@Tinplate Art posted:I am very curious about the many interesting and unique forum user ID's and would like to ask our members to share the meaning of their forum names. Way back in 2001, I used the handle, Beowulf, as I studied Old English and Beowulf as a graduate student with a noted Beowulf scholar, who was also my mentor and friend. Later, I changed my forum name to Multi Gauge Art to reflect my then three gauge layout: O, standard and G (LGB). Several years later, my layouts in both homes had evolved into exclusive tinplate O and standard gauges, so I changed my name to Tinplate Art. Ironically, I have evolved back to multiple gauges, so I am once again, Multi Gauge Art! I actually own and operate more LGB than tinplate, but I will keep my present forum handle to avoid confusion! LOL!
Mine is an easy one. Guess which railroad I worked for in the 60's. When I first started using the email address (about 20 years ago), I soon got a message "is this the Mal Laughlin that I worked with at the NYC in 1967 ?"
My toy train interests go far beyond that, but coming back to the beginning, I'm planning a tinplate exhibit at the NYCSHS convention next year. It will be Lionel, AF and Marx NYC cars and locomotives from 80 to 105 years ago.
Anyone who may bein the Albany area May 20-21 next year is invited to participate - hoping we can find someone with a 700E.
Malcolm Laughlin
