Is there a master index for the magazines. I'm looking for articles on trolleys. Do I have to go thru all the mags one by one? If I go to search I only get forum results.
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There is a magazine index. Not sure if there’s a search feature for specific articles. These came to mind. About a decade apart. The builder use to have a table at local shows for detail parts. Westport Model Works.
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Thanks Dave. I'll check those out. Where is the magazine index? It's probably staring me in the face but I can't locate it.
OGR Master Index. At the very top left above the banner adds.
@Pup posted:Is there a master index for the magazines.
For all magazines? Once upon a time there was such an index but that was years ago and it was not on line.
This one albeit very incomplete still floats about on the web: http://www.olimpia.com:8084/IntroPage.html
I'm looking for articles on trolleys. Do I have to go thru all the mags one by one? If I go to search I only get forum results.
Is there something specific you are looking for related to trolleys??
We have had a Master Index of ALL issues online at the OGR web site for several years. It's in the blue tool bar at the top of this screen where it says "OGR MASTER INDEX."
The database the mwb referred to was a good effort for its time, but the most current OGR issue there is Run 139, published in February of 1995. We are about to publish Run 339.
Ironically, the OGR Master Index is off line right now, getting updated. It should be back up and running in a couple of days. Then you will be able to search for almost anything and find it.
Thank you everyone. Like I thought it was looking me right in the face.
@mwb posted:For all magazines? Once upon a time there was such an index but that was years ago and it was not on line.
This one albeit very incomplete still floats about on the web: http://www.olimpia.com:8084/IntroPage.html
Is there something specific you are looking for related to trolleys??
I was just looking for pictures of trolley overhead wiring and poles.
@Pup posted:I was just looking for pictures of trolley overhead wiring and poles.
Sadly, there are not a lot of good articles on overhead wiring.....
I was not aware that the OGR Master Index covered all publications. I don't believe that that is broadly known to modelers. Perhaps that needs to be better known?
The index that I posted a link to was a crowd sourced one that sadly has not been kept up by any "crowd"....but it at one time also listed a lot of more obscure magazines which have tended to fly under the radar. Some, like Traction & Models would probably have some information regarding trolley overhead wiring and poles.
Coverage is spotty, but here's one I've tried in the past:
Dave C. You picked a good one. My club was invited to Les Lewis' home several years ago. It was an amazing layout.
Don, I remember Les and his wife use to man a table at the Big E. Great modeler who did things old school. He did some other shows also. He offered some great looking detail pieces for structures. He also offered large brick building drawings on heavy paper. They could be glued to cardstock or Masonite to come up with a large affordable structure.
Guys....we found the problem with the master index not working properly. It is up and running!!! Runs 335 through 339 will soon be added.
