Sep-Oct N Scale Railroading. way to go MiNi-ModuTrak/Skibbe

[Dave Schneider]

You might want to reconsider the hot tub idea and lay down a nice sheet of ice...that way the modules will slide right out! Plus you guys can put on your Blackhawk sweaters and pretend that you have just won the Cup.

Best wishes, Dave

[Ian MacMillan]

You might want to reconsider the hot tub idea and lay down a nice sheet of ice...that way the modules will slide right out! Plus you guys can put on your Blackhawk sweaters and pretend that you have just won the Cup.

Best wishes, Dave

LOL both Slap Shot and Waynes World pop into my head with this picture.

"GAME ON!"

[csolivais1979]

You might want to reconsider the hot tub idea and lay down a nice sheet of ice...that way the modules will slide right out! Plus you guys can put on your Blackhawk sweaters and pretend that you have just won the Cup.

Best wishes, Dave

Heck with the cup, we're to busy beating up cab drivers  :-[

[altohorn25]

Matt,

You're going to pay for that the next time we do a module build ;D. 

Nate

[asarge]

Dave - Mike and I are still installing the hot tub in that thing - we'll have a build out thread for that as well! 

Model railroaders sharing a hot tub?

I've gone to sleep with MUV+CH better thoughts! ;D

[Sokramiketes]

Dave - Mike and I are still installing the hot tub in that thing - we'll have a build out thread for that as well! 

Model railroaders sharing a hot tub?

I've gone to sleep with MUV+CH better thoughts! ;D

You haven't seen our groupies yet... 

[wm3798]

Dave - Mike and I are still installing the hot tub in that thing - we'll have a build out thread for that as well!  

Model railroaders sharing a hot tub?

I've gone to sleep with MUV+CH better thoughts! ;D

You haven't seen our groupies yet...  

Yes.   Yes we have...

[sizemore]

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Yes.   Yes we have...

Seriously Lee I wonder about you.

The S.

[mcjaco]

Matt,

You're going to pay for that the next time we do a module build ;D. 

Nate

I didn't mention your name.  Way to go, now everyone knows!   

[lashedup]

Sheesh Lee... way to take the topic sideways in a hurry...

And thanks, but the rest of us don't need to see your weekend boy toy escapades.

Now we really know what goes on at those "operating sessions" you're hosting.  ;D

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Now I know the REAL reason there was a bed up there! ahahahahah

But back to the Mini-Modutrak, I don't know if I mentioned it, but really great article Mike.

I really LOVED that photo of the GPs with the gray sky background. I love stuff like that (in case you hadn't noticed...).

You guys really are killing it out there with that stuff, and you're absolutely right, it's NOT right for everyone, but is a great thing to do with a group of like-minded friends.

There's something else that deserves some kudos too: organization. Everyone gets credit for stellar modeling, but running a group (even a relatively low maintenance one) is not an easy job, and I just wanted to give you guys a shout out for that.

[Dave Schneider]

Yes, please, back to the article. It finally arrived in my local hobby shop, and the quality of the work and the photos are just stunning. I liked it so much I even showed the article to my wife! While she puts up with me, she really isn't that into models. She actually flipped through all the pages and gave you guys a big thumbs up. I really hope to make it to Trainfest this year to see this layout in person.

Best wishes, Dave

[sirenwerks]

...I even showed the article to my wife!...

So funny. I showed the photos to my Dad. He grew up in West Bend, WI and always seems to mention the C&NW and the Milwaukee in his boyhood stories. It's ironic though, because he's always 'worried' about my MRRing habits, yet his little snippets about the RRs in West Bend and how he traveled to the West Coast on the Hiawatha directly contributed to my picking up the hobby. He really loved the cover shot. He was wowed by the realism, which is huge because he always picks apart other photos of N scale work by saying he could tell it was a model. Then, he noticed how it looked familiar and the fact that was a Milwaukee unit and it looked so realistically like Wisconsin made him all teary eyed. Kudos to Skibbe & MMT!

[lashedup]

Yes, please, back to the article. It finally arrived in my local hobby shop, and the quality of the work and the photos are just stunning. I liked it so much I even showed the article to my wife! While she puts up with me, she really isn't that into models. She actually flipped through all the pages and gave you guys a big thumbs up. I really hope to make it to Trainfest this year to see this layout in person.

If you make it out, bring something to run! Might as well have fun while you're at it.

[John]

Oh yea .. I'm gonna be in Milwaukee Wisconsin in December .. whats there to do other than freeze .. railroad wise .