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Wanting to replicate prototypical operations is one thing and admirable it is, it drives the hobby to a large extent.
HOWEVER page 86 of this months MR mag sent me screaming into the night!
This guy actually expects us to believe he has this in his house and he CANNOT just pick up a throttle and have fun?
Fast clocks and dispatchers, schedules and 18-20 people before you can switch on the power is INSANE!
C'mon! It's THIS kind of thing that keeps people out of even trying if they think that it's the "right way" to do it because it is published nation wide in the hobby "bible"! The thing people first look at when wanting to get into something is the magazine connected with the endeavor and these guys continually do it a disservice by showcasing the extreme in a way that makes you think it is the norm!
Please don't misunderstand, I'm not mad at the guy for doing it, it's your thing, do what cha gotta do, I'm mad at the mag for printing it in such a way as to intimate it is what one should be doing with a layout! It is ONE way, not THE way! They NEVER show any layouts that are "just fun" and not fully, historically themed out! Freestyle and "Fantasy" layouts are few and far if ever shown and the vast majority of us have neither the time, the space, THE MONEY or the expertise to realistically portray an actual time and place.
We just want to play with trains.
HOWEVER page 86 of this months MR mag sent me screaming into the night!
This guy actually expects us to believe he has this in his house and he CANNOT just pick up a throttle and have fun?
Fast clocks and dispatchers, schedules and 18-20 people before you can switch on the power is INSANE!
C'mon! It's THIS kind of thing that keeps people out of even trying if they think that it's the "right way" to do it because it is published nation wide in the hobby "bible"! The thing people first look at when wanting to get into something is the magazine connected with the endeavor and these guys continually do it a disservice by showcasing the extreme in a way that makes you think it is the norm!
Please don't misunderstand, I'm not mad at the guy for doing it, it's your thing, do what cha gotta do, I'm mad at the mag for printing it in such a way as to intimate it is what one should be doing with a layout! It is ONE way, not THE way! They NEVER show any layouts that are "just fun" and not fully, historically themed out! Freestyle and "Fantasy" layouts are few and far if ever shown and the vast majority of us have neither the time, the space, THE MONEY or the expertise to realistically portray an actual time and place.
We just want to play with trains.