Well, not really, but what SHOULD MR’s 100th anniversery issue look like?
[zzz]
Well, I’d be about 88 when it happened, but as far as I’m concerned, it should have a picture of an SD70ACe displayed at Horseshoe Curve on the cover and contain a long article about why reciprocating steam locomotives made a comeback and vanquished the Diesel.
I live a rich fantasy life.
Andre
If the current trends continue for the next 27 years until that issue, this is my (tongue in cheek) prediction:
50 pages total. 40 pages of advertising, 1 page for TOC, 1 page for editorial, 3 pages for yet another 4x8 project railroad, 2 pages for Tony K’s column (probably discussing layout height again), 2 pages of glowing product reviews, and 1 page to list all the remaining brick-and-mortar hobby shops.
Tom
Disclaimer: The preceding post is intended to be taken humorously and should not be used as a springboard for another “state of the hobby” rant/gripe session.
They haven’t even done the 75th yet.
I think it should highlight the influential people and the state of the hobby by time period, pre WWII, 40’s and 50’s, 60’s-80’s, 90’s to current. It should also reprint in full Frank Ellison’s “The Art of Model Railroading”.
Enjoy
Paul
My vote is to feature an article about how virtual size reduction revolutionized the model railroad experience by “literally” running trains, operating a armstrong lever junction, and generally turning people into 1/160th (the only scale left will be N) creatures for the true “Railroad” experience!
But seriously…How about an updated article about the Reid’s brothers Cumberland Valley system BEFORE 100 years!!!
Chuck
For the cover, a nice model scene - the small-car people-mover terminal at Mount Rushmore.
On the mountain itself - Frank Ellison, John Allen, Linn Westcott and John Armstrong.
Feature article will be Scratchbuilding the Transpacific Maglev in 1/1meg scale.
Product reviews will include the newly introduced thought-controlled PRR K4 and a three-dimensional VR train-in-a-holocube program.
The big Kalpubco promotion will have a $100,000 webcredit, useable at any internet site including E-Bay.
Hopefully, I’ll be around to see it.
Chuck (who’ll still be modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
They do a review of a ZZ scale MTH PRR K4, but someone sneezed and it was never found. Review is inconclusive.
Absolutely!
It’s only a matter of time before someone jumps in and says “The hobby will be dead by then!”[:-^]
You did - but nobody believed you!
I may be dead by then, but the hobby will be alive and well. At least, it will be if my grandchildren have anything to say about it!
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
By then won’t it be on PDF??[oops]
You beat me to it! [banghead]
Yeah…Let’s see…We will have a article on the good old days when we enjoyed building kits and detailing locomotives,there will be a article saluting all the well known modeler past and present.The raise and fall of the many ways to power your layouts and how odd it is that DC has survive 100 years…
Now on the MR forum the greatest debate since DCC vs DC is the proper way to open a box in order to remove the model.How DCC and DC is out dated…The “Super Power” system is the best thing since slice bread.
LOL! Around and around she goes…[:D]
Now I shall remove my tongue from my cheek…[:D]
Yes this was done in FUN and JEST.
Well let’s see…in 2034 gasoline is $28 a gallon, so stories about driving to great railfanning sites wouldn’t be a good idea. Because of petroleum’s high costs, a plastic boxcar (for the fans of 1990’s “Old Timey” railroading) costs $40 each, so maybe an article on making wood look like steel in building model freight cars.
How about an article on modelling the horses used as switchers at some freight terminals, now that’s it’s too expensive for them to keep a diesel on hand?? Maybe one on powering your layout from solar or wind batteries??
Ouch…