New "Operations" book by Opsig

[sirenwerks]

Oh, that's easy. Doesn't a well-stocked fridge and delivery pizza fix everything?

Only if you designed a place to set the pizza into your layout, and beverage holders for the operators. Which is covered in chapter three of the... (just kidding on that reference)

[MVW]

Thanks, Otto! Will be ordering shortly.

@p51 have you read John Armstrong's and Bruce Chubb's books? Plenty there to sink your teeth into, but easy to digest.

Jim

[Point353]

All this said, I'll probably be getting a copy because I at least want to see what I can learn from it.Easy enough, yes, but they wanted over $25 for shipping alone and I live in the US! 
With the media rate being what it is, that's highway robbery. I guess I'll have to order directly through them, assuming they too don't gouge on postage!

No experience with them, but this place came out near the top of a google search, the price for the book is $42.95 and they claim to offer media mail as a shipping option:
https://www.arizonahobbies.com/A-Compendium-of-Model-Railroad-Operations-From-Design-to-Implementation_p_1183.html
https://www.arizonahobbies.com/Shipping-Information_ep_43-1.html

[sirenwerks]

But you can get a digital OPSIG membership for $10 and the membership lowers the price of the book by the same amount, so you benefit from a year's worth of good info.

[Missaberoad]

No experience with them, but this place came out near the top of a google search, the price for the book is $42.95 and they claim to offer media mail as a shipping option:
https://www.arizonahobbies.com/A-Compendium-of-Model-Railroad-Operations-From-Design-to-Implementation_p_1183.html
https://www.arizonahobbies.com/Shipping-Information_ep_43-1.html

I've ordered from him a few times now... good service and quick shipping...
He also is able to ship to Canada from Windsor so it saves on shipping costs...

[SirTainly]

I've asked SPV in the UK if they are going to get any copies, shipping hardback books individually from the US would be ruinous, especially when I'd get hit for customs too.

[sirenwerks]

I've asked SPV in the UK if they are going to get any copies, shipping hardback books individually from the US would be ruinous, especially when I'd get hit for customs too.

I had to do customs to ship a birthday card to my mother in law in Morocco a few months ago. Ridiculous.

[SirTainly]

I had to do customs to ship a birthday card to my mother in law in Morocco a few months ago. Ridiculous.

It's the $10+ handling fee that gets slapped on if they charge customs or VAT that annoys me - it in this case I'd be paying 20% in tax, plus another 20%+ for them to collect the tax.

[Missaberoad]

It's the $10+ handling fee that gets slapped on if they charge customs or VAT that annoys me - it in this case I'd be paying 20% in tax, plus another 20%+ for them to collect the tax.

They do that to us in Canada too... Our GST is only 5% but it's pretty ridiculous to pay 3$ tax and 10$ handling fee 
Thankfully (for me at least) maybe 1 in 20 packages get charged customs...

[p51]

I went ahead and ordered the book directly. When I got their last book, I got a free 1-year membership in OpSig. Maybe they'll do that this time, which would be nice (and a good idea to attract new members).

@p51 have you read John Armstrong's and Bruce Chubb's books? Plenty there to sink your teeth into, but easy to digest.

Nope, but I might go looking. I didn't bother for a while because I know a few op guru types who tell me the stuff is about as dated as track plan and scenery guides from the same era. If I can get any of these books cheap at a show or off amazon, I'll give them a try.

[C855B]

So far, I'm finding it fatiguing to read. It's not the content or subject - I just can't sit with it for more than 10 minutes at a time before my eyes hurt. Anybody else notice this?

[conrail98]

I flipped through the show copy at the NMRA convention (they didn't have any left) and it looks really good. I'm going to pick one up from the OpSig since I get the $10 discount for being a member,

Phil

[peteski]

So far, I'm finding it fatiguing to read. It's not the content or subject - I just can't sit with it for more than 10 minutes at a time before my eyes hurt. Anybody else notice this?

Should have bought the audio-book version.   
Is it the typeface or the font size?

[coldriver]

So far, I'm finding it fatiguing to read. It's not the content or subject - I just can't sit with it for more than 10 minutes at a time before my eyes hurt. Anybody else notice this?

I think these books are better digested as a reference guide rather than a cover to cover read.  If you're to the point in your layout where you're setting up a car forwarding scheme that's the time to read the section on car forwarding. 

I haven't received my copy yet, but the last book they put out on Timetable & Train Order was a definite cure for insomnia.  But as we began to implement TT&TO it became invaluable when we had a specific rules or operating practice question. 

[C855B]

Should have bought the audio-book version.   
Is it the typeface or the font size?

Nyuk nyuk. You know I know what it is and can explain it ad nauseum, but at the moment I'm curious if others have observed the same issue.