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hosted by: Ryan Andersen & Will Ayerst
Model Railcast Show #31
Sat, Sep 20, 2008
Posted by: Ryan Andersen

MRC Show # 31 Notes

  • Yard Office: An update of our own projects at ModelRailCast and what's going on with MRCS.
  • Tim's Chuckle Coupler
  • Roundhouse:  Part 1 of our scenery duo - scenery foundations, ground cover and trees.
  • This Year in Random Train History: 1950 - next week: 1891
  • Interchange & Outro: Our 'links of the week' summarised here for you!

Download the enhanced (better sounding) version of the show with chapters:  MRC Show 31 (AAC)

Yard Office
Marty makes his second much appreciated appearance on the show, this  time as a guest and as part of the Roundhouse section later on.

Here we also speak about our latest projects and what's been going on in the world of the MRCS staff.

Roundhouse
The first segment of our scenery section - in this segment we speak about the foundations of ground cover, types of ground cover and the methods used to apply. Also, a smatter of wisdom in bite-sized pieces, and a tutorial on Scenic Express trees from Marty.

TRYTH
This week we've got 1950! Thanks to all of those who contributed.

Departure tracks
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Download the enhanced (better sounding) version of the show with chapters:  MRC Show 31 (AAC)
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Posted by: Will MRCS Pioneer on Mon, Sep 22 2008     www.modelrailcast.com
Jeepers creepers - two shows in less than 4 days! That's some quality content for our Model Rail Cast Show fans out there!
Posted by: Ironsiderodger MRCS Pioneer on Mon, Sep 22 2008     www.ironsaddcasts.mypodcast.com
Hey MRCS Listeners- just a quick technical note- Duncan left a voicemail for us but it accidently didn't make the final edit; Ryan will get on this asap if possible, but one of the items in the VM was he most kindly was helping us pronounce the Tam correctly- thanks Duncan!
Posted by: dmcree MRCS Pioneer on Mon, Sep 22 2008     www.tamvalleyrr.com
Great show everyone. Thank you Marty for the scenery tips. One little addition - after you glue down the fake fur upside-down, cut the backing off with a sharp razor blade or a sharp pair of scissors while peeling the grass back. I also really like the grass mats Marty mentioned (at least I think this is what he was refering to) - here is a link at Walthers http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/189-1301 to the golden brown ones by Busch that I use extensively on my layout - it seems expensive but I've never found anything that looks as good. I trim it with a sharp pair of scissors to random lengths before I glue it down. See the how-to on my website




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It was really sad to hear that Hank Richards, star of MRCS videos, passed away. At least he got to spend his last days doing something he obviously loved.

Will, I joined the YouTube group and added my youtube videos there.
Posted by: markpierce MRCS Pioneer on Wed, Sep 24 2008    
Nice show. I listened to it twice last night while working on a Branchline kit of an 8-1-2 Pullman, making good progress. You guys had synergy; the broadcast inspired me. Keep up the good work.

Mark
Posted by: jesso MRCS Pioneer on Thu, Sep 25 2008     www.colorcountrytrains.org/
Great show! So sorry to hear about Hank, this is the hardest part of the hobby, we have had two members of our club die this year. Really liked the discussion on scenery and it was nice to hear that you can use the static grass without having to invest in the stun gun, I may have to try that on the nxt build. Keep up the good work.
Posted by: microrad on Thu, Sep 25 2008     oakcreeksouthern.blogspot.com/
Enjoyed this weeks installment. The scenery discussion was great.
Posted by: Brett Wilie MRCS Pioneer on Sat, Sep 27 2008    
I've been a member since like July or so, but I refused to post until I got caught up. Now I am listening "live" as the shows are being posted. Super show. I do like the new format and having Marty on was great. I believe the type of discussion you all had this week works well. It sort of reminded me of listening to a talk radio show, which is good. I will for sure be posting often now that I am caught up. Keep up the good work guys!!
 
 
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