Carolina Casting in NOT going to be produced. At least not yet!

Hi Everyone.  I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but as JT pointed out in his comment about the Carolina Casting post, the plans of the Carolina Foundry model are currently copyrighted by Model Railroader and as such, we can not make a kit of it (doesn’t matter what it is called) for sale.  I’d love to do it as a FREEBIE, and maybe we will, but I need to do some more checking first.

Comments

[JT]

My intention was to give credit to E.L. Moore, not to stop you from producing the kit. E.L. Moore is one of my favorites. The article is circa 1972. As near as I can tell, starting in January 1974, MRR always placed the following on drawings:

"Magazine purchaser may have photocopies of these drawings made as an aid to personal or commercial model making or tool design but does not have the right to distribute copies of the drawings to others."

The presence of this would specifically allow you to produce a kit. I suggest you send a note to Neil Besougloff asking for permission. I would be shocked if he did not let you use it under the terms of the post 1974 usage rights boilerplate.

[CSAhomodeler]

why not modify it a bit, change the roof line, make an addition, add a loading dock, etc.

[Dave Rarig]

I did not copy or reproduce the drawings in any way. I developed my plan by referring to the original article in the magazine and making my own drawings in the Model Builder program. These were the plans I sent to Thom, nothing taken directly from MR, so I don't see how this could be construed as copyright infringement. If it is, than no article or drawing in any publication can be used by any modeler if he intends to sell his work, ie. take stuff to a train show or list on a swap/sell board. If you look at my model it certainly bears a resemblance to the original by E.L. Moore, but it is no way identical.

[Dave Rarig]

Does this mean I should scuttle plans to build a brewery complex as I draw inspiration and general layout information from a 1969 article in Model Railroader. Dave, I can't believe that a magazine publishes construction articles that no one is supposed to use. I agree with JT...send a note to Neil to get his response.

[Dave Miecznikowski]

Thank you guys for your feedback. I understand your comments, but as a manufacturer, I have to be a bit more careful. I will be contacting MR and as you all have said, expect their full cooperation. I just don't want you all to think that a kit will be available tomorrow. I just need to be sure that any T's and I's that need crossing or doting are taken care of.

[Dave Rarig]

I sure hope you get a favorable response from Neil; I'd hate to see you have to scuttle the Chama coaling tower that Jim Gore is trial building for you, such a WASTE OF TIME! Copyrighted by Model Railroader, February and March, 1960, Len Madsen, author.

[Jim Gore]

Dave,

The Chama coaling tower that I am test-building is a fairly long stretch from the MR drawings [which I provided to Thom a while back], but I think that it is important to make sure that copyright infringement is not an issue, per Dave and Thom. In my own fashion, the test-build will use as many Clever parts as possible but I have a long list of modifications to be made.

Jim

[Dave]

Thom here. (keeping my head down) Just because I gave Jim my Chama material doesn't mean it will ever be out. For the record, I did my own research. (MR's plans were part of it.) None of the drawings or plans agreed, so I went with what I liked in photos.
On the "other" building, Dave R. was clear that it was inspired by E.L. Moore, but it went in one ear and slipped right thru the gelatin mass I use for brains. Oh well, I have 22 pages of art that I'll put in a vault and someday a reincarnation of Jeraldo will find them next to Al Capone's American Flyer.