Marty, I'd be really interested to hear your take on my (limited) comments.
Ed, First of all I like the approach - I think blogs are a great option for a full-fledged web site - less work, and something a little different every time people visit.
The saga of FLB and his various incarnations are well known in the model railroad business - I always figured if someone was going to engage in somewhat bizarre and questionable business practices they should pick something they stand a chance of making money at - and model railroading isn't it.
Understand the issue with the MTL PS-1 -- I remember the only review I wrote that was EVER questioned at MR was the review I did of the MTL "ARA" boxcar - the one they used diagonal panel roof and PS-1 underframe one. I mentioned this is the review and was called on the carpet by the publisher - turns out Keith and Dale were good friends of his and he didn't think we should critcize a "minor" detail on an N Scale car -- after all, you could read the lettering with a magnifying glass . . . I should add the complaint on the review did not come from MTL - it was self generated in house by a publisher who should have known better.
Just watch any criticism of Micro-Trains
- you may well be banned from N scale . . .
Marty
