What is your favorite type of MR article?

[electromotive]

Lots of rail layouts photos......... Underdeck photos of how different switch machines etc. are hooked up..
More photos, close up photos of track and of rolling equipment, less talk, to many articles go on and on.....
My humble opinion.......... I like PHOTOS

[Anonymous]

i really like articles that deal with fairly simple electroncs projects. i always enjoyed those by don hansen and peter thorne and have built a couple of throttles with good results. things that i don't like are those that i am not interested in at the time. however, i will add i usually find them invaluable later and therefore, i end up liking them. as i have issues that go back into the 50s i have what i feel is an excellent resource.

jon in tennessee

[Anonymous]

i really like articles that deal with fairly simple electroncs projects. i always enjoyed those by don hansen and peter thorne and have built a couple of throttles with good results. things that i don't like are those that i am not interested in at the time. however, i will add i usually find them invaluable later and therefore, i end up liking them. as i have issues that go back into the 50s i have what i feel is an excellent resource.

jon in tennessee

[Anonymous]

As Rick Nicholson mentioned earlier, there's a treasure trove of articles of interest in old issues...thing was, these may not have been of interest at the particular time one read the issue initially.
I'm fortunate in having over 56 years' worth of uninterrupted MR issues.
I still find articles of interest, and surprisingly, many of the construction and operation articles hold up very well.
Just some of those late great modellers who contributed articles, had excellent skills, and very worthwhile techniques. ie:

E.L.Moore's balsa stuctures can be built quite readily with today's, [ or yesterday's] alternative materials....or balsa itself !
Art Curren's kitbashing ideas are readily adaptable to other projects.
Jack Work's wood craftsmanship is timeless.
Eric Stevens' wood structures and "dollar cars", great stuff.
Frank Ellison's, Doug Smith's, Francis Adams' operation articles....great.
John Allen's mastery of overall dramatic impact.

I enjoyed an article a couple of decades ago, on completely fixing up 'el-cheapo' Life-Like hopper car kits, with couplers, new wheels, weighting, weathering, etc....and I thought : "What a great article for beginners on a limited budget...or anyone else for that matter."...I even bought a few of those car kits, marked the boxes with the month/year of the article, and went back about 5 years later and fixed them up. I wish more articles like that were contributed to MR...fixing up lower cost items to be good performers.
NOT articles like L.Strang's, which I find to be my least favorite, along with most of T.Koester's.
regards
Mike

[Anonymous]

As Rick Nicholson mentioned earlier, there's a treasure trove of articles of interest in old issues...thing was, these may not have been of interest at the particular time one read the issue initially.
I'm fortunate in having over 56 years' worth of uninterrupted MR issues.
I still find articles of interest, and surprisingly, many of the construction and operation articles hold up very well.
Just some of those late great modellers who contributed articles, had excellent skills, and very worthwhile techniques. ie:

E.L.Moore's balsa stuctures can be built quite readily with today's, [ or yesterday's] alternative materials....or balsa itself !
Art Curren's kitbashing ideas are readily adaptable to other projects.
Jack Work's wood craftsmanship is timeless.
Eric Stevens' wood structures and "dollar cars", great stuff.
Frank Ellison's, Doug Smith's, Francis Adams' operation articles....great.
John Allen's mastery of overall dramatic impact.

I enjoyed an article a couple of decades ago, on completely fixing up 'el-cheapo' Life-Like hopper car kits, with couplers, new wheels, weighting, weathering, etc....and I thought : "What a great article for beginners on a limited budget...or anyone else for that matter."...I even bought a few of those car kits, marked the boxes with the month/year of the article, and went back about 5 years later and fixed them up. I wish more articles like that were contributed to MR...fixing up lower cost items to be good performers.
NOT articles like L.Strang's, which I find to be my least favorite, along with most of T.Koester's.
regards
Mike

[eastcoast]

Any article that inspires me to do better and try things is good.
I dip into things that others have tried and experiment with them
until I am confident to do so well. I remember the first time I read about
kitbashing. At first I thoght it was about tearing things apart, then
discovered that I can take parts from other models and make my own
unique pieces of "art" and now I do it regularly.

[eastcoast]

Any article that inspires me to do better and try things is good.
I dip into things that others have tried and experiment with them
until I am confident to do so well. I remember the first time I read about
kitbashing. At first I thoght it was about tearing things apart, then
discovered that I can take parts from other models and make my own
unique pieces of "art" and now I do it regularly.

[Jetrock]

Articles on scratchbuilding and kitbashing structures, compact layouts, "industries you can model", and anything at all about traction!

[Jetrock]

Articles on scratchbuilding and kitbashing structures, compact layouts, "industries you can model", and anything at all about traction!

[vw-bug]

Layout planning. Looking at industries to model, how other models have tacked the problems, that kind of stuff.

As and aspiring architect, I'm interested on how people plan out their designs. My Favorite article series isn't in MR, but MR had a look at his layout. The Narrow Gauge Gazette's Boone Morrison's "Route to the Red woods" is an excellent series and is really interesting just to read.

With DCC becoming semi popular, I have made it a point to read the quarterly DCC corner arctilces in MR.

So really any "how to" articles really get me going.

[vw-bug]

Layout planning. Looking at industries to model, how other models have tacked the problems, that kind of stuff.

As and aspiring architect, I'm interested on how people plan out their designs. My Favorite article series isn't in MR, but MR had a look at his layout. The Narrow Gauge Gazette's Boone Morrison's "Route to the Red woods" is an excellent series and is really interesting just to read.

With DCC becoming semi popular, I have made it a point to read the quarterly DCC corner arctilces in MR.

So really any "how to" articles really get me going.

[Hawks05]

only have one issue. i haven't had the chance to really read all the way through it. i like looking at pictures as of now as i have no clue what any of the lingo means or anything. i think i'll like the pictures, of course, articles on small layouts, 4x8 foot, and probably on new cars and stuff or the how to stuff since i'm just learning.

[Hawks05]

only have one issue. i haven't had the chance to really read all the way through it. i like looking at pictures as of now as i have no clue what any of the lingo means or anything. i think i'll like the pictures, of course, articles on small layouts, 4x8 foot, and probably on new cars and stuff or the how to stuff since i'm just learning.

[steamage]

My favorite type of article is like the "Railroadn' in Georgia," by Steve Flanigan. A small layout built with special attention to the smallest details. It had the look of the Southern States! And also anything Andy Sperandeo does on passenger trains and stations. [:)]

[steamage]

My favorite type of article is like the "Railroadn' in Georgia," by Steve Flanigan. A small layout built with special attention to the smallest details. It had the look of the Southern States! And also anything Andy Sperandeo does on passenger trains and stations. [:)]

[Anonymous]

I like reading about other peoples layouts. Especially ones that have long mainlines were they can make up long trains!

[Anonymous]

I like reading about other peoples layouts. Especially ones that have long mainlines were they can make up long trains!

[Anonymous]

I used to really like the monthly "Paint Shop" articles. But those have now gone away. I also enjoyed the "One Reader's Opinion" series. Maybe they will bring that back?

[Anonymous]

I used to really like the monthly "Paint Shop" articles. But those have now gone away. I also enjoyed the "One Reader's Opinion" series. Maybe they will bring that back?

[Jacktal]

Speaking of favorite type of MR articles,we have a fantastic example in both October and November issues with Jim Hediger's Track buyer's guide part 1 and 2.Thanks MR.

[Jacktal]

Speaking of favorite type of MR articles,we have a fantastic example in both October and November issues with Jim Hediger's Track buyer's guide part 1 and 2.Thanks MR.

[ChrisB1962]

1) layout articles - visit/operating on as well as project layouts
2) prototype information - railroads, industries, operations
3) how-to's applicable to all scales

[ChrisB1962]

1) layout articles - visit/operating on as well as project layouts
2) prototype information - railroads, industries, operations
3) how-to's applicable to all scales

[Anonymous]

The layout tours have always been my favorite,just don't get stuck on any one layout to many times.
But I would really like to see more industry profiles, the papermills where great. A nice one would be grain and milling.

[Anonymous]

The layout tours have always been my favorite,just don't get stuck on any one layout to many times.
But I would really like to see more industry profiles, the papermills where great. A nice one would be grain and milling.

[Anonymous]

Protype reserch, kitbashing, little projects and scenery.
Too much? well then just doing scenery. [:)]

[Anonymous]

Protype reserch, kitbashing, little projects and scenery.
Too much? well then just doing scenery. [:)]

[Anonymous]

Any kind of tree and various water scenes. My children seem to always want more trees for various settings, i.e., Christmas, Easter, etc.

[Anonymous]

Any kind of tree and various water scenes. My children seem to always want more trees for various settings, i.e., Christmas, Easter, etc.

[GerFust]

There are really three kinds of articles I look for:

• Suggestions on modeling prototype industries (including track plan and operational suggestions) - can't get enough of these


• Practical how-to's on various techniques


• Small space modeling (8x10 plans, shelf layout, under-bed, etc.)