Eveyone here is welcome to try to sell MRP editor Tony Koester an article on a layout designed for a small space. I know that he's definitely in the market for...
... I haven't seen the latest issue yet but over the years I've always found a nice balance of large, medium,and small layouts in the MRP magazines. It along...
Rod I suggest you also try The Railroad Index <http://the-railroad-index.com/> . Searching for "car float" returns 33 items, including one from the Model...
... I thought there was a decent mix of large and small layouts in this issue. Maybe everyone has a different definition of small. I consider a 4x8 or...
... Granted. ... Granted, but let's not denigrate those who've proven themselves to be competent designers. The editor of the Layout Design Journal always ...
... For those complaining about dream layouts unbuilt, take a look at Andy's First District layout article. It's a doozy, and it's given me a way to solve a...
... I was not impressed with the "UK " layout at all in this year's GMR. While the modelling, scenery was well executed, it was obvious that the author knew...
Over all, I liked the magazine. Perhaps not as much as previous editions but I still got something from it. Cheers. Roger Traviss Photos of the late HO scale...
Scott There are as many ways to create access for your layout as there are people thinking about doing it. It would make quite an article. To find a number of...
... Me neither... living in Europe I buy US magazines because I'm interested in models of US railroads. And besides this, as Roger mentioned, the non-US...
Colin Has your Track Planning Tools arrived yet? It will be coming via HobbiesUSA. Steve Moore Track Planning Tools K.I.S.S. Method Inc. www.kissmethodinc.com...
One thing that I do is look at track *arrangements* rather then just the trackplan, one design might have an interesting industrial area while another might...
The nice thing about Byron Henderson's layout designs is that they are demand-driven -- they're created in response to a client who is usually interested in a...
Model Railroads of Southern California's twenty-ninth layout tour takes place Saturday, February 25. This will be a self-guided tour of five layouts in the...
A number of folks on this YahooGroup have indicated over the years that they would join the Layout Design SIG (LDSIG) if only they could see what the Layout...
The LDSIG member mailing list for the upcoming Layout Design Journal #45 will be closing February 9. If you have recently moved and need to update your postal...
Hi, I am new to the group, and I am planning to start my little freelance layout next weekend with the bench work, based on what room I have to work with and...
... the link below ... One thing I think that you need if you wish for coherent remarks is to tell us a little about what you are wanting to do. Do you have a...
Is there a source for kits to build a model of an aerial bucket tramway as used to be found in mining operations? My scale is HO. Thanks, Jeff Pape, Portland,...
... As I remember, Brawa makes them as well as several ski lifts which could be adapted. Of course it would not be all that difficult to scratch build one...
... And, the ski lifts drew their early designs from the bucket trams used in the mining industry. The first chair lifts appeared about 1939. Spen Kellogg...
Looking at my own list (couldn't remember otherwise!) I know find Banta also does (or did) make them: http://rgsrr.home.comcast.net/~rgsrr/rgs/model-list.html ...
Thanks for the kind words, Joe. Designing layouts that someone else intends to actually build is a lot different than drawing speculative track plans that are...
... Must be frustrating though when they give you wants that are not the best way to use the space? The Reedly layout in the latest MRP illustrates the problem...
That's why I gave up pro layout designing. Drawing stuff I didn't like and getting good stuff rejected drove me crazy. Now I just do it for friends.  ...
The Reedly layout in the latest MRP illustrates the problem of trying to make a linear scene fit into a short space. That has always been an issue I have had...
