alco_fan wrote: SpaceMouse wrote:I never expected to go this long without getting caught. Forum Idol or not, plagiarism is plagiarism. The classy thing to do would have been to identify up front who had the original idea and did the work.
SpaceMouse wrote:I never expected to go this long without getting caught.
Forum Idol or not, plagiarism is plagiarism. The classy thing to do would have been to identify up front who had the original idea and did the work.
Forum Idol?
It would have ruined the joke to have explained what was going on. I didn't expect it to go as far as it did without someone pointing the finger at John Allen.
But plagiarism is copying someone's work and claiming it to be their own. If anything, I violated copyright laws if John Allen's heirs have maintained the copyright. But plagiarism requires intent and I did not have intent to claim that John Allen's joke was mine. I just wanted his joke to succeed as long as it could. What do you think Allen would have wanted? Would he want credit with a ruined joke? Or would he want belated credit with joke having run its course?
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
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Better "idol" than idle...
Of course Z is a small niche market--a Z scale layout fits perfectly into whatever small niche you might have!
And is that photo an attempt to promtoe 1:600 scale modeling, or 7:1 scale pencil modeling?
Jetrock wrote: And is that photo an attempt to promtoe 1:600 scale modeling, or 7:1 scale pencil modeling?
He may have not been as prototypical as some would have like, but he sure could model what he had in mind.
Yep Z track Magazine in the hobby shop is were I saw the stuff that is is being made...
For a while Z scale was a as rare as G gauge in getting stuff and now Z track has tons of stuff..
The Modulars meets look very nice...The nice thing about z gauge is being able model MILES of track in scale..Imagine putting the entire East Side of Chicago in Z scale in your barn
Cool, indeed. But I don't envy the person who has to lay down, ballast, clean and maintain all that track.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
SpaceMouse wrote: alco_fan wrote: SpaceMouse wrote:I never expected to go this long without getting caught. Forum Idol or not, plagiarism is plagiarism. The classy thing to do would have been to identify up front who had the original idea and did the work.Forum Idol?It would have ruined the joke to have explained what was going on. I didn't expect it to go as far as it did without someone pointing the finger at John Allen. But plagiarism is copying someone's work and claiming it to be their own. If anything, I violated copyright laws if John Allen's heirs have maintained the copyright. But plagiarism requires intent and I did not have intent to claim that John Allen's joke was mine. I just wanted his joke to succeed as long as it could. What do you think Allen would have wanted? Would he want credit with a ruined joke? Or would he want belated credit with joke having run its course?
Space Mouse.
John Allen is probably up there in MRR Heaven having one great big belly laugh with you for pulling off one of his great jokes. He would be the first one to give you a great big pat on the back. I have no doubt that you would have let us all in on the joke had it gone on very much longer.
Good on ya lad.
Blue Flamer.
Z scale? Its a little large.
How about Zn3?
This is a very small turnout, #6 in Zn3, the same as Nn30. Track gauge of a little less than 3/16"
That is a set of HO scale wheels straddling the turnout.
More here....
FastTracks wrote: This is a very small turnout, #6 in Zn3, the same as Nn30. Track gauge of a little less than 3/16"
Huh? Zn3 gauge would be about .163", 1/220 scale on 36". Nn30 gauge is .1875", 1/160 scale on 30" (3/16"). Pretty significant difference.