If you were one of the first 600 downloaders of MRH Issue 1 in the first few hours, then you may notice that on page 116, the panorama image of Tom Miller's layout doesn't do anything.

Here's a link to the missing panorama.

You can click on the link to watch it over the internet, or right click to download to your local machine.

Late Saturday evening, the magazine download files were updated to include the missing panorama. If clicking on the bottom left panorama still of page 116 brings up the 360 panorama of Tom's layout, then you're good to go!

Woww! This was a great article to read and view. You captured the heart and soul of this fantatic layout. I was able to learn a little more about Tom and how this all became reality. I was unable to play the video track of Tom, and will try again later. Perhaps a bad link.

Thank you all for this wonderful magzine....

All of this layout is amazing, but figure 3 on page 108 is indistinguishable from a prototype photo! Well done!

Wonderful job on the article and the video is a very nice touch.  I did, however, miss hearing some of Jim Wells' custom sound on Tom's layout.  I realise that space is limited but a little sound clip would have been a nice touch. 

That being said, I thorougly enjoyed the entire article.  I love the interactive format.  I don't think I'll be able to wait for the second issue. 

Steve Jarman -St. Louis, MO

We received the following correction from Bob Ferguson, NMRA Board member ...

On page 111 you display a box with the definition of Fn3. I would point out that the proportions for the rest of G Scale listed are mostly incorrect. The correct proportions are: 1:32 (MTH and Accucraft), 1:29 (USA Trains and Aristo-Craft), 1:24 (1/2" Fine Scale), 1:22.5 (LGB), 1:20.32 (Bachmann and others) and 1:19 (30" gage modelers custom building). There are no such proportions as 1:26 and 1:28.

Thanks, Bob! And thanks for what you and the NMRA do for the hobby - it's much appreciated.

There are Proportions of 1:26 and 1:28 but luckily nobody is making model trians in those ratios at this time!!! ;)

Well written article and well photographed too...I am in awe of the magnificent scenery work!

Hi Charlie, 

I loved your first issue.   Congratulations on a job well done!  The video, site links and side bars are all well thought out and the photography is great. 

I will consider advertising my scenery products and services in future issues if you will send me the necessary information.

The article on Tom Miller's layout is fun and the photos give a good taste of what his layout is all about.  I hope that many of your readers will order the wonderful DVDs.  Tom and Sue's place is unique in the world.  I did notice one name misspelling in the article.  The fine scenic backgrounds were painted by Portland, OR artist, Jose Solis (not Solice).

Can't wait for the next issue.

Best regards,  Joel Bragdon

Glad you liked it Joel. Tom's layout really is a showplace for your scenery methods and is just plain impressive as all get out.

About the name all I can say is "sigh...". I proof read it I don't know how many times and Tom looked it over and Jose's name mishap still slipped through. Jose, if you're reading this please accept my humble apologies.

I've asked the MRH adversing manager to contact you with everything you need to get started in issue #2.

Best regards,

Charlie

Hi Joel,

We are in the process of updating our advertiser's information as we speak, I will contact you and send you the updated info. within the next couple of days.

Thanks for your interest and patience.

Regards, 

My uncle has a little office rule he uses for proof-reading...it's pretty politically incorrect, so don't say I didn't warn you: 

Have a woman check it at least once.

He sets typeface and prints out paper advertisements, invitations, and other things like that.  In these places errors are easy to make but one error is then printed 10,000 times, and if it is a wrong phone number it's terrible and a misspelled name and it's horrendous.  His shop once had between 15 and 20 employees at once, enough for him to experiment with different work arrangements.

He's had both men and women do datachecks, and In his experience, for some reason or another, the women consistently find more errors.  Out of everyone his bookeeper has been the best at finding nitpicky errors in the office.

Somewhere I also heard women are also more keen at assembling and painting small models.  it's only too bad more aren't model railroaders.  But that's another story. 

I am personally the last person you want doing a datacheck - my mind does not easily register that something is mispelled if all the letters are present but out of order - on a computer. 

Hello Les and Charlie,  I will be looking forward to receiving the advertising packet.  Hope we will be doing business with you soon.  Thank you,  Joel

Hey Les, Charlie,

Could you put me on that list as well? I assume it will be electronic and not paper:). Let me know if you need additional contact info.

Thanks in advance,

jim 

Non of the members of the model RR club I'm in have ever heard of F scale or Fn3.  Is this bigger than G or narrow gauge G?  If so, why isn't it called Gn3?

Phil Zuercher

RMRA Secretary

Phil, most F scale equipment is what Bachmann sells as G scale - but it is NOT G scale!!  It is Narrow Guage!

F scale follows a 1:20.3 ratio, which means Guage 1 track rails are are three feet apart.  In G scale your 1:32-1:29th scale train is on Guage 1 track where the track rails are 4'8.5" apart.  Narrowguage G would have narrower railed then Guage 1 track!

In short, they changed the scale of the train while keeping the track the same width.  And called all of it Garden Guage.  But the scales range about as wildly as hotwheels cars do.

But now things are geting more standardized, which means Bachmann is getting better at making their equipment all proper Fn3 instead of skimping on rollingstock, as they used to do.  You would get a 1:20.3 Engine, a 1:24th boxcar and so on caboose.  Today bachmann is more strictly making only proper `1:20.3 models.

Hi Joel and Jim, sorry it took some time for me to reply, I was at The Springfield Amhearst show and I just got back, I will have info out to you  tomorrow!

Jim, yes it's totally electronic, we wouldn't dare any other way....VBG

Thanks for your interest and support.