Is anyone familiar enough with the upcoming MR publication "102 Realistic Track Plans’ to know whether it is Lynn Westcott’s ‘101 Track Plans’ updated, or a set of completely different layout plans?
Thank you
Tanked
I don’t know, but I hope they updated it so that you can actually build the plans as shown. It would be nice too if more of the plans used current building techniques. I’m kinda looking foward to it to see if it’s a usable book or not. The old one left a lot to be desired, but it was a good idea book.
From what I have heard, the 102 Track Plans is a new book, or some reprints from MR. The key word seems to be “Realistic” track plans. Since the trends that started a some years ago are toward realistic operations, it should be a better book than the 101 Track Plans. I have faith that it is a better book and I have one on order. I also have the 101 Track Plans book.
I understand the trackplans for “102” will be taken from previous articles of Model Railroader magazines from recent decades, so I would expect that many of them would reflect more contemporary design concepts such as staging, multiple-decks, “honest” scenes, etc. The “101” plans, except for a handful, don’t wear their age well.
Look forward in 2018 for the book 103 More Realistic Track Plans.
Mark
The “Realistic Series” that began with “Modeling the 1950s” is must-buy in my book.
I print out the order page, write a check, drop it in the mail, and get a neat piece of mail when you least expect it while saving postage and sales tax with the pre-order.
Perhaps someone associated with MR can answer this - I am curious whether ‘102’ will just be a book of material drawn from the excellent searchable ‘Track Plan Database’ MR has on this web site??
Tanked
Depends on whether they draw plans from before 1998… but many of those from the 80s and 90s appeared in “48 Top Notch Track Plans” already.
I am looking forward to it regardless, at a magazine price it will be nice just to have to thumb through when the computer is not available.
Chris
I just got my October MR and they had an ad wrapper on it advertising the 102 Track Plans. On it I can see where it says “From the pages of Model Railroader with ALL NEW Descriptions”.
Oh well.
However, I am still looking forward to receiving my copy.
Instead of a collection of previously published plans, can’t we get a book of stuff we ain’t seen yet?
You must be as old as I am. My collection of MR’s goes back to the 1960’s.
Isnt that mid-sized track plan book they just released new plans?
Chris
I already got that. I want more…More…MORE!!!
Who plublishes the “48 Top notch Track Plans”?
Kalmbach.
http://kalmbachcatalog.stores.yahoo.net/model-railroading-books-track-plans-and-layout-planning.html
Mark
I bought it. It’s all previosly published plans. Each plan gives it’s orignal publish date the oldest being 1998.
wayne
No, see that would cost Kalmbach money.
This way, they already own the plans and just make more money printing them over again in a book.
Genius!