Creeping out of the dark corners again ... So here's the other side of the "dark secret" ... What I will miss about not having Prototype Modeler, Mainline Modeler, RMC, and so many others is

Guys -I hate to see RMC go, too! However, I have a freight car question: Does anyone have a prototype photo of one of the KCS PS-1 40' boxcars in series KCS #18150-18548 in original (December, 1947)

Weathering is pretty much to personal taste.Overlyweathered cars stand out as much as a shiny new car.I feel subtleweathering is better.ArmandPremo----- Original Message -----

True, but some take time to appreciate that they have the choice. One modeler I knew in the 70's invited first time visitors to run a train on his layout. He didn't offer any guidance or announce it

Tony, what I said was in the context of referring to the currentpractice of heavily weathered models

Repairing broken cars goes with the territory Ben. I'm just saying that the bad order ratio at the RPI club is much less than the 50% ratio found at the clubs I've belonged to. And seriousness is not

Iwonder (idly) how many of us model an idealized version of reality. Is our weathering lighter than reality would have it, our buildingsin a little better repair or – in my case, growing up in

Tim O'Connor wrote: Ah, yes, but you specifically said "before 1990." I was just responding to that, in that not EVERYTHING before 1990 was the 1950-60 stuff. Tony Thompson Editor,

Tony, I haven't "forgotten" anything. I don't model yards before 1950-- Why should I care what they look like? From 1950 to 1960 railroads and privateowners bought about 700,000 new freight cars and

Tony, that dirtiness was an appreciation that I took away from the clinics that you and Richard did at Cocoa. And from that I adopted your acrylic wash methods and added to them with Bragdon powders

Guys, I need Bill Schaumburg's E Mail address. The previous one that I have: editorbill@... apparently is no longer working. Please send it to me at: brockm@... Thanks, Mike

Reportedly they are selling RMC and R&R magazines to another publisher.If they honor the old subscriptions is to be seen. Mark Rickert In a message dated 8/23/2014 2:06:56 P.M. Central Daylight

Strangely they had no problem with renewal notices in my snail mailbox orsending me ads in my email box, last ad was in my email was the end ofJune. Last reply I got from them was mid-July about an

Tony has nailed it right on the head. As saddened as I am at the passing of an iconic publication, it is myself and my fellow modelers I feel sorry for, not the publisher. He made his

As I said to FHenry Carstens on more than one occasion, the author payment issue need not be an issue. Either decide you cannot afford to pay authors, and make that announcement -- then people know

Clark, You make an excellent point about the demise. We all share the responsibility. Me for only occasionally purchasing issue with an article that hit my interest rather than subscribing, CSRM

I should have known. Subscribed for the first time in many years as the local Hobbytown USA decided to drop Model Railroad Magazines. Well, at least I got one issue out of 12. Also subscribed to

I was thinking the same as John. While deserving of all the praise, whatgood are articles about kits that are no longer available? But, Jack makes a good point. There are guys that still have

Steve Crise (on another list) wrote: Speak for yourself, Steve, but Signature Press, which advertised in every RMC issue, was billed regularly, including just last month for the June issue (the

Originally posted on Model Railroads of Southern California by author and railroad photographer Steve Crise: Don't count on getting anything back. Carstens had stopped paying contributors years ago