Tony Thompson wrote: "There are plenty of us out here with manuscripts safely moldering away in Waukesha. In military terminology, it's called a "pre-emptive strike." Hey, given their current policy

Eric is right concerning magazine content. If no one writes the article, then there is nothing to publish. I have heard the same complaints about the PRRT&HS Keystone. I have had a number of

Ok but for sheer $ sense, I think buying locally makes sense. I know, I bought a box with a friend once and it came out very reasonable. Jerry Glow <schuyler.larrabee@v...> wrote: friends" that I

That's true, having looked through every single decade of Model Railroader starting from #1, the balance of articles hasn't changed much, less scratchbuilding stuff, but then you don't have to make

I guess that's true if you have access to a nice club layout... That's why it's a great hobby, even though I admit to spending much more time on freight cars than any other hobby aspects lately. But

In a message dated 12/22/2005 9:40:47 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, Elden.Gatwood@... writes: But, TKM only covers the PRR. One road of many. ---> If I were to make any complaint about

schuyler.larrabee@... writes: Bad place for a typo, isn't it? You are, of course, correct. ---> Yup <G>, oh well, like the saying goes, stuff happens. Regardless, you really did have

schuyler.larrabee@... writes: Hey, now there's an idea. ---> I can't remember which magazine it was in, I think MR, but someone did just that. He did an N scale BN caboose (with

All- Longer. I've met at least one editor who seems to have a "twelve page" policy, over that, and he loses interest for some reason. Shortened attention span? ADD? In many cases, some of the topics

Ah, Pat, you missed my point then and continue to miss it now. Likely on purpose. On the other hand, the reason that magazines and even more so Yahoo groups are losing their hold is Balkanization.

Home Depot here had nothing but vinyl flashing. Said to try Bass Pro. Sigh. I ordered my lead from McMaster-Carr. 25 lb, 10 square feet for about $69 including shipping. Amazing you can get sheet

Mike Brock wrote Not at all Mike. I'm not against layouts... I just think elaborate HOME layouts are ultimately a waste of time better spent working on models or on a good club layout. You see, it's

Pat, Here's some advice, but you're not gonna like it: BROADEN YOUR APPEAL. Sure, you and Ed hate the 1960's and 1970's, but you know what? There are a LOT of people who like this era and they are

I was just going to get to that Pat. Basically, I want to take my copy of RP Cyc to the local "fast prototyping" commercial SLA (stereo lithography) lab, feed it directly into their computer, and out

Mike Brock wrote: Excellent summary, Mike. I'd vote this way too. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

As far the RPCyc is concerned, I think I would favor a more complete article as opposed to shorter and simpler. If the article requires more info to present the subject better...so be it. At the same

About the RP Cyc -- Count me in for a longer even if more expensive magazine, too! I think of these more as a reference book than a magazine. Keep 'em coming, please! Steve Busch Duncan, SC

Tim O'Connor writes: I think Tim is overlooking the fact that buiding models of real railroads is as difficult as building models of parts of them....frt cars. In fact, building models of scenery and

I forgot to add that the best way to respond to my query is off list! Pat Wider

Hey Mike, I was just asking what kind of freight car articles would these guys (and gals) like to see. Ed and I are getting concerned about our sales of late and we'd like to know if we should make