Hi All
Good debate around this subject and I admire Simon C`s tenacity in keep knocking at the G1mra door, however without trying to sound negative or disrespective to my mate Simon, when does this start looking like desperation for some acceptance by blind fools who have no real interest in the Finescale side of Gauge 1 . Most of the correspondence here is very detrimental to the Meths brigade just as they are probably STILL towards us. My first question to Simon, obviously we are aware of your objective/s, however after 12 years is it better to actually spend the engergy and desire you have and actually form you own society? Look at the people around you modelling 1/32nd, some may have joined the G1mra lot and then soon acknowledged that thier is nothing for them in belonging to this group (Different objectives) So with other people on this tread who produce Items in 1/32nd - John Dale, Fred Phipps (who has got Brian from Shawplan to produce Extreme glazing for his 1/32nd locomotives) did Fred need to be in G1mra to make this request - NO, and thats the point I am sure that looking at your own 1/32nd website I can see whats available you allready organise a model show, when does this become a 1/32nd G1 show open to all, You are trying to produce a Bubble car, Cynric has the 1/32nd bug and his skills on CAD I am sure in time will produce various items that we will possibly buy, to me, you,we allready have an embryonic group of like minded people, it just needs to be nurtured.
If your view is by trying to change what G1mra is about and to encourage the traders to consider producing items in 1/32nd I am sure you do not need to belong to or play second fiddle to the G1mra crowd, However each to their own thats what they enjoy, live Meths steam on a roundy round at un real speeds, which is not for me I prefer to look at the magnificent scratch built wagon that Mr Dunkley produced, put that on a diorama say a weed ridden old siding and I could look at it for hours (sad I know) howvever this is what b1/32nd means to me, Look at what Cookie produced as a layout, what superb atmosphere, again I could look at this for hours, My own Worcester Road has been out on the Exhibition circuit and apart from Allan at the Yorkshire G1 group I have had not one bit of interest from G1mra, do I care of course I dont, the reason, because I do not need them, I get all I need by myself or belonging to this site accessing your 1/32nd site. Simon you are building a Garden layout, as said before you allready run a show I believe you are almost there in forming your own society which I am more than intrested in belonging.
Thats my opinion which I respect might not be the opinion of others.
Cheers
Mr TV