58. MRH14-12-Dec2014-L - page 156

Reverse Running commentary
Reverse Running: Stepping outside the box with a contrary view
by Joe Brugger
Promote the Hobby? Bah! Humbug!
R
an into a good friend
the other day, a long-
time modeler who has
been involved in several clubs,
takes part in two historical
societies, and does a little cus-
tom painting.
Max
,
” said I, “
how’s that
club coming?
“Great. We topped out the
membership, the mainline is
in, the branch is almost done,
and the guys are getting
wound up about the NMRA
convention.”
Time to promote the
hobby?
“Not really,” Max said. “The
organizers and the OPSIG got in touch and said they wanted to
visit. We said OK.”
You don’t promote the hobby?
“That’s not what we do. We don’t see the need,” he explained.
“We’re building a layout to operate and people find us – the
guys who are into car cards and a line-up and a certain era and
so on. We’re not a big secret or anything. There are two other
big clubs around that like to do running sessions and open
houses every year.”
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