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It wasn't as bad as some people may think. I got back into the hobby around 1983, and relied on magazines, books and catalogs for my information. Walthers catalogs were one of the greatest resources for modelers at the time, as almost anything that you could think about was illustrated in them. We didn't have a LHS in my city, the nearest being in my home town about a hundred miles from here. My wife and I still had relatives in this other city, so we visited quite regularly, allowing me to stock up on my hobby needs. My business and pleasure travels took me to other cities, and I was always on the lookout for hobby shops to browse their selections. That was sort of fun, discovering treasures in out of the way places. My first modeling was freelancing my own road, so anything was possible and I didn't pay too much attention to the prototype. Later I discovered local prototypes, and did my early modeling from books exclusively. Here in Canada we are fortunate to have the Rail Canada series of books, each specializing in Canada's railway diesels. With drawings and plans they satisfied my requirements for making my own models. Usually projects were long term affairs, gathering up the materials, decals, detail parts, etc., to start. I would normally have several in different stages, so I always had something to do. Later with the Internet, I was able to find even more information and help on model building. Everything is just quicker now due to this speed, and not necessariy better. Been there, done that! Bob Boudreau
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