The Scotty Mason Show! - The Original Model Railroad Podcast!

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January 2, 2008 Podcast Topics

0:00:00 On this month’s Podcast We interview Lou Sassi

0:02:00 CSS08 updates

*Show dates, preliminary plans, feedback from folks
*George Sellios to have a F&SM open house on Nov 12
*New Dealers: Berkshire Junction, Mountaineer Precision Products, Crusader Rail
*Dealer & Vendor diorama contest announcement
*Book your travel arrangements online at www.css08.com

0:10:30 Current Events (monthly magazines; RMC, GRW, and MR )

*MR 75th Anniversary Part II. John Olsen's Layout uses Disney Co. scenery techniques.
*Cleaning your layout with a garden hose.
*Holly Jolly & Lloyd Christmas send Dave a Christmas card
*DCC reprogramming article.
*Dave's plans for a garden railway in a nudist colony.

0:21:00

*New websites for the podcast www.modelrailroadpodcast.com and thescottymasonshow.com (coming soon)

0:23:00 Lou Sassi interview

*How he got into the hobby. His layout. Freelance / Fictional.
*Finished layout after Allen Keller's GMR #23 video tape
*How he became an author and photographer.
*His 1st book "An HO Layout For Beginners" becomes part of The Hoosac Valley Lines
*Model railroading photography and a must have book by Bruce Nall
*On30 module plans for his new book
*Good scenery vs. bad scenery is in the details. Why foliage is important. The "Tree Group"
*Lou's famous Ground Goop Recipe:

• 2 cups Vermiculite / Permascene
• 2 Cups Celluclay
• 2 Cups tan latex paint
• 1 1/2 Cups White Glue (Elmers is suggested)
• 1 tsp of Lyesol dissenfectant.
• Mix to a peanut butter like consistency
• Drying time varies depending on conditions. 24 hours +/-

*Candytuft / Peppergrass origins
*Favorite layout. Dick Elwell's layout in Great Model Railroads 2008

1:09:15 Main Discussion

*New Years Resolutions:

• Doug's is to work on the layout more, New FOS kits he hopes to get out.
• Jimmy wants his Whittinsville Spinning Ring kit finally built, New kits on the layout, DCC and signals completed on the Pennsy. Lose weight.
• Dave is going to get better looking & finish the Nantucket Museum project. Go fishing this summer
• Scott want's to do 1/2 what he did last year (SURPRISE!), Kit's to build, England UK trip to see the Beatles (well, almost), No hospital stays for '08. More time working on his layout

1:19:40 Tips and Techniques

*Weathering powders vs. pastel chalks Bragdon Weathering Powders
*Oil based pastels, & colored pencils, drywall sanding screens,
*Water color pencils
*Dave's Ripoff Of The Month: $5.49 for an ounce of Floquil!
*Dave's Bargain Of The Month: contractor's sand tube at Home Depot $2.38 for 60 lbs!
*Burnt umber as Roof Brown! 1/5th the price!

1:33:30 Hobby Shop Talk:

*AA Hobbies / Mailcar Hobbies of Warwick, RI. Website 1-800-990-9421
*Trackside Sales of Attleboro. MA. Website 508-222-TRAIN (8724)

1:38:10 Product review:

1:47:00 Update on personal projects

*Our Christmas selling season results.
*FOS Scale Limited's New Kit "Jimmy Deignan's _________ ____ _____"
*Jimmy's Wheelchair Snowplow video on YouTube
*Doug's layout is coming along - trains running & structures are getting built.
*Gregg Wenzl & Jim Lucas' Houligans Alley & Deckers Pine Tar Soap diorama
*Dave's progress on the Nantucket layout project - A few pictures coming soon

1:55:20 Reader Feedback and e-mails (Yes, we’ve gotten several)

2:11:45 Upcoming events and appearances

*We'll all be at the Springfield Amherst Show Jan 26, & 27, 2008 www.railroadhobbyshow.com