RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted January 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 hour ago, PaulRhB said: My density is mostly sponge, chocolate sponge. My destiny is mostly cheese... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Done, good survey, and would be interested to see the results. Probably the most interesting bit I am curious about is how much of a minority am I being a 7mm Modeller vs 4mm and 2mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Done. Thanks Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff west Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Done, Interesting survey. Looking forward to the results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenysW Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Claude_Dreyfus said: What brands of stock do you buy? My answer is none of them from the list, I buy from a multitude of manufactures not on the list - Roco, Kato, Tomix, Piko etc. Perhaps an overseas manufacturer option (even if it is just an option of 'Overseas') may give a better answer-set. My selection of None may be a bit misleading, as that implies I scratchbuild my stock - I don't. 75% Agreement, plus Marklin, Trix, and (pre-Hornby) Rivarossi. I also buy from auctions as well as e-Bay. Knowingly at my own risk as to whether the models run - a good local model repair shop is key. 4 hours ago, Claude_Dreyfus said: What time period are you interested in modelling? All of the answers were UK, but I do not model UK, so none of the answers are relevant 50% true for me. US logging in steam in HO and HOe30, and Bavarian steam in HO, and German 1900-1970s in Z, plus LMS (and maybe some pre-LMS Midland) in OO. Does not fit so I answered with just the Big 4 option. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Great stuff, enjoyed completing survey, made me stop and think about the modelling I'm doing. How many locos? Blimey, that many? Er, does that include unfinished projects? Oh well, keeps me focussed, good hobby really. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF96 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sncf231e Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 4 hours ago, adb968008 said: The “how many questions”.. were either too low, or a sign i’m spending too much. The "How much do you spend" was also much too low and I am not spending too much! Regards Fred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidmouth Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 thanks for the questionaire never easy as we are all very different in our modelling preferences . appreciated being able to give multiple answers as sometimes a single one is not enough the one that would intrigue me is by gauge and maybe by manufacturer do we feel we get value for money 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Is there a copy of a completed survey I can show my wife, without endangering our relationship? 1 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted January 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23, 2023 That was a fun survey to fill in, thanks! interested to see how many of us say we spend too much, plan to cut down, yet still spend regardless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMorrison Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Question "What time period are you interested in modelling?" only allows UK responses bet question "Does your modelling have a defined area/region/interest?" allows me to choose European, and question "What scales/gauges do you currently model?" doesnt allow for European Narrow Gauge (H0e/H0m). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted January 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2023 I think you have to use the 3.5mm scale based on Andy's reply to my point which was very similar. Let's not shoot down the good because (in our individual eyes at least) it is not the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) I didn't see a "I buy models so I can sell them on for a large profit" question? Asking for a friend.......... Edited January 23, 2023 by newbryford typo 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, newbryford said: I didn't see a "I buy models so I can sell them on for a large profit" question? Asking for a friend.......... Nor does it say I buy models, dismantle them and put them on eBay where the sum of the parts equates to five times the value of a complete runner, oh and don't forget another £25 for the box... Seriously though, very interesting to fill out, perhaps we could go into greater detail, but where do we stop? And will the really niche information be useful or even relevant? Hopefully we can see an overview of the results once collated, I'm sure that will make interesting reading. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2023 The real missing question that should go alongside how many locos, coaches, wagons is surely: How many part-and unbuilt kits have you got? 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Another survey that doesn't have the ability to skip answering questions you don't agree with any answers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2023 I expect that my eclectic approach to model railways will put me way to the far end of the bell curve on this one… Cheers Darius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2023 20 hours ago, AY Mod said: I'd like to find out a little more about general trends in the hobby, why we do some of the things we do and what may be changing. Has there been any previous survey with which the results of the present one can be compared? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Grafarman Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2023 All done @AY Mod; apologies if my comments at the bottom take up more room than the survey itself...!! David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 20 hours ago, Compound2632 said: Agree. But I've never yet met the survey, questionnaire, or form that corresponded to my case... Perhaps because, although people claim that Model Railways is a broad church, it is actually a lot of different "religions", many of which don't overlap (other than people having models that usually run on two bits of metal with parallel spacing . Like you, I suspect, my answers were focussed around a minority "sector". Many of those that I got to know through the years, from membership of several national Societies and a local "club" don't frequent RMWeb and so their interests will, I suspect, not get a realistic representation in the survey results. So we have to accept that minority interests will not be fully represented in whatever statistics the survey gives Andy. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2023 No questions on popularity to the opposite sex because of this madness,what kind of survey is this........... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) Done the survey but I note that there is no phone number to ring if you need help or counselling after answering one or two questions like "How many locos, coaches, wagons do you own?" Edited January 24, 2023 by grandadbob 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted January 24, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted January 24, 2023 For anyone grumbling that there wasn't an option for their specific interest e.g. Mongolian pre-1920 Narrow Gauge or whatever don't worry about it; you're on your own and the absence of that category is unlikely to have any bearing whatsoever on the overall trends. One of the comments: Quote You didn't ask me about other interests. No, nor did we ask you about your household income or first pet's name. I did like this in the final comments field from one responder: Quote Victory before death in the loft. We suffer for our art! Some of the comments are just bizarrely hilarious. We go from the sensible, pragmatic and optimistic such as Quote Times change, people adapt and the hobby moves forward, never have we been so lucky as we are now with such great quality models available in all scales. Long my it continue. Meanwhile: Quote Modelling press seems increasingly hostile to consumers. Really? And some useful words: Quote More trains should go clockwise around layouts. It's the future, mark my words. 😂 11 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2023 With RMWeb being a mostly British railway orientated forum, it will be interesting to see how many of us there are that model something other than that. In particular, i'm most interested to see how many model or have an interest in European railway modelling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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