Wild West Masterpiece

[ironhorseman]

for vsmith: LOL

to each his own, is all i say. someone could build a looney tunes layout for all i care and i'd still enjoy it!

[vsmith]

[:(!]

QUOTE: Originally posted by david77

This layout is silly. I know everyone has their own tastes but I prefer the more serious protype.

[:(!]

Jeezuz Buddy lighten up before your arteries harden!

Malcomn's layout is one of the best things I've seen in a long time. SO WHAT if it's fictional, BFD! The amount of imagination and creative force to do this is a 100 fold over what most modelers are willing to invest. By the way EVERYONE'S model railroad is fictional unless your modeling 1:1 or have every single mile of your "prototype" scaled on your layout (of course then it would be several ACTUAL miles long...you must have a BIG basement). [:(!]

Modelers like Malcomn, Joel Crea and Lane Stewart are my hero's [:D] and one of the biggest reasons I got into model RR in the first place. They show the immense creativity that can be achieved with the hobby. It was uptight rivit counters like YOU that discouraged me and I'm sure a lot of other modelers to either not got into the hobby or like me to work "lone wolf" because we didnt want to hear the whiny elitist "its-not-based-on-any -prototype-therefore-its worthless" ATTITUDE that rivit counting are famous for.[V]

The only one looking SILLY is you...[xx(] So Chill buddy, and dont be so serious.[;)]

[vsmith]

[:(!]

QUOTE: Originally posted by david77

This layout is silly. I know everyone has their own tastes but I prefer the more serious protype.

[:(!]

Jeezuz Buddy lighten up before your arteries harden!

Malcomn's layout is one of the best things I've seen in a long time. SO WHAT if it's fictional, BFD! The amount of imagination and creative force to do this is a 100 fold over what most modelers are willing to invest. By the way EVERYONE'S model railroad is fictional unless your modeling 1:1 or have every single mile of your "prototype" scaled on your layout (of course then it would be several ACTUAL miles long...you must have a BIG basement). [:(!]

Modelers like Malcomn, Joel Crea and Lane Stewart are my hero's [:D] and one of the biggest reasons I got into model RR in the first place. They show the immense creativity that can be achieved with the hobby. It was uptight rivit counters like YOU that discouraged me and I'm sure a lot of other modelers to either not got into the hobby or like me to work "lone wolf" because we didnt want to hear the whiny elitist "its-not-based-on-any -prototype-therefore-its worthless" ATTITUDE that rivit counting are famous for.[V]

The only one looking SILLY is you...[xx(] So Chill buddy, and dont be so serious.[;)]

[ironhorseman]

Are you refering to a recent article?

I'm in the planning stages of my own wild west layout. I find the history fascinating. This is an era when anything could happen. Railroads popped up like weeds and survival was tough with all kinds of challenges.

I'm going to model an 1870s-1880s Kansas cow town. Though I haven't made up my mind which one. Abilene would be perfect for the Kansas Pacific (my favorite railroad), but I live in Wichita and know the history throughly. I think I'm gonna have to rewrite history [;)]

Besides, I like those 4-4-0 engines.

[ironhorseman]

Are you refering to a recent article?

I'm in the planning stages of my own wild west layout. I find the history fascinating. This is an era when anything could happen. Railroads popped up like weeds and survival was tough with all kinds of challenges.

I'm going to model an 1870s-1880s Kansas cow town. Though I haven't made up my mind which one. Abilene would be perfect for the Kansas Pacific (my favorite railroad), but I live in Wichita and know the history throughly. I think I'm gonna have to rewrite history [;)]

Besides, I like those 4-4-0 engines.

[Anonymous]

Who are you? What great masterpiece do you have to your credit to be openly criticizing someonelse's hard work? Post your URL or your magazine articles and we will check out your great work and post on it!

[Anonymous]

Who are you? What great masterpiece do you have to your credit to be openly criticizing someonelse's hard work? Post your URL or your magazine articles and we will check out your great work and post on it!

[Anonymous]

It may not be serious or based on a specific prototype, but come on, you have to admit Malcom's a talented modeler and definately created a specific mood with this layout. I model the Maine waterfront, I've got no interest in southwestern railroading, but I was impressed with the overall feel of the layout. It's not my taste, it's highly fictional, definately for fun, and beautifully done. I'm sure Malcom had a blast building it... isn't that all that matters?

[Anonymous]

It may not be serious or based on a specific prototype, but come on, you have to admit Malcom's a talented modeler and definately created a specific mood with this layout. I model the Maine waterfront, I've got no interest in southwestern railroading, but I was impressed with the overall feel of the layout. It's not my taste, it's highly fictional, definately for fun, and beautifully done. I'm sure Malcom had a blast building it... isn't that all that matters?

[Anonymous]

This layout is silly. I know everyone has their own tastes but I prefer the more serious protype.

[Anonymous]

This layout is silly. I know everyone has their own tastes but I prefer the more serious protype.