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Done with MR Mag?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 7:10 PM
MR is like any other Mag.
You need to look longterm.
Mr is like Baseball cards or Crakerjack !!!
It's all good and sometimes it get's even better !!!!
I get as much enjoyment out of the new issues as from copies from before I was born. Find a copy of MR November and December 1968 the articiles on converting trackplans N versus HO are great !!!
This cost me onyl 60c when I was eight years old a great investment !
I wish I still had the Baseball cards I bought that same year!
personaly I like HO I'm also a Tribe fan Not a Yankee fan.
But I don't give up on Baseball Look deeeeep into the Crackerjack box! there is something for you too!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 7:10 PM
MR is like any other Mag.
You need to look longterm.
Mr is like Baseball cards or Crakerjack !!!
It's all good and sometimes it get's even better !!!!
I get as much enjoyment out of the new issues as from copies from before I was born. Find a copy of MR November and December 1968 the articiles on converting trackplans N versus HO are great !!!
This cost me onyl 60c when I was eight years old a great investment !
I wish I still had the Baseball cards I bought that same year!
personaly I like HO I'm also a Tribe fan Not a Yankee fan.
But I don't give up on Baseball Look deeeeep into the Crackerjack box! there is something for you too!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 8:41 PM
Weeeeelllllllll, personally I don't think I've ever seen an artical in my scale and guage,......PDS1.3cm....figure that one out[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 8:41 PM
Weeeeelllllllll, personally I don't think I've ever seen an artical in my scale and guage,......PDS1.3cm....figure that one out[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 4, 2003 2:03 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

Weeeeelllllllll, personally I don't think I've ever seen an artical in my scale and guage,......PDS1.3cm....figure that one out[:D][:D][:D][:D]


Lets see PDS 1.3cm
Heres my guess

Pretty
Dam
Small

1.3 cm track gauge ?

Sounds like Z gauge track? the only thing I cant figure is whether 1.3 cm is US standard guage, narrow gauge, meter gauge or on of them oddball industrial guages. Ya know like 15" gauge or 600mm gauge, could be anything.

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 4, 2003 2:03 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

Weeeeelllllllll, personally I don't think I've ever seen an artical in my scale and guage,......PDS1.3cm....figure that one out[:D][:D][:D][:D]


Lets see PDS 1.3cm
Heres my guess

Pretty
Dam
Small

1.3 cm track gauge ?

Sounds like Z gauge track? the only thing I cant figure is whether 1.3 cm is US standard guage, narrow gauge, meter gauge or on of them oddball industrial guages. Ya know like 15" gauge or 600mm gauge, could be anything.

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Thursday, September 4, 2003 8:10 AM
Although I'll keep my subscriptions going for both MR and Trains, I'm not pleased with their changes. Too many of the articles are way, way too short. Not enough info. It's almost like reading a quick preview. They used to have half dozen pages of commentary, like how layout was built, how operations work, etc. I miss it.
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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Thursday, September 4, 2003 8:10 AM
Although I'll keep my subscriptions going for both MR and Trains, I'm not pleased with their changes. Too many of the articles are way, way too short. Not enough info. It's almost like reading a quick preview. They used to have half dozen pages of commentary, like how layout was built, how operations work, etc. I miss it.
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Posted by Bergie on Thursday, September 4, 2003 9:45 AM
I think just about every opinion on this topic has been covered so I'm going to lock this thread with the hope that we can move on to more constructive conversations.

[:)] Erik
Erik Bergstrom
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Posted by Bergie on Thursday, September 4, 2003 9:45 AM
I think just about every opinion on this topic has been covered so I'm going to lock this thread with the hope that we can move on to more constructive conversations.

[:)] Erik
Erik Bergstrom

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