tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post1756550211884231903..comments2024-02-19T16:50:09.920-08:00Comments on CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision: Doug Tagsold’s New Layout, or The Model Railroader Curse, Part II?JDL56http://www.blogger.com/profile/02372225959736999719noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-25638902687869733402019-05-22T04:53:56.057-07:002019-05-22T04:53:56.057-07:00Just thinking about being published in MR makes me...Just thinking about being published in MR makes me want to tear it down and start over, Modeling the same era and locale though.Harrison Smithhttps://northcountrytrains.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-56424310537466770272014-02-12T11:45:09.111-08:002014-02-12T11:45:09.111-08:00I guess he's going back to his Midwest roots a...I guess he's going back to his Midwest roots as far as his model rr. Back in the 80's he had a layout based on NYC practices around Adrian Michigan called the Great Lakes Central. Several Trackside Photos in MR and some in the NMRA Annual Calendars as I recall. BTW same inspiration as Doug Leffler's fine Lenawee County layout featured in Jan '81 RMC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-70975990180343393472012-04-05T16:01:36.006-07:002012-04-05T16:01:36.006-07:00How is everyone. I liked Doug's Denver,Front ...How is everyone. I liked Doug's Denver,Front Range&Western. I model only Mountain models in N gauge scale. It's mountain railroads for me, and I am sad Doug took it down. Oh will that's life for yeah.<br />Brian from Mountain Pacific Railway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-80363332565075804292012-03-30T16:55:19.416-07:002012-03-30T16:55:19.416-07:00Interesting post about Doug's layout - one of ...Interesting post about Doug's layout - one of my favorites!<br /><br />I kind of like the idea of sitting down to operate!Zero Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398019884782604092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-28581798019003788952012-03-29T18:31:54.576-07:002012-03-29T18:31:54.576-07:00Happened to me, John, as my layout's prototype...Happened to me, John, as my layout's prototype location was changed, and new track plan being constructed by the time my Winnipeg Terminals was featured in CRM. Maybe it's just that model railroaders have attention spans that are too short!<br /><br />I can think of 5-10 prototypes I'd like to model right now. Some come with significant changes in scenery and rolling stock, so some would represent a greater number of changes (and cash expenditures) than others.<br /><br />I prefer Doug's new layout - my era, my favoured type of operation - industrial switching, and a nice track layout. Favourite photo - that awesome staging yard.<br /><br />Nice post, John.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-560153868698668742012-03-29T17:14:44.909-07:002012-03-29T17:14:44.909-07:00Thanks for the note, Trevor. The "curse"...Thanks for the note, Trevor. The "curse" is easy to understand, as I noted in my previous post on that subject. Many model railroaders wait until their layout is "done" before writing about it. With the time lag between being accpeted and getting published, it's not unusual for the owner to decide to move on to something else. That's what happened to me.JDL56https://www.blogger.com/profile/02372225959736999719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-35074067953316687682012-03-29T15:35:27.680-07:002012-03-29T15:35:27.680-07:00I was looking at that ship and thinking she looked...I was looking at that ship and thinking she looked a lot like the Fitz and then I read the name. What a model!<br /><br />"As big freighters go she was bigger than most, with a crew and good captain well seasoned"<br /><br />It certainly is bigger than most model ships on a layout, and his skills are a modeller are definatly well seasoned.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992535289106333751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-43262114847146846192012-03-29T11:50:33.648-07:002012-03-29T11:50:33.648-07:00Hi John:
Two things -
First of all, thanks for the...Hi John:<br />Two things -<br />First of all, thanks for the shout-out for The Model Railway Show podcast. Doug was a great guest and he did a great job of explaining why he opted for a sit-down operating style. (Phil - yes, Doug moved. As he explains in our interview, he ran a business that came with a house. When he sold the business he had to move.)<br />Second, I wonder if the "MR Curse" is always a curse? I wonder how many layout tour articles get submitted to MR because people know that they're about to tear down the layout and they want to get it in print before they do? Just a thought...<br />Cheers!Trevor at The Model Railway Showhttp://www.themodelrailwayshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-32610116682188911462012-03-29T06:38:27.220-07:002012-03-29T06:38:27.220-07:00From what I gather, Doug has moved to a new house....From what I gather, Doug has moved to a new house.JDL56https://www.blogger.com/profile/02372225959736999719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-29372801501870979592012-03-29T06:23:31.107-07:002012-03-29T06:23:31.107-07:00It looks like the basement layout changed, did he ...It looks like the basement layout changed, did he move or just remodel the room(s) containing the layout? Looking at my April, 2012, MRR, the stairs and walls look completely different. I too have noticed more and more layouts in published magazines, not just MRR, have the dreaded "the layout is no more" paragraph at the end of them.Phil Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558711701094455390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-67446537100964405332012-03-28T19:20:23.409-07:002012-03-28T19:20:23.409-07:00Thanks for the photos and article. I, too, have be...Thanks for the photos and article. I, too, have become tired of standing after three decades of model railroading and am now working on the first layout in the house we moned in about 5 years ago. My current 2' x 12' "test" section is set a little below eye level when I am seated in my chair. I can just hold my wireless DCC throttle and make things run while I sit and watch or I can stand when I want to do some switching. <br /><br />I liked Doug's western layout but the new one is also a stunner. I grew up on the Great Lakes and that model of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a stunner (and space consumer as well).<br /><br />Bill McBrideBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353400860822547085noreply@blogger.com