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    Robin the latest

    I will preface this by saying that I did not know Robin but feel I do after reading his many posts that are in the archieve - What a creative man! Will - You are what I believe all here have hoped for in that much of Robin's work will continue to stay together - I can see now that we all will...
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    Model Railroader Magazine

    Ya! How many pages of adds before you get to any meat? I know they are in the business to make money and I don't hold that against them but I want more How Too's and a real comparison section that show's you the difference between products - they don't have to tick off advertisers but show us...
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    Black River Depot Part II

    Hi! Looking good - Maybe remove the parking lot and have the road pass in front of the depot with par. parking as was seen in the 50's - then across the street and in the area you removed the parking lot build a (I am new to the gauge and don't know how the rest of you layout is?) Feed store...
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    Model Railroader Magazine

    I didn't get the DVD so that would be a mood point by me but has anyone noticed that several of the mags are reprinting articals that ran in the 80's even 90's - I could understand in a beginers page but don't they have so much more to show that is new how too's - and how about the revisited...
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    Why I don't buy READY TO RUN stuff...

    I enjoyed reading all the post above and it brang back memmories and true times have changed and maybe for the better and we may never know untill several generations to come but one thing that has changed and we see it today: DISCIPLINE-there is vere little today- If I came home from school...
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    Something to make you smile

    She shure has a great daddy and she want to share - I remember my daughters way back when and it makes for more fun when they are arround - now the 2 1/2 year old grand daughter helps out and even knows how to feather the control to make the train go fast and slow - Great job...
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    Robin,(Matthyro) This hurts

    I don't know this man as I am new to the gauge but I offer prayers for him and his loved ones! Is there some local train club that could take his collection so it would be kept together and give it the love he imparted - some place that he would see the happiness on faces as it brought to him...
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    Who or What Got You Started?

    Still a kid My parents were from Clevland - My father a doctor set up practice in western IL - in 1948 when I was born came my first train ride back to Ohio and again for many year for you see they didn't see any reason to own a car if you live near down town and the train was there to go back...
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    Your Favorite HO Scale Manufacturer?

    Newbe! Athearn - It's almost the only choice from the local dealers! I rode the rail (Chicago Northwestern-B&O-NYC) as a child to go back east to see family 50's-60's - Loved it but never got that train set for Xmas - Xmas 1981 my young daughters presented me with a Bachmann Rock Island set -...