I didn't expect this thread would take off like it has while I was sleeping. Perhaps I should do that more often
OK yes that's cheesy but I have to make fun at the time difference somehow.
I think we can all agree that most of us owe Kevin for his RailPro videos but more importantly I think Tim Ring really owes Kevin for them; They did a much better job at gaining him some sales that his own promotional material and that's not something to be sneezed at.
Both Larry and Kevin bring up good points about RailPro awareness though I'd wouldn't be worried much by a blank stare at the hobby shop; I'd simply take my RP dollars elsewhere, it's their loss not mine if they don't want to know about it.
I think Kevin is on the right track, if we want to see RP really come alive then the marketing has to be done by us, the users. It won't happen from Rings end. I really don't know what else we can do though other than what we do already on other forums etc but an article and/or video / video article, perhaps in MRH for the widest readerbase on the upcoming RailPro Op's session on Lee's layout could be a very good thing if it can be done.
I don't know if Lee's layout has featured in MRH before or not but even if it has an article on what amount's to the wholesale conversion of a well known and established large layout to RailPro, and why RailPro and not mainstream DCC might be worth considering as well.
- Tim