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February 18, 2008 Podcast Topics
0:00:00 Better Late Then Never! On this month’s Podcast we interview John Olson and we’ll talk to George Sellios about the recent changes to the Franklin & South Manchester.
0:01:31 CSS08 updates
*Show dates, preliminary plans, feedback from folks
*New Dealers: Rail Scale Miniatures, Berkshire Junction, Peace Valley Models, Minuteman Scale Models, Laser Modeling 3, Tichy Train Group
*New Clinics - Scott will do 3 clinics this year. Lou Sassi will do a photography clinic. Tony Koester may a clinic. Many, if not all, of last years clinicians will return.
*George Sellios' F&SM open house plans
0:09:48 Current Events (Springfield, monthly magazines; RMC, NGSLG, and MR )
*Scott talks about a 12 hour podcast - Dave will discuss his dinner & saving 4 cents on a can of peas.
*Weirdo's at Springfield taking pictures of Scotty's family.
*The guys talk Springfield '08
*Taking pictures of Preiser figures in bikini's at Doug's booth.
*Dave had a good show. He can't stand people who steal & sell detail castings.
*Jimmy shows up late. Scotty isn't surprised. He bought a few craftsman kits while there.
*Scotty gave an all day clinic on Sunday weathering freight cars. Bought a Rutland RS-3
*Scotty wasn't impressed by the NMRA's Scale Rails magazine
*The passing of Lorell Joiner
*Richard Dorman's HOn3 Rio Grande Southern layout in the NGSL Gazette
*Wilmot Table Company NG Award Winner
*Bob Mitchell in MR - an article on craftsman kits
*MR has a layout from Japan on the cover
*Scotty can't understand why George's F&SM isn't included in the top 12 layouts of MR
*Doug is reading his copy of MR during the show
*RMC & MR ads for Rapido pre-wired power lines
0:47:33 Main Topic of Discussion
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What new product would you like to see in the hobby?
- Dave wants a low cost laser cutter. More stuff for scratch builders. A strap-on, solar powered helmet, with a zooming Optivisor, headphones, a heating pad, & a couple of cup holders for drinking.
- Doug would like to see elevated subway girders made.
- Jimmy is waiting for DCC coupling & uncoupling for HO scale.
- Scotty want's high quality plastic rolling stock & locomotives based on the prototype.
1:04:00 George Sellios and the F&SM changes
*New changes in Dovertown.
*IM Boring building has 2000+ windows
*Avram's finds a place on the layout
*26 Avrams Bakery kits left
*Open Houses for 2008
1:07:40 Tips and Techniques
*Doug has a great hint for supporting grab irons, billboards, signs, & fences while the glue dries.
*Dave had a request for an explanation of the difference of white glue, & matte medium, and the different uses of each.
*Using a spray bottle w/ matte medium
1:16:55 Product reviews:
*Floquil Paint Pens. Weathering Markers
*Carricks Corner by Rail Scale Miniatures
*Scott discusses his build of Deckers Pine Tar Soap & the mistake he made.
*Sterling Tree's & Rock Molds - The best looking scale tree ever?
1:38:30 John Olson Interview
*John talks about his education in California
*His start in Model Railroading
*about his desert layout & scenery methods
*A career at The Walt Disney Company
*Cement rock work
*Japan - A favorite railfanning place
*Future plans, future layout, future publications?
1:53:37 Update On Personal Projects
*Dave's Nantucket Layout - Under Hill Cottages, barking dogs, bugs, & bird cages
*Doug's new kits, "Pressman Radio Repair" & "Deignan's Bikini Car Wash" - "Degraws Poultry"
is SOLD OUT - It will not be re-released!
*Scotty's new DVD's go into production in March. "Painting Figures with Dave Revelia"
and "Building Craftsman Structure Kits Volume IV with Brian Nolan"
*Scotty's April 5th layout open house (Dave thinks that's quite funny)
*Jimmy's got a train stuck in the tunnel of the Pennsy.
*Doug's got a blog! New layout progress photo's
*Scotty's Roundhouse project & the Direct Buy layout is almost finished
*Doug's newest kit plans, will he reveal them?
*Scotty's named kit by Doug...
1:55:20 Reader Feedback and e-mails (Yes, we’ve gotten several)
*No Emails? Well, we got several, but Scotty deleted them!
2:10:48 CSS08 Update Part II
*Karl Sholtz will be doing an on going clinic building structure kits from start to finish
2:12:09 Upcoming events and appearances
*50th Anniversary NE Region NMRA Show
*The Little Rhody RR Show - Are we going?
*Valley Forge Show
*Model Railroad Symposium in Indiana
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