Hey guys, sorry about yelling up there, but I wanted to be heard above the din. I don’t see any need to argue here. Shaun has a point, Bergie has created a forum folder specificly for posts about prototype matters. The purpose was to reduce the clutter here in general discussion. If nobody wants to use that folder, the guys over on CTT could put it to very good use, since they only have one, and MR has 4. I’m not saying use it or lose it, that’s for Bergie to decide. But why would it be there if it wasn’t meant to be used??? Think about it!!!
Try it, you might like it!!! And Shaun please check the attitude at the door.
There would be no model trains without real trains. So while we’re at it…that would mean no more posts about stars, nothing about country music, how old you are, what you do for a living, what kind of music you listen to while modelling, snow driving, never ending stories, polls and polls and more polls, and polls on polls (thankfully member polls are not done on the Trains side of the house), us, me, happy birthdays, why I’m quitting the the forums, why I’m back on the forum, where’s so and so…nothing but model trains here…and we’d have what, maybe three pages of topics…good grief!
I find it kinda curious that someone is asking to keep the discussions to “model railroading” and to please NOT talk about “real trains” all while displaying a huge billboard sized picture of a REAL train?
ok DHarmon your gonna flame me now? Jeeze i was just wondering if people liked country music and trains? I wondered if they had anything in common. So your gonna flame me Thanks[:(]
Well,I always love the self appointed moderators…Let the moderators at MR decide on what is the right or wrong with this or that type of topic…Please and Thanks!
You see by doing that one does not need to worry about getting flame or starting a fuss that the poster never intended.
Think about what you just wrote…how many times have I said “keep it about trains?” , , and really how many times did I go head to head with you know who over folks having fun on the forums? My point was this is a place for fun…ifsomeone says “lets keep it about models only”, then we might as well get rid of darn near most the topics that come up. I wasn’t flaming you hoss. If I was gonna do that you’d know. i’m on the side of fun…I have a job already, I don’t need to come here to be bored.
F sub 1 being the highest up doppler as it approches, F sub 2 being the lowest down before contact is lost. F sub zero would be the frequency as close to true as it passes by at the closest point of approach. Once F sub zero is determined a speed can be determined of the object based on the frequency, as long as no other factor changes…
Pathetic Modelling Syndrome…absolutely freaking right…I got these Athearn UBoats I’m working on…and I broke two …two freaking drill bits this afternoon…I had to give myself a yellow card. Coach (wife) had to pull me from the game until after dinner.
The previous post by ’ leighant ’ is very relevant — It is impossible to separate real railroading -past or present - from model railroading especially with the ever increasing attention to prototype operations and concern for accurate models of those prototypes by most model railroaders. Although I haven’t been an active Forum participant until recently I have found it to be an extremely beneficial asset facilitating my return to model railroading after approx ten years of distractions, excuses and other priorities. I feel very fortunate to have such resources just a ‘click’ away at any time. I am also an active member of Kalmbach’s “Scale Auto” Forum - (one of my distractions) and I suggest that it be viewed by those not content with the format of this Forum, or how it is being ‘used’. Essentially the “Scale Auto” Forum has a far more expanded ‘outline’ separated into approx a dozen sub-forums (for a lack of another term to describe its format). Refer to www.scaleautomag.com and see for yourself. My humble opinion is that there is far too much complexity to both real railroading and model railroading to expect a single ‘General Discussion Forum’ to handle the breadth & diversity of our hobby - consider we are modeling or researching or discussing an industry that has evolved over the last 170 years approx, covering hundreds of railroads, thousands of prototypes-engines, rolling stock, & infrastructure, geography, mergers, operating rules, lineside industries, population and social trends, and so on. And that’s just the prototype side of this hobby -we have quite a few different scales and gauges (within those scales), manufacturers-past & present, RTR, shake -the-box, kitbashing, craftsman level and scratchbuilt models made from wood, plastic, resin & metal, plus paint, decals & weathering, benchwork, trackwork, scenery, and electronics-throw in realistic operations, free-lancers & rivet counters, too. Look at the sheer # of topics alone under ‘General Discussion’ - then
