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I have heard people complain about how many articles John Allen wrote while he was alive, in Model Railroader Magazine. This is similar to people complaining about Malcom Furlow's articles in the 1980s. I have counted how many articles John wrote, between July of 1946 and his death in 1973 and found he only had 21 articles in that 27 year span. While it is true that John had many photographs published in the magazine (how many, I'm unsure) however in most people's eyes his layout was impressive. Malcom Furlow, on the other hand, had 30 articles in 9 year span from August of 1980 to December of 1989! The truth of the matter is there were many people who had far more articles published in Model Railroader than either of these two people. It's my opinion that when people show real talent for a subject, they should (if they like) write often, as I like to see and read about how they do things! Pelle Soeborg is another example of someone who has a lot of talent and is willing to share how he does things and I greatly appreciate. I don't know why people complain about talented people contributing to the model railroading press, maybe it's sour grapes. Again, this is only my opinion and last I heard my opinion and a $1.50 will still buy me a cup of coffee!
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