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Having just received the latest GR in the mail - I must confess I can finally see why over the last few years many of my train buddies have become disillusioned with the magazine. /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/sad.gif"
The review on pg 98 is by far the softest bit of "reporting" I've seen in years. Apparently, this is a review of the new Aristocraft 2-8-0.
Here is the amazing thing - this is a model of a 3 foot narrow gauge engine, modeled in 1:24 scale. (A fact stated in the review - the 1:24 scale that is). The amazing thing - the reviewer states, and I quote "Pros: Proportions match published drawings in many key dimensions;" and in the body of the review, "To my surprise, this locomotive measures almost identically to published drawings."
REALLY?! REALLY!!! How about that little issue of SCALE?!?! /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/crazy.gif
And in the "Cons" section of the review guess how many times the reviewer mentioned the fact that this model is ******* 1:24 scale - and not the correct, accurate, 1:20 scale for this engine... go on, guess... NONE! Oh sure, they point out that the class lamps are the wrong the color, but the fact that the wheels are out of scale... that the entire model is a TOY, not a scale model? ZIP! /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/plain.gif
Sheesh!! I guess so long as you're getting new toys to play with, and you wanna be a "player" in the hobby - no need to worry about doing an accurate review that includes attention to scale fidelity!! How hard would it be to add the fact this this thing is out of scale... "The engine is 1:24, not the correct 1:20 scale." - hmmm...9 f***ing words!! I think they could spare the space on the page!!
I think I'm done with GR now too. /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/pinch.gif
The review on pg 98 is by far the softest bit of "reporting" I've seen in years. Apparently, this is a review of the new Aristocraft 2-8-0.
Here is the amazing thing - this is a model of a 3 foot narrow gauge engine, modeled in 1:24 scale. (A fact stated in the review - the 1:24 scale that is). The amazing thing - the reviewer states, and I quote "Pros: Proportions match published drawings in many key dimensions;" and in the body of the review, "To my surprise, this locomotive measures almost identically to published drawings."
REALLY?! REALLY!!! How about that little issue of SCALE?!?! /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/crazy.gif
And in the "Cons" section of the review guess how many times the reviewer mentioned the fact that this model is ******* 1:24 scale - and not the correct, accurate, 1:20 scale for this engine... go on, guess... NONE! Oh sure, they point out that the class lamps are the wrong the color, but the fact that the wheels are out of scale... that the entire model is a TOY, not a scale model? ZIP! /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/plain.gif
Sheesh!! I guess so long as you're getting new toys to play with, and you wanna be a "player" in the hobby - no need to worry about doing an accurate review that includes attention to scale fidelity!! How hard would it be to add the fact this this thing is out of scale... "The engine is 1:24, not the correct 1:20 scale." - hmmm...9 f***ing words!! I think they could spare the space on the page!!
I think I'm done with GR now too. /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/pinch.gif