Awesome issue of O Scale Resource!

[Erik C Lindgren]

Thank you

[bob turner]

Two days of no posts and we get no link or anything? Is anybody still here?

[up148]

Totally agree Erik. It has become the premier O scale magazine and is always full of great articles and ideas.

https://oscaleresource.com/WP/

Free to all, but I think you have to sign up, but I've been reading it so long I forgot. Dan and Amy Dowdy have done a heck of a job.

Butch

[RDSRR]

Thank you Eric. Check out Glenn Guerra little scratch build. This month he talks Lead Trucks and Pilots.

Here is a short video of the running gear: https://youtu.be/LwrKyIoGQJg

https://oscaleresource.com/WP/

[bob turner]

Thank you - for the link and for all the work that goes into that magazine. Very nice! I had not heard of Roy Anderson (in the Lobaugh segment). He seems quite knowledgable.
The Lobaugh AC-8 Cab Forward is a 1/4' scale model. Four of them have drifted through here, and I am aware of three others - maybe four (not sure if Al Ellis' model is one I am counting twice). We think there may be 12 or more out there. The reason for so few is hinted at by the date on the blueprint - Dec 7, 1941. I think at least three have drifted through Art Hayes' shop, and they are not the ones I am counting.
Glenn can probably answer a question I have had for a while - does the lead truck on the ancient 4-4-0s have any side play, or does it just rotate on its kingpin?

[E7]

Two days of no posts and we get no link or anything? Is anybody still here?

Contrary to what you may think, this board does not exist for your benefit alone. Did you try Googling "O Scale Resource"? It's the first thing that pops up! Ain't nobody on here getting paid to be your secretary!

[up148]

Damn Rich.....Really!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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[bob turner]

Oh, I don't know - perhaps I offended Erik and Rich. If so, then a 2021 apology is in order.

It is for sure that I mis-counted. Only one day had passed without any participation before Erik started this thread with two words. And of course any post is better than no post, even if we cannot quite bring ourselves to post about O scale trains.

To Erik - of course you are not obligated to post a link. It is great that you posted, and you have indeed started the most active thread here. To Rich - yeah, MTJ does not exist solely for my benefit. But I did use the links above to read my copy. Probably nobody else found the link convenient. So, thanks to the Resource folks, not only for the link, but also for the fine magazine.

So, a giant 2021 apology to Erik, who usually posts spectacular work along with good prose. His brevity lured me into an untoward, unwarranted response.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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[bob turner]

It may be better to actually see an unvarnished viewpoint of a fellow citizen. I am personally appalled by some of the posts over there, but they serve a valuable purpose. At the very least, they make you think. Makes me want to go re-read some First Amendment theory. That is a net positive.
On the other hand, joining in in an attempt to inject what we may consider rationality might be an act of futility. Like a gnat trying to stop a giant windmill.

[bob turner]

and - as of right now it is only me and 19 bots that are even looking at MTJ, and only five of them have bothered to look at our tiny 2-rail forum. I guess it is Saturday, and sunny -

[Erik C Lindgren]

Offended? No way.. a little embarrassed I'm not used to keeping company with guys of your stature and provenance. Most of the folks I run with are .. nevermind was never offended but did feel bad for causing you any problems. Have a great day

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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[E7]

Oh, I don't know - perhaps I offended Erik and Rich. If so, then a 2021 apology is in order.

I am NOT offended, nor do I want/expect an apology. That said, we are sitting on the so called "information super highway". Perhaps it is time to USE those capabilities to find out things. As for posts, they happen when they happen.