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While I have no objections to Furlow's articles from the 70's and 80's, some were brilliant, some weren't (His Watermaking method was definitely lacking), I think I can see why some, especially prototype-oriented modellers like myself, dislike the publishing of Furlow's latest layout with such a lavish spread. <br /> <br />It's quite simple, MR publishes less & less info as time goes by, and much of what has been cut (Paint Shop, prototype drawings in every issue, scratchbuilding articles) are the very content we want to see in MR. And with Prototype modelling becoming more & more popular, we wonder why Furlow gets a lavish spread while MR can't offer any content along the lines of RMC's excellent Essential Freight Cars series (Which boasts lots of prototype info along with some excellent instructions on building & kitbashing the cars) or RMJ's One Detail at a Time series. It seems that MR either publishes beginner articles, 'I Love Me' Layout tours or very thin 'Prototype info' articles. I know it's not all MR's fault, but the meatier articles are making it into RMC and RMJ, so they are out there.
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