I'm a downloading fool,  and my HDD is near it's max capacity,  so being able to read  MRH online is a real boon, thanks!

Also, I make it a practice to click through at least  one of your advertisers every time I visit.  That's how the bills get paid, right?

In my various yahoo groups & forums that I peruse I've noticed complaints about MR magazine getting away from the more detailed modeling topics like scratch building Locos & Rolling stock.

I thought why not suggest this to MRH since MR has a different goal for their publication.  I for one enjoy their magazine but nevertheless I am interested in how to get started in scratch building of Locos particularly in N-scale.

The good news is that my water damage from the washer wasn't as bad as it could have been.  Thanks to the advice I received from my other MRH post I cut a hole into the drywall to help the area dry out.  I also put a small fan outside of the railroad room blowing into the rafter area where the water was located.  Although the water did lift the paint and some of the drywall mud, the drywall itself appears intact.  The repairs should be limited to spackel, paint, and a dummy return air vent (with black cardboard inserted) to cover the cut out section.  The dummy

I just want to share an experience I had a while ago, not model related but with using payment methods that some of the advertisers use here in MRH. I have always used my credit card directly with any vendor I have  dealt with and never had a problem in years of doing so. Within one month of using the paypal option for a service that I had ordered, my card was compromised and items were ordered from two different vendors. It was a nuisance type purchase because however this was done, the culprit could not gain access to the product, just cause me pain.