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Evening Chaps,
Just been catching up on the latest chat on the forum and thought I'd explain our position on the era system.
When we launched the mag we had requests to provide further basic information about the time period a locomotive would have appeared in a particular livery and, to that end, we decided upon Bachmann's era system. I think we all have to accept that it will be never be perfect - there are simply too many variations in railway history to make the time periods black and white. However, it does do its job for those who want to get a reasonable idea of which period a particular item of rolling stock is suitable for.
I hope that the seasoned modellers will appreciate that it does help the newcomer, but I also take on board your comments.
Anyway, I'm off to the 'shed' again now to wire up a few more point motors ready for the next show outing for Bay Street and Carper Road - Hartlepool on July 26/ 27!
Cheers,
Mike, Editor.
Just been catching up on the latest chat on the forum and thought I'd explain our position on the era system.
When we launched the mag we had requests to provide further basic information about the time period a locomotive would have appeared in a particular livery and, to that end, we decided upon Bachmann's era system. I think we all have to accept that it will be never be perfect - there are simply too many variations in railway history to make the time periods black and white. However, it does do its job for those who want to get a reasonable idea of which period a particular item of rolling stock is suitable for.
I hope that the seasoned modellers will appreciate that it does help the newcomer, but I also take on board your comments.
Anyway, I'm off to the 'shed' again now to wire up a few more point motors ready for the next show outing for Bay Street and Carper Road - Hartlepool on July 26/ 27!
Cheers,
Mike, Editor.
