Position Statement
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:02 pmI feel there may be a bit of a trend developing which could get out of hand.
When RSC announced the release of their GP7/9 quite a lot of negative comment appeared because GP7/9 models were already out there, mainly Britkits'. Similarly with the GG1. So much so that RSC felt they needed to respond.
RSC is a serious business with expert personnel turning out a marvellous product. They use leading edge programmes and no doubt hardware to that end. In my estimation they are doing an excellent job.
Britkits is just me with 3DCrafter enjoying myself. It is not really fair to bash RSC with Britkits as some appear to do.
When I was first introduced to Rail Simulator by Rich Garber we could both see many more possibilities with this new simulator. At the time there was very little North American content and we both felt we needed to do something about it. He with his excellent routes and me with RW versions of my MSTS repainting kits. Also we were both getting affected by the gimme, gimme gimme attitude that was developing in the MSTS community back then.
(It is now good to see more getting involved with producing content, both freeware and commercial for the North American sphere of railway interest.)
Though we both cooperated very closely over various MSTS freeware projects in the past, at this point our tracks diverged. Rich taking the four track main line, working more closely with RSC and Steam. I have branched off on a single track branch line. Meandering over grass hidden ties on light weight rail.
I enjoy working at my own pace, building what I want to do, not because it will be a commercial success but because it looks interesting to my British eyes. Ah that word “commercial”!!! To RSC and Rich this is their livelihood and how they do things is right and proper.
For my part I look at things differently because I am in the early evening of my life (depending on where you are looking from). My basic repainting kits are free. I charge for the xtra kit though, why? Of course it does give me a bit of pocket money, but there is another reason. More often than not if you give someone something free it is not really appreciated. On the other hand if a person is willing to pay for a thing (money time or effort) it is because the thing is appreciated and hopefully enjoyed.
I have got a lot to thank the guys at RSC for. Firstly for creating the sim that has given me so many hours of fun but also for the way they have made it possible for people like me to build content and giving me the tools to do it. I should also say, as I am sure some of you more cynical readers are thinking, they have also given me an opening to make some pocket money!!!
To me this is a fun hobby. Some people like jumping off high bridges tied to a long piece of elastic. I like modelling North American Railway stuff. I don’t want to be swung at RSC like a bolas!!!
Britkits, KCJones, Dick Cowen
Enjoy your end of year holiday
When RSC announced the release of their GP7/9 quite a lot of negative comment appeared because GP7/9 models were already out there, mainly Britkits'. Similarly with the GG1. So much so that RSC felt they needed to respond.
RSC is a serious business with expert personnel turning out a marvellous product. They use leading edge programmes and no doubt hardware to that end. In my estimation they are doing an excellent job.
Britkits is just me with 3DCrafter enjoying myself. It is not really fair to bash RSC with Britkits as some appear to do.
When I was first introduced to Rail Simulator by Rich Garber we could both see many more possibilities with this new simulator. At the time there was very little North American content and we both felt we needed to do something about it. He with his excellent routes and me with RW versions of my MSTS repainting kits. Also we were both getting affected by the gimme, gimme gimme attitude that was developing in the MSTS community back then.
(It is now good to see more getting involved with producing content, both freeware and commercial for the North American sphere of railway interest.)
Though we both cooperated very closely over various MSTS freeware projects in the past, at this point our tracks diverged. Rich taking the four track main line, working more closely with RSC and Steam. I have branched off on a single track branch line. Meandering over grass hidden ties on light weight rail.
I enjoy working at my own pace, building what I want to do, not because it will be a commercial success but because it looks interesting to my British eyes. Ah that word “commercial”!!! To RSC and Rich this is their livelihood and how they do things is right and proper.
For my part I look at things differently because I am in the early evening of my life (depending on where you are looking from). My basic repainting kits are free. I charge for the xtra kit though, why? Of course it does give me a bit of pocket money, but there is another reason. More often than not if you give someone something free it is not really appreciated. On the other hand if a person is willing to pay for a thing (money time or effort) it is because the thing is appreciated and hopefully enjoyed.
I have got a lot to thank the guys at RSC for. Firstly for creating the sim that has given me so many hours of fun but also for the way they have made it possible for people like me to build content and giving me the tools to do it. I should also say, as I am sure some of you more cynical readers are thinking, they have also given me an opening to make some pocket money!!!
To me this is a fun hobby. Some people like jumping off high bridges tied to a long piece of elastic. I like modelling North American Railway stuff. I don’t want to be swung at RSC like a bolas!!!
Britkits, KCJones, Dick Cowen
Enjoy your end of year holiday
for all your hard work and looking forward to the rolling stock updates next year.
from Down Under
por favor modelos classicos ALCO, EMD e GE!!!