Well, first off things have definitely improved for me here. I used to be called a lot worse than “The OP”. Even though it has been, around 20 years (gasp) since I was a regular disturber of the peace, my name is still Pete, er mud. I can still cause a stir, and it is grand to see I can pull out some of the old timers. I do graciously accept blame, for not being a supporting member, no longer being a frequent contributor and finally not a trend setter anymore but a trend spotter. Train spotter. I think Norm (who’s work I always love to see) may have said it best. All from the distant past that put in the time may have had an influence. I used to spend months making scale pilot mounts, fixing pilots to frames, lowering engines, hammering manufactures etc. Now manufactures have many of these scale features on 3 Rail engines. At the minimum I recall many folks insisting absolutely that Lionel will never put Kadee mounts on their cars and engines. Life imitates fake art, and 3 Rail scale work is still going on, but not much on the forum. It seems that many an old (maybe I should use the word “experienced”) contributor is still having fun detailing their fleet, but we just don’t talk about it as much. Anyway, I posted an observation that was relayed to me by my recommendation. I did go 3 or 4 pages deep before writing, and never wrote vendors should not advertise on the forum. A criticism without suggestion is just a complaint. So I thought maybe posting these commercials on a more popular forum or limiting them to a few per page may help the content flow. But I am thoroughly delighted at causing a ruckus. Some things never change.
Back to being a 3RS guy but a poor documenter of my fun.