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Clean-Cut Cody!

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:46 PM

Steven Otte
There was, however, a table just below the bottom of the photo, so if it did fall, it wouldn't fall far.

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That was a very good idea.

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How could you even place a value on that locomotive?

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Posted by Doughless on Saturday, June 30, 2018 10:03 AM

riogrande5761

A poster boy who will be popular with the old-school folks, but I wonder what do the young folk consider as "cool"? 

These days public image is all about appealing to the masses. 

Maybe they could add a 2nd version with long hair that is tied up in a sort of pony-tail top-knot that is all the rage these days on young men.  Clown

Well, there are plenty of discussions about bringing young people to the hobby.

Maybe a photo-shoot with a tatted-up Steve Otte with a man-bun would attract more young people to the hobby.

Then again, maybe not.

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Posted by rrebell on Saturday, June 30, 2018 9:59 AM

I tried to add quote to this but didn't work. Wanted to reply to the 60's stuff about cool and stuff. If you were accually there and met the hippies, they liked older people, they did not like existing politicos, at all!

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Posted by Steven Otte on Friday, June 29, 2018 2:59 PM

SeeYou190

The one where Steve Otte was holding the GORRE & DAPHETID locomotive was also one of my favorites. I wonder if he was afraid of dropping it? Maybe theere were safety cables attached to it to prevent a terrible disaster.

I was, and there wasn't. I was very intent on holding that piece of track level. There was, however, a table just below the bottom of the photo, so if it did fall, it wouldn't fall far. I insisted on that.

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Friday, June 29, 2018 10:31 AM

SeeYou190
 
garya
It's called a "man bun."

 

That might be what they call it, I have a different term for it.

-Kevin

Kevin, we don't count.  We are "old farts" and the young guys don't care what we think.  It's like back during the hippy era in the late 1960's, you know, anyone over 30 is uncool and from a different generation. and part of "the establishment".  They had a slogan, "never trust anyone over 30".

Heck, even in Logan's Run, a movie that came out back then, the thing on your palm turned red at age 30 telling you it was time to go to the "Carousel" and be gone.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, June 29, 2018 10:25 AM

garya
It's called a "man bun."

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That might be what they call it, I have a different term for it.

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I like the retro styled pictures with the new editorial staff.

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The one where Steve Otte was holding the GORRE & DAPHETID locomotive was also one of my favorites. I wonder if he was afraid of dropping it? Maybe theere were safety cables attached to it to prevent a terrible disaster.

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Posted by garya on Friday, June 29, 2018 10:15 AM

riogrande5761

Maybe they could add a 2nd version with long hair that is tied up in a sort of pony-tail top-knot that is all the rage these days on young men.  Clown

 

It's called a "man bun."

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Friday, June 29, 2018 10:12 AM

A poster boy who will be popular with the old-school folks, but I wonder what do the young folk consider as "cool"? 

These days public image is all about appealing to the masses. 

Maybe they could add a 2nd version with long hair that is tied up in a sort of pony-tail top-knot that is all the rage these days on young men.  Clown

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Posted by E-L man tom on Friday, June 29, 2018 9:52 AM

I just wonder if that's his boy. Seems to have a resemblence to Cody.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, June 29, 2018 6:04 AM

I liked the photo too. I was curious if the child in the photo belonged to one of the MR staff or if they hired a model.

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This one is my favorite of the series so far.

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Clean-Cut Cody!
Posted by cedarwoodron on Thursday, June 28, 2018 9:14 PM

I enjoy the series of Model Railroader ads which depict old 1940s and 50s MR covers with a modern recreation paired with them. In the July issue, the ad showing Cody and a young modeler presents Cody with quite the corporate neat and clean haircut look. Pretty sharp!

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