Rich Melvin visits the Muffin's before the tent comes down..... MrMuffin'sTrains is moving!

Wow!  Missed the visit at your current locale.  Sure hope to make it to your new one!

Great news Steve!!  Your soon to be new location looks almost like one of our Ameri-towne buildings!! 

Alan

Good luck with the move......sorry I missed this layout.....I will make sure I won't miss the next one!

Peter

Yes good luck and best wishes with the new building. Smart that you purchased it rather than lease another one. Someday I hope to see your store and layout in the new"classic" building. Maybe mth or Atlas O will come up with a kit on this building.

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Yes good luck and best wishes with the new building. Smart that you purchased it rather than lease another one. Someday I hope to see your store and layout in the new"classic" building. Maybe mth or Atlas O will come up with a kit on this building.

I see a road trip.......

I was very excited to read about the move in the weekly email that arrived on Sunday. While I am sad to see this layout go, I am excited to see what the new layout will look like. The store in Carmel really has become a tight fit, especially with all the product in stock and shipping out of the store on a weekly basis. Will be excited to come join you and Liz in September to see the new building. 

Best of luck, big news. How long do you expect the new layout to be operational?

It'll be a shame to tear down that great layout, looking forward to seeing what you do in the new location.

This sign is absolutely awesome!  I want one for my town.  BigRail

Best of luck on move and new place. 

Odd thing,,,,when you google Atlanta IN the first photo is of your new building!!!

https://www.google.com/maps/pl...d-86.0263746!6m1!1e1

Great news! That move puts you 30 minutes closer to me...will plan to visit Atlanta when you get up and running. Found it kind of humorous that there are N. Railroad, S. Railroad and W. Railroad Streets in Atlanta...all parallel to each other. I do have a question on a serious note for you...did you really buy the building for the trains or because it was advertising "Banquet Hall"? Just sayin... 

For those of you that have never visited and can, I highly recommend making the trip to see this fantastic layout before the tear down.  It is an amazing layout and has provided great ideas and inspiration in working on my own.  I hate to see the new one move further away from where I live, but it will be worth the trip from the sounds of it.  To all the Muffins: best of luck in your move!

good luck on the move

you run a good business

i see a future road trip from a contingent from the River City 3 Railers

as an aside, would you care to give a little more background on the "working names" you have chosen for your family

jerry

AMCDave posted:

Best of luck on move and new place. 

Odd thing,,,,when you google Atlanta IN the first photo is of your new building!!!

https://www.google.com/maps/pl...d-86.0263746!6m1!1e1

Steve,Congratulations!  The new building looks and sounds like it will be great!  I won't make it out to see the old layout, but I will plan to make a trip to Atlanta to see you in the next few. 

Dave is so right, the building showed right up in Google.  I see Google maps takes me on a northerly route from Butler, Pa to Atlanta via US 30 for a good ways, instead of I-70 to get to Indy.  My family travelled Rt 30 once about 50 years ago to visit cousins when they lived in Celina, O.   I do have distant relatives in the northern suburbs of Indy who came back home (so to speak) to visit once, so I should return the favor.  If you run into any Boyces out there, they are probably related to me.

Rich, I am looking forward to Video 13.  The lineup is getting better and better!! 

I remember Rich's first film and his new camera. Any one else see it or remember the title? Don

Maybe mth or Atlas O will come up with a kit on this building.

Your soon to be new location looks almost like one of our Ameri-towne buildings!! 

The above two quotes total to a suggestion.  Just as MTH makes runs of cars for particular hobby shops, OGR could make a run of that building with The Muffin symbol on the front.

All the best, Muff

RJR posted:

Maybe mth or Atlas O will come up with a kit on this building.

Your soon to be new location looks almost like one of our Ameri-towne buildings!! 

The above two quotes total to a suggestion.  Just as MTH makes runs of cars for particular hobby shops, OGR could make a run of that building with The Muffin symbol on the front.

All the best, Muff

 

I'll second that 

More like a River Leaf Models type building I'd think.  Limited run and custom signage is what they can do. 

scale rail posted:

I remember Rich's first film and his new camera. Any one else see it or remember the title? Don

Nice find Don! The firearm displayed looks mighty big for "Rabbit Season" so I'm thinking it was the other guy, he was Possum hunting or "Shooting for some food" IIRC and struck crude? Should have bought that garage sale encyclopedia set. Just can't recall the title. 

An OGR kit bash or Andre could whip up a kit, either case "Muffin's Place" would look neat.

AMCDave posted:

More like a River Leaf Models type building I'd think.  Limited run and custom signage is what they can do. 

Excellent point Dave!!

Best of luck with your move!

- Greg

Best Wishes to the Muffins.

I wish you were moving to the other Atlanta in the southeast.

Steve,  Best of luck in the new building!  

I was planning on a trip out there to see your present layout.  Will the layout fit the new space or will it need reconfiguring?

Who's this Rich Melvin guy anyway?  I think the guy has twelve different jobs.  Nobody can be that smart and that cool.  It's unnatural.  

Keep up the great work.  I'm a big fan,        WK

Good luck.

Hi Steve and Liz 

Best of luck with your new location. I'm sure the new layout will be outstanding. I will also purchase my copy of the video when it's available. 

Alex 

OGR Ad Man posted:

Great news Steve!!  Your soon to be new location looks almost like one of our Ameri-towne buildings!! 

Alan

Maybe it should be an Ameri-towne building.

So glad I made it to your current location for a visit this year. Looking forward to the video and the new layout. 

Good luck in Atlanta!!

scale rail posted:

I remember Rich's first film and his new camera. Any one else see it or remember the title?

Don

If I recall, my first video was entitled "Muffins with Melvin" or something like that.
I sure wish I still had that old camera. Made a great lunch box. 

William 1 posted:

Who's this Rich Melvin guy anyway?  I think the guy has twelve different jobs.  Nobody can be that smart and that cool.  It's unnatural.  

Keep up the great work.  I'm a big fan,        WK

William, I am a legend in my own mind. (Think about that...read it twice.)
Why...my autograph and a couple of bucks will get you a cup of coffee anywhere.

Steve, I'm a little late to the party here (been flying most of the day today) and I have to thank you for the hospitality! I had a great time shooting the layout with you. The current layout will now be immortalized in video. When the new layout in the new store is done, I may have to pay you another visit.

As others have pointed out, your new building looks just like one of our Ameri-Towne buildings. Maybe OGR should move its' World Headquarters and Raw Nerve Center  there? 

He sounds a lot like the guy in my new Lionel 844 but I know it cant be him cuz he is way too big to fit in that tiny little cab

jpc posted:

good luck on the move

you run a good business

i see a future road trip from a contingent from the River City 3 Railers

as an aside, would you care to give a little more background on the "working names" you have chosen for your family

jerry

Jerry - everyone in the family has a pastry name. 

OGR Webmaster posted:

scale rail posted:

I remember Rich's first film and his new camera. Any one else see it or remember the title?

Don

If I recall, my first video was entitled "Muffins with Melvin" or something like that.
I sure wish I still had that old camera. Made a great lunch box. 

William 1 posted:

Who's this Rich Melvin guy anyway?  I think the guy has twelve different jobs.  Nobody can be that smart and that cool.  It's unnatural.  

Keep up the great work.  I'm a big fan,        WK

William, I am a legend in my own mind. (Think about that...read it twice.)
Why...my autograph and a couple of bucks will get you a cup of coffee anywhere.

Steve, I'm a little late to the party here (been flying most of the day today) and I have to thank you for the hospitality! I had a great time shooting the layout with you. The current layout will now be immortalized in video. When the new layout in the new store is done, I may have to pay you another visit.

As others have pointed out, your new building looks just like one of our Ameri-Towne buildings. Maybe OGR should move its' World Headquarters and Raw Nerve Center  there? 

Excellent plan. You and you're whole crew would be welcome here. Thanks again. We sure had fun. 

Steve, the very best of wishes on your move. I hope it goes really well for you.

I'm sure I'll be buying the video of the layout. Great choice Rich.

Steve, I wish you were moving about 700 miles further east, but I guess that's just part of life, and maybe someday the start of a real road trip.

Gerry

Okay, you have me hooked.  A visit to Mr. Muffin's is now on my bucket list.  Next time I travel east via auto I'll pay you a visit and have a muffin with you (after the mandatory pause en route to genuflect in front of 80 East Jackson in Chicago, of course).

I am going to Indy in Sept for the 2 rail national but will see if I can swing up and see the store. What are sat hours?

Dick