I know you guys are busy trying to fix the web site, but

when I viewed the video of the Lone Pine and Tonopah, it works fine in the standard size.  Go to full screen and I got the sound but a black screen.

Great Article

Great article and interview. Tremendous detail. The lighting and animation brought the layout to life. The video was very interesting, just not long enough.

An enjoyable read.

Roy

Congratulations to Kermit

I was fortunate to be a member of the operating crew at Kermit's when I still lived in the Bay Area.  I would like to suggest to MRH that there are at least two or three more stories/articles that would show off the layout.  One would be the paperless card order system that we used.  So very simple and a lot of fun.  Second would be the sector plate YARD.  That yard totally changed the personality of the railroad.  It was also great for visiting equipment to get on and off the railroad without interupting any card order operations.  Lastly Kermit is an expert on all things having to do with CTC control panels.  He built the original one used at the Sacramento HO club for years and years and his current one is very accurate and once you are trained is a lot of fun to operate.  Kermiit and his layout are what this hobby of ours is all about. Model trains ARE FUN!  Russ.

About black screen ...

@Russ Bellinis - It worked fine for me on 3/8 9:45am, Russ. I am on WinXP SP3 using Firefox 3.6.15. Maybe you have a blip.tv compatibility problem ?

I down loaded the embedded edition.

It doesn't open videos in the down loaded mag.  It might open the videos in the mag is I did some work arounds with my firewall settings, but I'm not sure if the problem is with my anti-virus software, or something built into Firefox.  It is just a lot less hassle to use the link to You Tube and view videos there.  All of the other videos I've watched in You Tube go to full screen mode fine.  I just reopened the magazine and used the link to You Tube and hit the "full screen" icon and it works now.  I'm not sure where the problem was, but it is fixed now!

Love the use of animation

I really enjoyed the article and the different forms of animation used to make the layout "come to life".

As I'm designing my layout, I'm now challenged to find places where I can animate things myself without it appearing "cheesy".

Keep the great layout tours coming!

Gene Bowker

Tremendous layout with loads of character!

I thoroughly enjoyed the article and spent time studying the photos for the layers of detail.  I will be spending more time looking at the pictures in the future for sure.

One constructive criticism - I'd have preferred some nice swing or Big-Band war-era music for the video, rather than the jazzy techno, which I found a little annoying after a while.

Now if I could only manage to make it to Sacramento this year...

Galen

Love the videos

I think the one thing I am enjoying most about MRH is the videos. It really helps to visualize the layout. The animated vehicles remind me of the layout in Hamburg, Germany. Thanks.

Steve