Bob > David originally submitted his article for use in Model Railroad Planning, so I wanted to make certain that we had photos that would look good on that cover. Months later we learned that Terry Thompson wanted to use the article in MR.

It is important to compose a photo that still looks good after the masthead, UPC bar code, and text have been dropped on top. Cover art for MRP is quite a bit taller than on MR,  and often can be seen behind the masthead.
Bob > Just in case, I also tested photos for use on the cover of MR . We submitted high-quality prints of this and other "comps" to  make it easier for the editorial and marketing staffs to visualize what the cover could look like. This comp may well have done the job, as the actual MR cover looks almost the same.
Bob > The cover photo of Model Railroader, May 2006. Parts of this scene are only 9 inches deep from the edge of the layout fascia to the basement wall! Canon 10D, 17-40mm.

Tony Koester also chose this photo for use in a collage of photos on the cover of his recent book on Coal Railroading.
Bob > This yard tower photo graced the cover of O-Scale Trains issue #5. Since publication, Lionel copied David's design as Yard Tower 6-14227 at a retail price of $41.99. Lionel did not give David any credit.
Bob > In a short rain squall, Laramie WY.
David originally submitted his article for use in Model Railroad Planning, so I wanted to make certain that we had photos that would look good on that cover. Months later we learned that Terry Thompson wanted to use the article in MR.

It is important to compose a photo that still looks good after the masthead, UPC bar code, and text have been dropped on top. Cover art for MRP is quite a bit taller than on MR, and often can be seen behind the masthead.
Bob > David originally submitted his article for use in Model Railroad Planning, so I wanted to make certain that we had photos that would look good on that cover. Months later we learned that Terry Thompson wanted to use the article in MR.

It is important to compose a photo that still looks good after the masthead, UPC bar code, and text have been dropped on top. Cover art for MRP is quite a bit taller than on MR,  and often can be seen behind the masthead.
David originally submitted his article for use in Model Railroad Planning, so I wanted to make certain that we had photos that would look good on that cover. Months later we learned that Terry Thompson wanted to use the article in MR.

It is important to compose a photo that still looks good after the masthead, UPC bar code, and text have been dropped on top. Cover art for MRP is quite a bit taller than on MR, and often can be seen behind the masthead.
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