Posing A Question About THe Hobby

[Brakie]

Starting on page 52 of the Feb '09 Model Railroader is a presentation of a layout titled Steaming Through The Winter Wonderland. It is a nice layout, but it wasn't built by the owner; it was commissioned from Raildreams, Inc., a commercial firm.

My feelings are that this isn't a proper display of a layout made by an owner or club, but essentially amounts to advertising for the company that did all the work. From a modeler's viewpoint, I'm uncomfortable with the way this was presented, but maybe I'm too much of a purist.

I'm interested in the opinions of other members.

Interesting thought MM..

I haven't read my newest MR yet-I read N Scale Railroading and N Scale first,then Trains,then MR except for when Railfan and Classic trains arrive then they are read before MR.

I have mixed feelings about articles in MR (or any MR mag)that features a prebuilt layout..I can understand a person having a layout built that lacks the needed carpentry skills or electrical skills,have a physical impairment ect..

On the other hand I see such articles as infomercials promoting a advertiser.