“Sculpt your own realistic figures.” (page 46) Ray: I have been to several “instructional sites” trying to learn how to “make my own people.” After being inundated with entirely too much information (one site I went to and printed is thicker than most Army Field Manuals). My attempts look like disasters left over from cheap imitations of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Balloons. Your short and sweet approach (at least in text form) has me wanting to try again. I will be waiting at the mail box for the next two issues. My wife thanks you for “rekindling the fire.”
“Adventures in Anaheim” (page 52) Dave: my wife grew up just beyond the shadow of the “Magic Kingdom” (Sierra Madre) and wants to know if you have a photo account and if you are willing to share? She would especially like to see more of “The Temple of Doom”. My daughter (who received proposal of marriage and said “yes” on the bridge in front of the castle) wants to see more as well. As for myself, I would like to see more of the . An example of truly excellent craftsmanship.
Yes, it is a good issue. Trying to read through Chris Walas’s MLS figure making class can get a little tedious in its current format. Ray’s condensation of that is a big plus. I may give it a try someday.
I just heard about a new video camera company. Good quality and cheap!
My major gripe with GR - the “Regional Gardening Reports” has one gotten worse with 3 or four reports from Cullyfornia and a token report from Arizonia or the Mid-West. Let’s just rename it “Gardening Reports from People I Know”. [:(!]
-Brian
btw, Tom, I will leave you my new Forney in my will! [:X]
Dunno’ why I got mine early this month, because I’m usually one of the last to get it [B)] . Guys in Sweden get their’s before me even though I’m just 10 miles from Capitol Hill. It maybe because my subscription is renewed this time of year.
Mine showed up yesterday, in Kalamzoo, Michigan. I looked through it but I didn’t have time to read anything yet. I’ll get to it tonight. It does look like it has a lot of interesting stuff in it this month. Unfortuanately that means I’ll ready it all tonight and tomorrow and not have anything for the next several days.
With the way the mail strike is going on my side of the pond I may get it by xmas if i`m lucky still things could be worse we could have snow by then. Every thing will stop at that point
Thanks Tom, I’m glad you liked the article. I agree, there was a lot of good stuff in this issue. I got some good ideas from the two video-related articles. And that Disneyland layout is amazing – a clever idea, beautifully executed.
Ray: I too want to experiment with the camera car, but before I post anything I want to cover the interior of my one tunnel to hide the cinderblocks. Have you given any thought to that issue. It is obvious that Dave did on his “mini-Disney”. I Googled the name of his GRR and found his site. Awsum pics out there and snappy little vid.
Got mine two days ago here in central Maryland. I concur with Tom’s and other’s assessments. Love Ray’s figure sculpting article - wife saw it and wants me to try…(oh nooooo…) This issue is 124 pages (cover to cover) compared to 108 pages in October - kudos to Renee & Co. Great articles and lots of great ads (yes I know it’s the Christmas issue and some ads are in here that don’t seem to appear at other times of the year) and it is chock full of ideas and inspiration.
My issue showed up in the mail yesterday, it does have a lot of good articles. What caught my eye is Marc Horovitz’ article “Building a Live Steamer in Gauge 3.” Live Steam - Scratchbuilt - Gauge 3? Yeehaw! I have considered scratchbuilding a Gauge 1 live steamer, but I have some other projects that need to be finished first. Anyway, the article was great and the locomotive turned out very nice!
Yeah, I’m making plans to do improve the appearance of my tunnel interiors “one of these days”. I’d like to texture it with mortar the way I did near the tunnel portals, but I need to find out whether the mortar will stick to the areas that were painted black.
Ray I am looking forward to your artical. I got my GR but it did not go with me this week. Wil have to wait till I get home friday. That was a great photo on the cover!
Great Joy mine arrived yesterday,and the post men are working must be the Xmas spirit I hope they sort it permantly and see sence you can not live in the nintenth centenary things must modenise[tup]
