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April fools in 1000th issue

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Posted by xboxtravis7992 on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 12:03 PM

Charlie Vlk

Perhaps the 2018 April Fools piece was the reference to OO in North America.  From the NMRA OO SIG "American OO gauge, which has a scale of 4mm=1ft. and a track gauge of 19 mm, essentially 0.75 in. This scale, which is slightly larger than HO scale, flourished in the 1930s through the mid-1950s."

Lionel, ScaleCraft and other manufacturers in the US made trains to a different track gauge than the Brits so it is a separate Scale/Gauge combination.   Model Railroader used to publish scale comparisons and their library should have plenty of reference material on the subject.   Wikipedia is also incorrect in stating that North American OO uses HO track. 

 

 

No the 2018 joke was not that; but a very golden article instead. Stick out tongue

 

My favorite though remains one from 2011 I think. I was new enough to the the hobby that I had no idea what wasn't really possible, so when I read an article about the use of super market vegtable sprinklers to simulate rain in the layout room. I thought for sure I was reading the best model railroading had to offer! It was only several years later, when I remembered the article and mentioned it to my friends that I was soon informed it was a joke... Whistling

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Posted by Charlie Vlk on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 9:23 AM

Perhaps the 2018 April Fools piece was the reference to OO in North America.  From the NMRA OO SIG "American OO gauge, which has a scale of 4mm=1ft. and a track gauge of 19 mm, essentially 0.75 in. This scale, which is slightly larger than HO scale, flourished in the 1930s through the mid-1950s."

Lionel, ScaleCraft and other manufacturers in the US made trains to a different track gauge than the Brits so it is a separate Scale/Gauge combination.   Model Railroader used to publish scale comparisons and their library should have plenty of reference material on the subject.   Wikipedia is also incorrect in stating that North American OO uses HO track. 

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, April 2, 2018 9:05 PM

OK, Ed,  mmmm Smile, Wink & Grin  Is that short term memory lose?  Or is it worse?

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, April 2, 2018 7:50 PM

mbinsewi
Wait a minute, Penn's link goes to the current, April, 2018 issue joke, not the April 2017 issue the OP is asking about.

You have to scroll down to NWPSWP's inquiry, then my reply.

NWP SWP
Anyone kind enough to tell me the page the 2016 and 2017 April fools appeared? I skimmed through them and can't find it!

 

 

gmpullman
2016 = 68

2017 = 98

Thank you, Ed

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Posted by Overmod on Monday, April 2, 2018 4:35 PM

In the spirit of African vs. European swallows, would that have been the TrainClap 2000 or the 'improved sensitivity' 2500?

I understand the current version (3000s) allows you to program CV and value in binary applause.  (And keep in mind there was an actual toy that you could use to issue 'mental' commands to connected devices that could be easily adapted by this outfit to work with DCC...)

Was there not a highly similar control system used on model trains around the time of the Trylon and Perisphere that used voice commands instead of claps?  (That was the basis for National Lampoon's 'Tap-a-Toe' vehicle control...)

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Posted by Eric White on Monday, April 2, 2018 9:45 AM

The paper signals story is on the level.

You can find the signal templates here:

http://mrr.trains.com/how-to/track-planning-operation/2017/02/paper-signal-templates-for-your-model-railroad

Apparently, the commenters on that page were confused about whether it was the April Fools story as well.

Remember, model railroading is fun!

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, April 2, 2018 8:34 AM

Wait a minute, Penn's link goes to the current, April, 2018 issue joke, not the April 2017 issue the OP is asking about.

For the longest time, I thought it was the paper signals, but the article is so long and detailed.

Then I discovered the TrainClap.

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Posted by KBCpresident on Sunday, April 1, 2018 10:21 PM

Found it, thank you!Big Smile got a good laugh out of that.

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Posted by PennCentral99 on Sunday, April 1, 2018 10:07 PM

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Posted by ricktrains4824 on Sunday, April 1, 2018 8:30 PM

Big hint:

Product reviews section.

I will applaud you when you find it... Wink

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April fools in 1000th issue
Posted by KBCpresident on Sunday, April 1, 2018 7:30 PM

it seems like every april issue has a bogus article in it, (correct. Me if I'm wrong) but I cant find one in the 1000th issue. I found a couple that look pretty bizarre (signals made of laminated paper, a help post explaining show to use a ruler) but none of them read like prank articles. Is there one at all in this issue, if so, which one?

thanks

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