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I Love this new forum...
Posted by Marty Cozad on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:18 PM

Mainly because of the heading photo and it says it all.

Adventures in outdoor model railroading.

 

And yes it should of had diesels in the photo , but I can live with that.

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

Long live Outdoor Model Railroading.

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Posted by dwbeckett on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:39 PM

Marty Cozad

Mainly because of the heading photo and it says it all.

Adventures in outdoor model railroading.

 

And yes it should of had diesels in the photo , but I can live with that.

I'm a steam fan myself,  BUT my vote go's to your E8 ABA That's what a hobby should be, some of everything and more. PLUS this forum has taugh this old dog more then a few new tricks.

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:15 PM

I am very happy with the new forum as well.

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Posted by ttrigg on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:35 PM

Marty Cozad
Adventures in outdoor model railroading. And yes it should of had diesels in the photo, but I can live with that.

OK; it took a couple of days to find all the buttons and make things work the way I like, but, even a new car takes a few days to learn. Diesel – No, Non, Niet, Nien. Steam – the only way to fly run the rails.

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Posted by EMPIRE II LINE on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:52 PM

BIG Steam and Big Diesels A-OK..........................

 

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Posted by tangerine-jack on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:26 PM

All crap.  Any train not powered by an Atomic Ion Polarization Phase Plasma engine on hover pads is a boat anchor. 

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Posted by kstrong on Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:28 AM
...Mainly because of the heading photo and it says it all...
Personally, I was quite partial to the old one, but that could have had something to do with it being a photo of one of my locos. Smile I do, however, wish to lodge my displeasure with the neon green background on the new magazine cover. I'm all for making the magazine stand out on the newsstand, but that's taking things to the extreme. Please go back to the far classier dark green with shaded lettering. Later, K
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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:19 AM
Kevin, Don't worry, the "classic" shade of dark green will return with the next issue. The marketing team wanted to do something different for the anniversary issue, and all sorts of ideas were tossed around. The super-bright green was the final choice.

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Posted by two tone on Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:51 AM

The mag is great Dec issue I like the lighter colour, lets keep itBow

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Posted by Great Western on Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:03 AM

 Personally Rene it does not worry me if the background color is light or dark green but I have, over the last two years, gotten used to looking for the familiar darker color when looking on the newstands.

My preference is that the magazine continue to be produced and although it will be probably two or three weeks before I get my copy I still eagerly await its arrival at my newsagent.  Thumbs Up

 

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Thursday, October 30, 2008 3:08 PM

Jack, you aint right. LOL

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Posted by Marty Cozad on Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:32 PM

Kevin

I think we was talking about the forum, not the mag..

Besides, you get to be in all the issues. must be nice....

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

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Posted by kstrong on Friday, October 31, 2008 1:20 AM

Marty Cozad

I think we was talking about the forum, not the mag..

 

Yeah... the photo at the top of the old web site was taken on my dad's railroad of a Delton C-16 I kitbashed. It was a nice reminder of home every time I visited. 

Marty Cozad

Besides, you get to be in all the issues. must be nice....

 

Well, if y'all enjoy reading my column half as much as I enjoy writing it, then I guess we're in good shape. I'm always open for feedback and fodder, so if you've got thoughts to things you'd like to see covered, drop me a line.

Later,

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Posted by Marty Cozad on Friday, October 31, 2008 4:05 PM

Kevin

I would like to see you brake out of your comfort zone and do a small moder diesel bash.

 

I mean, If I can try Live steam, you can try modern diesel.

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

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Posted by yankee flyer on Friday, October 31, 2008 4:25 PM


Marty Cozad

Mainly because of the heading photo and it says it all.

Adventures in outdoor model railroading.

 

And yes it should of had diesels in the photo , but I can live with that.



Sigh

Don't you miss looking at your own post and telling a a glance if anyone has answered any of them? If that is possibly now, I sure can't find out how.

Happy railroading

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Posted by kstrong on Sunday, November 2, 2008 10:48 AM
Marty Cozad

Kevin

I would like to see you brake out of your comfort zone and do a small moder diesel bash.

 

I mean, If I can try Live steam, you can try modern diesel.

Marty, stay tuned... It won't be modern, but I do have plans for a bash that involves something with an internal combustion engine. :)

In my reckless youth, I used to do diesels...

It's a 40-ton Whitcomb, based on a prototype owned by US Gypsum. They had clearance issues, which meant the cab was quite low. You could not stand up inside. The plans were published in the Narrow Gauge Gazette, and the author mentioned that he'd love to see it done in 1/2" scale (this was before 1:20 came into vogue). So I took the challenge.

The loco still sees fairly regular service on dad's railroad, though the siderods have been removed because something slipped in the motor block and they started to bind. One of these days, perhaps I'll get a pair of B'mann 45-tonner trucks and replace them. (That assumes, however, that I don't come up with something else to do with them instead...)

Later,

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Posted by SteveH on Monday, November 3, 2008 9:22 AM

The forum is ok but because I am paying to subscribe to the magazine, I would perfer that the advertising on the righthand side were eliminated. 

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Posted by dwbeckett on Monday, November 3, 2008 2:05 PM

SteveH

The forum is ok but because I am paying to subscribe to the magazine, I would perfer that the advertising on the righthand side were eliminated. 

It's because you are paying you get all the extra's, try the forum's without logging on see what you don't get.

Dave

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2008 2:49 PM

dwbeckett

SteveH

The forum is ok but because I am paying to subscribe to the magazine, I would perfer that the advertising on the righthand side were eliminated. 

It's because you are paying you get all the extra's, try the forum's without logging on see what you don't get.

Dave

Leave him be Dave, it is his thoughts and that is all.

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