Re: Beartrap Memories from Under.

Posted by Dave Eggleston on Mar 25, 2024; 9:31pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Beartrap-Memories-from-Under-tp19551p19554.html

Chris, amazing to see that 1973 RMC.

I have my copy plus a second copy as insurance. I was in high school and it went with me on family vacation where I read the article over and over. Earl marked (scarred) me for life, his reasoned thoughts on developing a plausible layout theme and operation permanently bent my thinking about model railroads. AND those amazing On20 engines and cars. The article should be required reading for all budding model railroaders regardless of scale and gauge.

I was hooked, stumbled on the Sandy River (an ad in MR for "Ride the Sandy River" led to scrambling to make the giant purchase ($20?)), then the Gilpin via Moody,and finally hooked on the South Park by Dale Fleming's small "Como and a town" layout in the Gazette around 1979. A lot of diversions since but I always go back to the South Park.

51 years ago. Thanks for the memory. Time to dig out my copy and re-read it.