My observation is that there is not very much differentiation between the Imagineering and Getting Real columns.  Many of the Getting Real columns seem to be more about general layout construction than making things more prototypical.

To whom it may concern:

I would like to express to all who advertise in Model Railroad Hobbyist what the magazine and the ads mean to me.

There is no magazine, now or previously, that I await with more anticipation—not Ring Magazine, or the old Dragon Magazine, not other model magazines—none.  The articles are varied and consistently useful—well worth the time.

The January issue should be posted very late tonight - or more likely early Sunday morning for most of you. We are in the Pacific Time Zone, so we're after most of the world as to time. Late tonight - say 11 pm - will be after midnight for everyone except Alaska and Hawaii ...

Here's another sneak peek from the upcoming cover story on my HO Siskiyou Line, this time a panorama of my Tenmile Creek scene. I've never put the entire scene into a single photo before, so I thought this might be fun to do ... here it is. This photo, and a full-sized 300 DPI panorama you can look at will be in the January issue.

Enjoy ... click on the photo for a larger version.