MR Large Scale Article

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I’ve been reading the series in MR on a large-scale railroad with amazement.
Very typical for what I remember last time I bought an MR, which was late 1975 or early 1976.
Here we have a mag that has been pushing scale fidelity for a LONG time (like, say, 70 years).

So, they choose 1:29.

What a load.

Now, they can’t get the facts right either.
November 05 issue, page 79.
Figure one.

Those of you who know will see those are USA couplers.
Yet, they say Aristo in the caption AND in the write-up.
Plus, they’re going to later convert to Kadees as “they have a more scale-like appearance”.
Right.
Like that big spring on the side?
Or the dummy air hose that somehow miraculously hangs dead center?

Page 78 photo.
Whereinthehell did they get that Mustang?

Looks like it’s sitting on a WWII Jeep chassis.
Ever seen a “realistic” Mustang that looks like that?

This is LARGE-SCALE people.
Your 1:24 AMT model kits are closer than that is!

Lordhavemercy.
I love it.

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Just what are you saying???

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Not sure.
Are they?

I guess I’m gonna hafta mail you this issue so you can see for yourself.
E-mail me your address and I’ll get it off Monday.

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Yikes!!

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Marty, look at his screen name! He is our resident curmudgeon! It’s his job!

And he is doing a wonderful job at it, too!

LOL (and I hope he has a great sense of humor!)

Darrell, quiet…for now

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Oh, it’s okay.
I’ve seen better choices of automobiles in "N"anoscale photo shoots.

Imagine.
Kadee couplers for their more scale-like appearance.
Right.

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I’ll have to go and get an issue, yours probably has stogid burns on it. Or gun powder.
What type of couplers do you use? I cut the wire off my Kadees and weather it to hide the spring. Sometimes function is better than looks.