Gang, If you haven't picked up MR for a while this is a really good issue. More meat than anything for a long time. I'm glad to see the new one page contents much like in the old days but better. You can again check out the contents at a glance rather than wander around the wasteful two page picture and white space BS. The high quality photos and layout drawings are present as usual but there seems to be some real reading material as well. If you take this one to the can you'll finish pooping before you finish reading. The new column called "MR Project Illustrated" appears to be a reworked and renamed "Working on the railroad" that at least in this issue describes and illustrates in one page a simple and useful modeling technique. I think this is a very good idea and hopefully we will see many clever ideas come along. They will pay $25 for any published idea. Being short, sweet and simple this might be helpful ( more so than the $25) in attracting some first time contributors and some fresh ideas. The events column will be missed by some. I always checked it out but I can get the information just as easy on the net so its no big loss, but some brand new model railroaders who are first time readers may not even be aware that there are train shows. To my personal relief there is only a little peep from Terry T and not a word of drivel from Strang as his column is gone with this issue. Of course Terry will be back next month and something from Strang is sure to surface. Hopefully Strang with out the need to concoct something each month to fill space will be able to take his time and write some articles that he really wants to that may be interesting as he did on a few occasions years ago. I can hardly think that this issue was a product of Terry T's design.. It does not appear to be his style. Might there be a new influence at MR? I did not see one article akin to how to buy a massed produced plastic caboose. But then maybe Terry has been pushing for this and finally its taken form. I hope this is the case but I doubt it. Whatever the reason if our friends at MR could consistently deliver issues like this I think some folks who have been disappointed with the magazine might enjoy it again. Anyone else have a look at the June issue? What do you think? Bruce
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