Hobby Celebrities

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What Lance did do is bring the switching layout of the dark age closet and made modelers aware there is more to a switching layout the John Allen's "Time Saver" layout that was design and built for a NMRA switching contest that many still affiliates with the words " switching layout". We must give the man credit for top tier switching layout designs based on prototype locations.

I would add that Lance has also introduced a large group of modelers to how things are really done on the railroad and how operating a layout realistically really adds to the enjoyment. Lance, himself, is still learning and passes along what he has learned to those who follow his blogs. He certainly doesn't attempt to tell anyone that his layout style and modeling is the only way it should be done. I admire his work, along with the excellent work done by so many members of Big Blue, many of which should also be shown on the pages of the hobby rags.