I'd love to post some of the pics you folks take at York! I'd love to get more people contributing articles and pics to the site. It's the only way to keep it fresh and interesting. I have quite a few ideas and pics stored up. Here are a few:
Standard Gauge Stomping Grounds - I have a favorite place in upstate NY (Putman County) that I have some pics of and some great stories. Definitely a place worth going to and hanging out for a day.
New Standard Gauge on the Pike - Have pics of your new Prosperity Special or latest and greatest from Joe Mania, MEW or Jim Cohen? We'd love to see them!
Standard Gauge Buildings - I've seen a ton of discussion about it on the Yahoo discussion groups, I'd love to see some pics of your favorite buildings, I have some that I definitely will put up and share.
Lionel -- I'd love to see Lionel build more standard gauge. The Hiawatha and Commodore sets are nothing less than beautiful. Maybe we can give them some tips that will really help them blow out standard gauge in the future.
Any ideas? Would love to hear them! I am particularly interested in how I can make mountains that look like the Carrail mountains. They just really capture the spirit of prewar Lionel.
I'd also love to add some moderators to the site. If you would like to be a poster/moderator, drop me a note!
Marc
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A few thoughts so hopefully you'll bear with a long reply. (Love the site btw.)
I think that there is a market for nice standard gauge buildings. Why someone hasn't started taking the Plasticville route, same pieces and infinite color combinations, is beyond me. I would by 10 of the same building if someone was smart enough to market it in 10 different color combinations.
I doubt Lionel will be moving to making more Standard Gauge anytime soon. (Although we are coming up on the anniversary for them to re-run the Lionel Classics.) The Hiawatha and Commodore as blow outs have probably put a damper on "new" items. If anything I would expect re-releases and re-treads of old classics.
I can give you some advice on the Carrail mountains. We built similar out of insulation board. It's really just a matter of shaping the foam and then a lot of drybrushing.
Thanks for a great site. I got my first Standard Gauge engine over the summer. No regrets.
Yojimbo from the OGR forum
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