolling stock. What am I missing? Comraderie? I think there's a fair amount of that here.
Imo, it's a "dated" concept. Thus the average age of 75.This forum is far more useful than a membership badge to a club.
We have it ALL here, anytime, 24 hrs a day 7 days a week. New trains, old trains, real trains, scenery ,repairs, videos, train dealers, train manufacturers etc.etc. it would seem the paper version of the magazine may eventually be on borrowed time.
A close second is youtube, which gives modelers a format to show , demonstrate , or tutorial all of those above.
Between the two, anybody can reach or be reached about oguage anywhere in the world.
And don't forget the thousands of videos (just like on YouTube) that are posted here and are available without...I say WITHOUT commercial interruptions!!
