26 episodes
Proto-Future and the Beginner's Guide to Model Railroading G4
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3.9 • 47 Ratings
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This is a joint feed for the Beginner’s Guide to Model Railroading (BGT) and the Proto-Future Podcast (PFP), a fresh take on model railroading which covers modern transit, intercity passenger rail, and walkable, climate-just, and racially equitable urban environments.
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BGTMRRING Episode 22: Scenery Part 3: Pedosphere Part 2: Trees, Water, Ballast, and Details
This episode covers the different ways of making deciduous and evergreen trees, pouring epoxy water systems, ballasting track, and adding scenic details.
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Proto-Future 3: Rochester, MN
This episode recounts impressionable articles, near-future Amtrak routes, and how I went from modeling the 1890s On30 and choosing a diesel locomotive just for fun to completely abandoning the On30 layout and starting over to make a new layout based on a concept for regional transportation in a state which I've never lived in and barely visited.
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BGTMRRING Episode 21: Scenery Part 2: Pedosphere Part 1: Dirt and Foliage
After thousands of days into BGT, we finally get to start making scenery!
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Proto-Future Bonus 1: G4 Imitates Noah Lugeons
The Scathing Atheist, Episode #195, as interpreted by G4
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Proto-Future 2: G4's Story
This episode details how I went from a car-brained suburbanite to the opinionated rail advocate and city critic that I am today.
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BGTMRRING Episode 20: Q&A 3
This episode addresses some much-delayed listener questions about beginnery topics, as well as some of the feedback about the most recent episode, the Proto-Future Manifesto.
Customer Reviews
Good information
I am just starting model railroading, and this show has really good information. However, the very informative presenter throws his voice and it makes everything he says sound arrogant and it made it hard to want to listen to. I’m truly appreciative of the information, but I think you’d sound so much better in a normal speaking voice instead of the way you present. I mean no insult, just being constructive.
Q and A
I have a layout under construction
Ryan
Good show but not perfect.
Great information and very well presented but the host is a little pompous and the intros are unnecessarily long. Despite the flaws I still listen happily as new episodes release and I enjoy them. Keep up the great work John!