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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by ndbprr The layout itself was in an article in MR in the late 40's or early 50's. I dumped all my back issues or I could tell you which one. I also read somewhere that the crack passenger train was pulled by a pacific on which he had removed the lead and trailing truck as they derailed too frequently. The train was operated for a long time (over a year) before anyone even noticed they were gone. I have found the same thing. I use drawbars between engines and passenger cars and nobody has ever noticed. A lot of what we are paying for today is only noticeable in high depth of field photography and I think we could swing back the other way a little and nobody would be able to know the difference when the trains are running. [/quote] That's a great story; thanks! I like it! I agree that what you're doing is probably carried on in the hobby more than we know. Heck, when I have a problem with my newer Lionel couplers, I use a black 'twist tie' to lock the pin in place until I can make repairs, often months later! I think you've brought up a valid point ~ Ellison's idea that the buildings be 'background' plays to the hand of the operator, and not the photographer. Detail in the building was less important than delivering the car to the plant, although the building had to have some sort of realism to make the whole scene look believeable. If you ever get a chance, see what he did with just 3 inches of space between a wall and the track... he painted a whole city, complete with skyscrapers!
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