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ferroequinologist (n)


Latin ferrum iron + Latin equus horse + -logist
A railroad or model railroad enthusiast. (From Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations.) "Ferroequino" derives from the Latin for "iron horse," an early term for a locomotive.


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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Product Review Joe Fugates Siskiyou Line Video Set


I recently purchased the 5 DVD set from Joe Fugate. It comprised of the following;
1) Model Railroad Volume 1 - Modeling a Prototype
2) Model Railroad Volume 2 - Design & construction
3) Model Railroad Volume 3 - Electrical / DCC & control
4) Model Railroad Volume 4 - Scenery & bridges - pt 1
5) Model Railroad Volume 5 - Scenery & bridges - pt 2
Joe has done a really good job in production of this set, I found myself watching the entire set well into the wee hours of the morning and since, have watched them a couple of times. Joe split up the volumes into mini chapters that make it easy to focus on a particular task such as trees, benchwork, DCC and so on. The information he presents if very helpful and I had several revelations while watching some of his techniques and tips (the term, "why didn't I think of that" came up quite a bit) . The set is $99.00 if you buy the 5 dvds or individually priced if you don’t want to buy all of them at the same time, trust me, you will want all of them.
I have seen many Model Railroad videos in my time (40 years experience), but hands down this is the best I have seen so far. I look forward to ordering more of his work and I fully anticipate that I will be purchasing all of his offerings.
I give this product 5 out of 5 lanterns. Great job Joe!