Garden Railways stuff

2001-11-04 Thread David J. Krause
As usual, Vance hits the nail squarely on the head. Exactly 2 years ago I, a total beginner without modeling skills or experience in either garden RRs or steam became inspired by what I was seeing in bashing articles in GR and bought a RH Fowler. Immediately realizing that its shiny, British, to

Garden Railways stuff

2001-11-03 Thread VR Bass
Fellow kitbashers, scratchbuilders, live steamers and cognoscenti, While I agree with the recent gripes about the current issue of GR (live steam column was too sketchy, simplistic kitbashing articles, yet another LGB Mogul on the cover), I can't let the implied criticism go without comment. I

Re: Garden Railways Mag

2001-11-01 Thread Geoff Spenceley
Absolutely right Walt, As you were about peat, Irish and Scotch! We are dam lucky to still have Marc as editor of Garden Railways. (note the C!!!) He "sneaks" in steam as much as he dare!! With fire and steam, Geoff. When you consider the number of subscribers that are live steamer

Re: Garden Railways Mag

2001-11-01 Thread Jesse Grimmer
Bob, I think maybe you should email Marc with your concerns. Jess

Re: Garden Railways Mag

2001-11-01 Thread WaltSwartz
When you consider the number of subscribers that are live steamers compared to the number of sparkies type subscribers, then you might get a clue as to the allocation of space. Mark Horovitz is probably the first "editor" in the US to promote live steam. I believe the first Side Street Bannerwo

Garden Railways Mag

2001-11-01 Thread Robert M. Blackson
I was looking forward to the December issue of Garden Railways because the previous issue had announced that a new regular column devoted to small scale live steam would debut in the December issue. What a disappointment. The first topic in the column "Raising Steam" (p. 110)

Re: Bayou Ltd Garden Railways

2001-07-12 Thread Jim Curry
Guys: Send an inquiry thru Jim Crabb, he might know an alternate method to contact Paul. Jim

Re: Bayou Ltd Garden Railways

2001-07-12 Thread Pipstow
<< Paul may be on vacation. Can I be of any assistance? >> Jim, how kind of you! I had forgotten that you worked with Paul. Paul told me I could call him when I received my Sammie and he would give me his ten minute talk about the finer points not mentioned in the instructions. He tried to

Re: Bayou Ltd Garden Railways

2001-07-12 Thread Pipstow
Thanks to all for the kind and prompt responses. Someone from Bayou got right back to me. Much appreciated. Be of good cheer, Fr Donald O. Cram, BStA (16mmNGM #4958, NMRA #088078) "The Brandywine Railway & Navigation Company" Modelling the East Farthing and Marches of JRR Tolkien's Middle Ea

Re: Bayou Ltd Garden Railways

2001-07-12 Thread SALTYCRABB
Paul may be on vacation. Can I be of any assistaNCE? Jim Crabb Bayou Limnited

Re: Bayou Ltd Garden Railways

2001-07-12 Thread Pipstow
In a message dated 7/12/01 10:26:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Got no response a few weeks ago also. >> Thanks. I was beginning to wonder if it was something I had said! Regards, Don Cram Rio Rancho, NM

RE: Bayou Ltd Garden Railways

2001-07-12 Thread Ciambrone, Steve @ OS
Subject:Bayou Ltd Garden Railways Please forgive the cross-posting. This is a bit of a distress call. I am aware of health issues at Sulphur Springs Steam Models (Bob Paule, who is in my prayers) that have made them somewhat unavailable recently until Tom

Bayou Ltd Garden Railways

2001-07-12 Thread Pipstow
Please forgive the cross-posting. This is a bit of a distress call. I am aware of health issues at Sulphur Springs Steam Models (Bob Paule, who is in my prayers) that have made them somewhat unavailable recently until Tom shouldered some of the burden. But what's going on at Bayou Ltd? For m

GARDEN Railways

2001-03-31 Thread bowdler
Tag might also be surprised to learn how influencial his Longlands and Western article in "Garden Railways" and his book "Steam In Your Garden" were to some of us. Here in western New York state we don't have the weather for growing those lush carpets of baby tears