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Model Rail Radio #71: What's Not to Heavy Breath About? [March 16, 2013] Mar 16, 2013

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Tom starts the show talking with Vera about the part one winners of the Shelf Layout Design Contest and a few entries who didn't quite make the winner circle. Toni Ryan talks about his winning track plans. Mike Slater did not spend his gas or his lunch money thankfully at the Two Rail O Scale meet in Chicago. Tom catches up with Toni early in the show. Lionel Strang is the Barbara Walters of model railroading. Jimmy Simmons calls in to give an update and he brings a friend: some unknown guy called Scotty Mason. Tom jumps Scott into the Model Rail Radio fraternity with some hard questions. The crew discuss a favorite topic with Scott. Tom introduces the Silencer to the Professor. The Professor gives his general observations of the winners of the Shelf Layout Design Contest. Terry explains his speed matching introductory problem for potential operators. Ted Roy has discovered Backwoods Miniatures. (Note: this is a dangerous gateway to On30 - do not look up this site online.) Dave Ramos inhabits a different universe. Andy Zimmerman likes some of the Shelf Layout Design Contest winners and provides an update. The Prof and Rod rap about the Australian Narrow Gauge Convention. Rod has made some progress. Dave Ramos has been creating view blocks. Ed Novit asks for Model Rail Radio listeners in Chicago to get in contact and come by and operate. Please contact Ed through the mailing list or the FB group if you would like to operate with Ed. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Model Rail Radio #70: The Silencer [March 2, 2013] Mar 02, 2013

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Duncan McRee starts the show chatting with Tom and Terry about his new dead-rail module, some of his historical product line and a new device dubbed the Professor Silencer. John Hunter promises to demo the Silencer to the Professor and discusses the progress on his NYC harbor layout. Rod Hutchinson talks about a monorail he rode on recently. David Harris returns to talk about the latest open source technology in the hobby. Mike Slater discusses his home layout. Jim Gore and Mike explain the means to find well-loved model rail items. Jim and Terry explore paper bricks. Rick Devlin gives a detailed layout update. Edward Traxler gives some discussion on brickworks and an update on a project or two. James Rindt calls in to talk about extreme prototype layout design and an N scale layout he's planning with his son. Rod asks a question about water and Jim Lincoln is happy to help out. Jim also provides a chocolate update. Matt Goodman gives a long overdue update. Tom insists on a Toni Ryan update. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Model Rail Radio #69: Dudes! [February 16, 2013] Feb 16, 2013

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Tom starts the show by saying sorry for the lack of shows through January and giving thanks to Mike Slater for filling in on the audio content. Tom continues discussing the Berties and the new Shelf Layout Contest with feedback from Vera and Chris. Terry and Tom chat about modeling the New York waterfront. Springfield purchases and show experiences are peppered through the show featuring Jim Lincoln, Chris Abbott, Terry Terrance, Ben Rechel, Clark Kooning and Lionel Strang. Richard St. Clair introduces a fantastic area to model turn of last century. Ralph DeBlasi talks about his Lehigh Valley layout. Tom welcomes fellow rail podcaster Tim Harrison on the show to talk about his layout and his hosting duties with the ModelRailCast Show. Brian Gilhuly, Mike Kenefeck and Tom chat about the distinctions between the Canadian Pacific and the Canadian National in terms of structures and modeling big Canada in a small space. David Karkoski provides some feedback on Inglenook uncoupling. Andreas Kold Skensved has joined an HO club. Peter Stempel describes a new machine he is repurposing from his job to his hobby. We catch up briefly with Bob Richard. Clark Kooning introduces Lionel Strang. Lionel and Jim talk about their operating experiences in Florida. Anders Wirten has nothing new in model railroading but calls in to say hello! Mike Slater makes it to the end of the show to describe the show he attended. Tom provides some late Valentine's Day advice. Please check out the front of the site to vote in the Berties and also the Shelf Layout Design contest. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Model Rail Radio #68: The Talent [December 29, 2012] Dec 29, 2012

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Jim Gifford and Tom start the show talking about documenting an empire. Seth Neumann adds to the discussion on documentation. Clark Kooning talks about new folks entering the hobby through the holiday season and his aluminum layout building kits. Tom introduces the Shelf Layout Design contest (please check out the Model Rail Radio website for more information). John Hunter explains how his new layout is going. Rod Hutchinson gives a couple of updates on his island hopping and an update on what is on his workbench. Edward Traxler is planning a coal washer and discusses On18. Bob Richard talks about 'Old Sparky' (his 1930s Lionel train) that comes out for the holidays and Mike Slater joins in on one of his favorite subjects. Dan Pickard talks about a diorama he's working on for a show and Australian color. Dave Frary starts off talking about ballast and continues with his usual question answering. Chip Anderson talks about modeling Southern California in N scale modules. Chip asks about JMRI and Seth jumps in to answer questions. Lionel quizzes Marty McGuirk about his layout. Seth talks about a show he runs in the San Fran Bay Area. (Sorry folks, the show was edited too late for the meet.) Murray Scholz is removing hidden staging. The Prof has some concerns with Murray's plans. John Hunter talks about Australian pubs and halls. He also discusses rapid prototyping for Australian prototypes. John Garaty and the Prof talk about John's amazingly engineered layout. The Prof and Tom explore custom sounds for layouts and what is going on with DCC loco sounds. Joe Duckworth describes his layout plans. Joe, Tom and Lionel rap about how there is room for everyone in the hobby and how there are many right answers to any given question. Tom welcomes back Richard Stoehrer to give an update on his new interest in operations and building a shelf switching layout. Tom apologizes for January (this turned out to be most factual). Please check out the front of the site to vote in the Berties and also the Shelf Layout Design contest. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Model Rail Radio Special: You Might Be A Model Railroading Redneck [December 22, 2012] Dec 22, 2012

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Mike Slater hosts another offshow chat with the usual suspects and special guest, Joe Duckworth.

Model Rail Radio Announcement: Bertie Voting + Shelf Layout Design Contest [January 19, 2013] Dec 15, 2012

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Tom posts a quick audio update about voting in the Bertie Awards and also a new layout design contest.

Model Rail Radio Special: Bleeping, Spiking and Other Stuff [December 15, 2012] Dec 15, 2012

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Mike Slater hosts a sometimes heated off-show chat. There's some model railroading content including discussions on the order of scenery and the best stuff for water. Topics also include classic cars, adventures on motorcycles and where John Hunter lives.

Model Rail Radio #67: DCC is Not a Solution (to World Peace) [December 8, 2012] Dec 08, 2012

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Tom and Terry start the show chatting with Tim Shenton about his winning layout for the John Hunter Layout design contest. The Prof and Peter Stempel add some analysis on Tim's design. Tom winds the Prof up and leaves him running old-school analog-style. Greg Shadle calls in to introduce his interest in steel mills and how he is building a steel mill modular layout. Terry talks about a new discovery and how he is helping the hobby with open source software. Tom and Hoffy have a number of questions for Terry. Dan Pickard discusses some sections of a previous layout he's been able to obtain and what he plans to do with them expanding into a new layout space. Tom and Dan talk about trees. Jim Lincoln provides a non-update update. Fred discusses running live steam in OO and the challenges it provides in terms of control. Bertie wants to discuss the Berties. Tom actually has a model railroading update. Peter Stempel explains his use of paper and card. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Post #67: Return of the Post-Show [December 8, 2012] Dec 08, 2012

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Back by popular demand (actually I just left the recorder running), the usual postal crew gather with Dan Pickard to discuss the finer points of bush boxes, the phenomenon of selling layouts on, the difficulties of dating in southern Utah and a wide variety of other topics. I censored a lot of smack talk from this post show. Also Peter gave out his street address repeatedly to Lionel. Sometimes at unexpected times. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Model Rail Radio #66: The Internet? Good or Bad? [November 17, 2012] Nov 17, 2012

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Tom starts the call chatting with Andrew Chisholm about his experiences having an operating session. Roger talks about his brother's layout and some of the techniques Roger will be featuring in some upcoming clinics. Chris Abbott returns to talk about the other Christmas trains show and an upcoming War Department garden layout. Spanky and the Prof joins the crew to discuss Model Railroader magazine's latest offering. Spanky and Roger provide the main event clothed. Bob Richard introduces the idea of a house with two layouts. The crew discusses backdating layouts and some interesting conditions of boxcars. David Karkoski returns to the show to discuss his current adventures in model railroading. Winston Norton gives an update about adding JRMI to his layout and some advice for folks in North America interested in UK model rail. Bryan and David chat about David's club. Toni Ryan's secret weathering secrets involves bats. The crew talk modular layouts. TJ Moes talks San Fran Bay Area module clubs and some problems on mixing rail and road. Hoffy calls in to say hello. John Garaty provides an update on his engineering marvel work-in-progress. Tim Shenton provides a quick update on his club's layout. Wayde Gutman talks Welsh live steam and some repairs he is making on his own locomotive. Tom reminds the listeners about the Bertie Awards. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4.30pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

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