July 2006 RMC - very good.

Folks:

Once again I pried open my wallet and bought a hobby magazine, and found it very useful. This has happened a few times lately.

The July RMC was good. I like their plain and comprehensible format. MR's is pretty good now that they've recovered from their attempt at graphics stew, but I do like a plain one-page table of contents.

Articles were excellent. The plastic-simulating-weathered-wood article

was probably the best, and fits in with the house-detailing article, too. I hope we'll see less unpainted brown plastic. The Vulcan centercab is nice; I like me some centercabs and critters. Somebody needs to change their CAD system settings, though, because the medium gray lines don't show up well against all that color. Indeed, I prefer a separate (smaller scale, even) color model and a plain black-and-white line drawing for clarity. Clarity is the soul of an engineering drawing.

The hobbyshop layout was good. It's neat when model shops can do this kind of promotion; it gets the 'civilians' interested. It doesn't even have to be perfectly accurate--I'll be the first to admit that that is one UGLY plate girder bridge--as long as it is somewhat attractive and realistic. Remember, most people have seen only Christmas displays or your typical Lionel independent loops on a green mat.

What got me to buy this was the MDC kitbashing article. While I don't do narrow gauge, there are some tricks there I might use with the std. gauge old-timers...if they ever come out again at an affordable price. Sigh. Horizon needs to bring those out if they're profitable, or spin 'em off to someone who can make a profit on 'em. I suspect, though, that in Horizon's "Penn Central", Athearn is the "PRR" and MDC is the "NYC". :)

Cordially yours: Gerard P. President, the Sparta Railroad

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pawlowsk002
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You really ought to subscribe. It's like 42% off cover. RMC is sometimes difficult to find on newstands.

Eric

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newyorkcentralfan

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I always enjoy RMC. Here it is for $2.91 an issue with a one-year subscription:

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Bill Bill's Railroad Empire N Scale Model Railroad:

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Railroad Bookstore:
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BillsRREmpire

If you liked that article, check the original write-up on

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'll recognize the pictures from the article there. They have quite a few possible 'future' RMC submissions on that web site (plus 3 past submissions - Western Brush, Weathered 'Wood' Styrene, and Fur Grass).

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Sir Ray

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$27.96 @ $2.33 an issue

Have used Netmag for years great prices! Best, Steve Lynch

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Steve Lynch

I've heard that with these bargain subscription sellers it takes several months to get your first issue.

Eric

Steve Lynch wrote:

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$27.96 @ $2.33 an issue

Have used Netmag for years great prices!"

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newyorkcentralfan

Never have a problem finding RMC at the local Barnes & Noble store. I used to subscribe to RMC, but always had delivery problems - rarely on-time (Meaning newstands, bookstores, hobby shops would have it before me), almost always mangled and torn, etc. So I gave up and now purchase it at B&N. For me it's not about the money spent, it's about getting a magazine I can read without having to place piece-together like it's some ancient scroll.

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Jack

Ray:

Groovy site, man. My Bachmann 4-4-0 eagerly awaits the results of your research. Did you find a way to fix the cruderific drive? The worst feature is the plastic worm nub that uses the zamac frame as (what may be very generously described as) a bearing. It's a pretty little engine, though, and there aren't many small 4-4-0's out there.

You ever post stuff to the Yahoo early rail group?

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post there as 'kezelak'.

Cordially yours: Gerard P President, several cardboard boxes of the former Sparta Railroad

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pawlowsk002

Sorry, much as I like, I cannot take credit for creating that site nor the scenicing/kitbashing techniques thereupon - I just wanted to point it out to you (and others on this group), and give you a preview of upcoming RMCs...

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Sir Ray

About 2 months. Worth it IMHO. Steve " snipped-for-privacy@bigfoot.com" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...

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Steve Lynch

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