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Longtime listener and occasional co-host, Matt Goodman, models the Model Rail Radio tshirt. Find out how you can get one for yourself free-of-charge by listening to the show! Alternatively go to the Model Rail Radio Cafepress Store and buy your merchandise at cost price! Model Rail Radio #73: Full Circle [April 20, 2013]Mike and Tom chat the Bertie winners this year starting with Mike's particular passion, O scale. Mike talks about an operating session with the Rindts. Ralph is trying to teach himself weathering. Jim Gore jumps in to talk about his weathering techniques and his latest passions in the hobby. Clark gets a little wacky on weathering and don't show him a boxcar fresh from the box either. Tom chats with Clark about a few emails he has received through the week. Vera has been working on a shelf for the shelf layout contest. Tom Wilson calls in for the first time (although his layout has featured in a previous show) to introduce his model railroading interests. Tom wanted to ask the important questions. Jim Rindt calls in to confirm Tom's suspicion on an operating session long overdue. Peter Rindt provides an update on his perspective of the operating session too. Marty provides an update on his layout. Marty asks about organizing an operating session with particular questioning to Lionel and Bruce Wilson. From picking the crew to what to expect. This is a part one of a topic that will no doubt be continued in future shows. Have people ever been removed from Lionel's layout? Tom will not rest until this question is answered. Clark Kooning refuses to do an impersonation. (Editorial note: this is part one of this discussion. The crew returns with Seth Neumann next show to finish this topic.) Tom regains control of the show to let Jim Lincoln know he's won a Bertie. Jim announces some sad news. Jim gives a Chocolate update and talks about the effects of the Boston Marathon bombing on commuter rail. Jim has a question for the Prof. C-clamp fans get your complaint emails ready. Jim reminds Tom that he is responsible for the Lionel/Professor feud. The Prof gets a second wind and continues the discussion of bolt connections. Jim notes the teenagers have left the building. The Prof has found a novel used for one of his layouts: exactly what it was originally intended for. WikiLinks - no embassy will have us...
Ralph DeBlasi
Please do not deep link this audio - its location may change. Use this link. [ MP3 ] Length: 4:32:55 Model Rail Radio #72: Live from Melbourne [March 30, 2013]Tom chats with Marshall Stull about his two winning entries in the Shelf Layout Design contest. The Professor calls in from the Australian Narrow Gauge Convention. Murray is the first punter to the mic to talk about his experience at the Convention. Gavin Hince introduces his model railroading interests and talks about his magazine, Narrow Gauge Down Under. John Hunter delivers his highlights of the Convention. The Professor gives his update from the Convention. Dan Pickard had a fantastic show. Ian Hodgkiss Modeller's Warehouse introduces his model railroading interests. Tom asks the Prof about the growing volume of micro layout information online. Brian Wong provides his plans for a layout starting with a small footprint. Brian chats with Ben Sutton and Gordon about color matching. 'N-Scale' Jim introduces his Ntrak club and his home layout. Rob Hinkle calls in the show for the first time and discusses his 1970s Redding layout featuring a sweet factory with a lot of detail. Chip Anderson calls back in to give an update on his Freemo-N club and an impressive configuration they have been running recently. James Rybka introduces his HO layout. Bryan Schilling gives an update on his club. Mike Slater provides an update on the new location of his Lionel's club. WikiLinks - no embassy will have us...
Marshall Stull
Please do not deep link this audio - its location may change. Use this link. [ MP3 ] Length: 3:07:19 Model Rail Radio #71: What's Not to Heavy Breath About? [March 16, 2013]Tom starts the show talking with Vera about the part one winners of the Shelf Layout Design Contest and a few entries who didn't quite make the winner circle. Toni Ryan talks about his winning track plans. Mike Slater did not spend his gas or his lunch money thankfully at the Two Rail O Scale meet in Chicago. Tom catches up with Toni early in the show. Lionel Strang is the Barbara Walters of model railroading. Jimmy Simmons calls in to give an update and he brings a friend: some unknown guy called Scotty Mason. Tom jumps Scott into the Model Rail Radio fraternity with some hard questions. The crew discuss a favorite topic with Scott. Tom introduces the Silencer to the Professor. The Professor gives his general observations of the winners of the Shelf Layout Design Contest. Terry explains his speed matching introductory problem for potential operators. Ted Roy has discovered Backwoods Miniatures. (Note: this is a dangerous gateway to On30 - do not look up this site online.) Dave Ramos inhabits a different universe. Andy Zimmerman likes some of the Shelf Layout Design Contest winners and provides an update. The Prof and Rod rap about the Australian Narrow Gauge Convention. Rod has made some progress. Dave Ramos has been creating view blocks. Ed Novit asks for Model Rail Radio listeners in Chicago to get in contact and come by and operate. Please contact Ed through the mailing list or the FB group if you would like to operate with Ed. WikiLinks - no embassy will have us...
Ed Novit
Please do not deep link this audio - its location may change. Use this link. [ MP3 ] Length: 4:45:40 Model Rail Radio #70: The Silencer [March 2, 2013]Duncan McRee starts the show chatting with Tom and Terry about his new dead-rail module, some of his historical product line and a new device dubbed the Professor Silencer. John Hunter promises to demo the Silencer to the Professor and discusses the progress on his NYC harbor layout. Rod Hutchinson talks about a monorail he rode on recently. David Harris returns to talk about the latest open source technology in the hobby. Mike Slater discusses his home layout. Jim Gore and Mike explain the means to find well-loved model rail items. Jim and Terry explore paper bricks. Rick Devlin gives a detailed layout update. Edward Traxler gives some discussion on brickworks and an update on a project or two. James Rindt calls in to talk about extreme prototype layout design and an N scale layout he's planning with his son. Rod asks a question about water and Jim Lincoln is happy to help out. Jim also provides a chocolate update. Matt Goodman gives a long overdue update. Tom insists on a Toni Ryan update. WikiLinks - no embassy will have us...
Toni Ryan
Please do not deep link this audio - its location may change. Use this link. [ MP3 ] Length: 4:19:29 Model Rail Radio #69: Dudes! [February 16, 2013]Tom starts the show by saying sorry for the lack of shows through January and giving thanks to Mike Slater for filling in on the audio content. Tom continues discussing the Berties and the new Shelf Layout Contest with feedback from Vera and Chris. Terry and Tom chat about modeling the New York waterfront. Springfield purchases and show experiences are peppered through the show featuring Jim Lincoln, Chris Abbott, Terry Terrance, Ben Rechel, Clark Kooning and Lionel Strang. Richard St. Clair introduces a fantastic area to model turn of last century. Ralph DeBlasi talks about his Lehigh Valley layout. Tom welcomes fellow rail podcaster Tim Harrison on the show to talk about his layout and his hosting duties with the ModelRailCast Show. Brian Gilhuly, Mike Kenefeck and Tom chat about the distinctions between the Canadian Pacific and the Canadian National in terms of structures and modeling big Canada in a small space. David Karkoski provides some feedback on Inglenook uncoupling. Andreas Kold Skensved has joined an HO club. Peter Stempel describes a new machine he is repurposing from his job to his hobby. We catch up briefly with Bob Richard. Clark Kooning introduces Lionel Strang. Lionel and Jim talk about their operating experiences in Florida. Anders Wirten has nothing new in model railroading but calls in to say hello! Mike Slater makes it to the end of the show to describe the show he attended. Tom provides some late Valentine's Day advice. WikiLinks - not surrounded by the police...
Anders Wirten
Please do not deep link this audio - its location may change. Use this link. [ MP3 ] Length: 3:45:30 Model Rail Radio #68: The Talent [December 29, 2012]WikiLinks - not surrounded by the police...
Jim Gifford
Please do not deep link this audio - its location may change. Use this link. [ MP3 ] Length: 5:19:33 Model Rail Radio #67: DCC is Not a Solution (to World Peace) [December 8, 2012]WikiLinks - not surrounded by the police...
Terry Terrance
Please do not deep link this audio - its location may change. Use this link. [ MP3 ] Length: 3:50:17 Model Rail Radio #66: The Internet? Good or Bad? [November 17, 2012]WikiLinks - nothing funny to write for this show...
Andrew Chisholm
Please do not deep link this audio - its location may change. Use this link. [ MP3 ] Length: 4:16:26 Breaking News: 2013 Shelf Layout Design ContestThe Winner of the John Hunter Layout Design Contest NY Down Harbor RR Notes In designing this layout there were a few elements that I felt where important to achieve a city atmosphere.
a) Some street running typical of what is seen in near river areas. Also important were some layout design principles:
a) Don't run lines parallel with the layout edges. I've never been to the eastern seaboard of the US so I've relied on images from TV and the internet for inspiration. This layout is set in either the Bronx or Queens across the river from Manhattan, car ferry's deliver loads from across the river mainly to warehouses but we also have a coal dealer (after all people need to have heat) and a junk yard because large cities generate large amounts of waste. I've kept the layout to #5 switches through except the car float bridge wye, 600mm (approx 24") minimum radius (except one industrial spur) - there is one crossing which may need to be handmade to work - otherwise a minor design change can reposition a track or two to avoid it. Personally i'd build this with code 70 rail to reflect the older rail in these locations. Buildings would be a mixture of Walthers Cornerstone, City Classics and DPM structures with a mix of timber structures closer to the rail lines. Detail is important here - the more the better. I haven't tried to get a roundhouse into the design. These can chew up a lot of space that could be better used to develop the scene. Better to have a couple of open roads off the turntable to show off 2 or 3 detailed locomotives. Have fun with this design - one can spend a lot of wonderful modeling time bringing this to fruition. Congratulations Tim Shenton! |
