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sender comment Derrick Schofield Canada USA 31 Dec 2002 This is fantastic. I've never seen anything this spectacular. I'm new to the hobby & don't have anything setup yet. Very inspiring. Thanks Paul Cesak Texas USA 30 Dec 2002 Great Website..I plan to come back when I have more time.... Grins Pc Robert Cady New York USA 30 Dec 2002 Your work is perfect and your web page is wounderful. Thank you for sharing your passion of Trains. I hope to build a layout with my 2 sons and 3 daughters. I stumbled across your web site by accident. It has been an inspiration of what I hope to achieve. Thomas Schiltz Oshkosh USA 29 Dec 2002 I just stopped in for another visit. Still an absolutly wonderful site! Fionn MacCumhaill Gleann Cholm Cille 29 Dec 2002 Angelo: Elogi a voi. Sforzo eccellente. Konrad Garber Malaga Spain 28 Dec 2002 Fantástico, estupendo. You are a great artist. Bravissimo. Raffaele Palmisano Roma Italy 28 Dec 2002 Ringrazio l'amico Mario Virzì per avermi dato la possibilità di vedere (e sentire) il suo sito e le meraviglie che contiene. Complimenti vivissimi da un plasticista piccolo, piccolo! Johnny USA 24 Dec 2002 Mr. Battistella, A very engaging site and wonderful layout. Merry Christmas. Johnny Mario Virzi' Roma Italia 23 Dec 2002 Cosi' come accade con i film piu' belli, anche il tuo capolavoro si apprezza sempre di piu' dopo ogni visione. Sei proprio da OSCAR. Salutoni Mario. Jerry Vess USA 22 Dec 2002 Great railroad and web site!! got my interest up again, THANK YOU! Pawel Warsaw Poland 19 Dec 2002 Great place, marvelous trains and layout and great inspiration for many other (it includes me;). It's really state of art. Thank you Cesare SG Bianchi Milano Italia 19 Dec 2002 Grazie dello stupendo calendario, sig. Angelo, lo avrò "sott'occhio" per tutto il 2003! in cui spero e auguro per tutti gli appasionati delle ferrovie in miniatura un'anno di gioia e soddisfazione........... Cecilia Cavatorta Parma Italia 16 Dec 2002 Un collega mi ha appena mostrato il Suo sito. MERAVIGLIOSO!! Non pensavo fosse possibile riprodurre un mondo così piccolo e con tanta precisione. Forse nascerà una passione. cecilia Doug Canada USA 19 Nov 2002 Absolutely amazing work, the website is one of the best and the layout is out of this world. I am sure you have inspired many thousands of railway hobbyists around the world. Keep up the good work. Glenn Farr USA 18 Nov 2002 Angelo....I am just getting started in HO. WoW what an awsome railroad you have! Congratulations! Your website will take many visits to see all the super detail work. Regards, Glenn David McGowan Canada USA 4 Oct 2002 What a wonderful site. Great to see where it can take you! Thanks. Steve Martin Sydney Australia 3 Oct 2002 Hi Fellow Modeler, I just wish to thank you for putting your Web Site on the Internet, for people who are only begginer's in this hobby. As it is sites like your's that makes it easy for people like me to learn and get idears from experianced as yourselves. I was involved in the hobby about 18yrs ago but due to my busines and family comitments, I put it on the shelf for a while but I never guessed it would be this long, but I think that the Internet is such a good thing for the Model Train Hobby, as it lets us visit homes and clubs anywhere in the world. Also it opens a wider feild for hobbyist's to gain information, or assistance in their hobby. Anyway thank you for allowing me to enter your world of model trains and browse around at my leisure, for idears that I may use in the future on my next layout. Regards, Steve M. Downunder Thomas R Schiltz 17 Sep 2002 Phenominal site! I have been looking at it for quite a while today. I have gotten several ideas for my own railroad that I am in the process of designing, and I am sure that I will come back to look again. Again, excellent job with your layout and your web site! Tom Cesare Bianchi 27 Aug 2002 ...è con gioia che dopo diversi anni di "assenza" ritrovi notizie di Angelo...... Satterlee 21 Aug 2002 Angelo, have you ever considered issuing E passes? The San Diego Model Railroad Club recently began issuing them as a form of advertizing. You have fantastic artistic skills, a distinctive logo, and we (for one) would be proud to receive an E pass from the Tall Pine Railroad. We have had a link to your web site from ours for several months now and I visit regularly to see what you have done next. I will also submit these comments to you via e mail. Righetti Nereo 21 Aug 2002 Hi Angelo, fantastic web site and layout. Starting an own US layout your pics are bringing a lot of help. Best wishes from Switzerland. See ya Ron Calvanio 14 Aug 2002 Extraordinary. You are The Michelangelo of the model railroad art. I come to your site to look at beauty and craftsmanship at the end of a hard work day. You offer refreshment for the soul. My thanks. This opinion from someone who is not a RR hobbyist. Dave 9 Aug 2002 FANTASTIC!! What a great site and incredable display of your railroad. Your super detailing of scenes is beautiful. I'm currently in construction mode and your detailing of scenes has inspired me as to what can be done. Don Brown 6 Aug 2002 Hey guys nice site,keep up the good work! Derek 27 Jul 2002 Angelo Your work is breathtaking. I aspire to be a tenth as good. You should plan a trip to the US. If you come to Atlanta let me know. Best Regards, Don Brown CEO Yankee Southern Railroad Peter Willstein 19 Jul 2002 I've followed your railroad for years and it is fantastic...congradulations Comandante Vespucci Francesco Rizzo Taranto Italia 31 Jun 2002 Carissimo, appena rientrato a Taranto, con le immagini del tuo capolavoro negli occhi, sono entrato nel tuo sito, per rivivere l'emozione della visita. Grazie ancora per la tua cortesia e disponibilità, hgo iniziato la propaganda al tuo calendario. Alla prossima, grazie di nuovo Rich Maiorano 27 Jun 2002 Great allsome site angelo I do have one question how did you do the smoke coming out of the stacks on the engines looks like it could be real rich Fabio Canevello 26 Jun 2002 Ecco finalmente un ferramatore con un sito web professionale di altissimo livello. Caro Angelo, ho "scoperto" il tuo "trucco": sei un professionista della grafica e questa tua passione traspira nel buon gusto della presentazione del tuo plastico; inoltre persone come te portano il modellismo ferroviario su di un piano elevato. Per questo ed altro, grazie. Dr.Glyn Jones 25 Jun 2002 Angelo your layout is spectacular and a real inspiration to others. I am embarking on building a large Marklin layout and your work has been very instrumental in stimulating my interest. I must also complement you on an excellent web page. If ever I return to Italy for a visit I would love to stop by and see your layout in operation. Best wishes Glyn Sandro Zucchi 12 Jun 2002 Sono anch'io un appassionato dei grandi spazi ferroviari americani, in particolar modo delle ferrovie a scartamento ridotto del Colorado (D&RGW RGS C&S). A tal proposito, in compagnia di altri amici, e con la collaborazione del Consolato Generale d'Italia di Lugano (Svizzera) si sta preparando una mostra tutta di treni americani che avrà luogo nel corso del mese di settembre di quest'anno. Saremmo felici di averti tra noi, magari con qualche bel modello da esporre. Tom 2 Jun 2002 Hello. This is just the type of site I love to visit when I can't sleep. I really enjoyed my visit. Ed Z 28 May 2002 Just Surfin.. Hello From Gold Coast Australia.. Well Done... Gary Sanford 18 May 2002 Your layout is a work of art and your Website is fantastic. You are an insperation to all who love to work on and build model train layouts. Paul Brock 9 May 2002 A great layout & great web site!  Even friends & who are not model RRs enjoy looking at your site with me.  Thanks for making it available. Are you only offering your only website in Flash format now.  I used to view it in HTML and would rather view it that way now.  Is it possible for me to continue viewing it in HTML & how do I do that? Flavio Magaraggia Dino Sassi 8 May 2002 Lei conoscerà certamente il Leigh Creek Lumber Co. di Geoff Nott. Credevo che quello fosse il più bel plastico che avessi visto, ma ieri sera, visitando il Suo sito, mi son dovuto ricredere: il Tallpine Railroad è MERAVIGLIOSO! Spero un giorno, se possibile, di poterlo ammirare di persona. Sandro 1 Apr 2002 Complimenti per il meraviglioso lavoro svolto. Sandro. Dick 28 Mar 2002 Hello Angelo Very nice site and layout ! What do you do for animation on the website ? Flash? Keep up the beautiful modeling ! Dick Pontin Fri Mar 22 Unbelievably realistic layout! and your pictures are FANTASTIC! I was so impressed with the people; their compositon, positions and postures were so realistic it looks like you stepped back in time to shot the pictures. A museum quality layout and thanks for posting it, a wonderful opportunity for everyone to step back in time. Nick Weber 22 Mar 2002 Great looking work Justin D Thu Mar 21 A truly wonderful site, very well layed out and the pictures are beautiful. The model railroad is nothing short of spectacular and I have seen very few to call its equal. You have a great talent, thank you for sharing it with all of us. A good many great and wonderful times ahead in your life and hobby, Justin. Matt Hudson Mon, 18 Mar 2002 I notice that you also have a Baldwin 2 4 4 2. Have you done anything to improve it's performance? I have an Akane that I was able to get about a year ago. The gearing seems to high and was looking for a way to improve the gear box. Matt Hudson Fri, 15 Mar 2002 I was really amazed when I came across you website It seemed everything I had in mind you had already done. Same building kits, car kits, terrain, etc. It's just that you're in Italy and I'm in Oklahoma. I noticed that you are granting picture requests and I have one. Is it possible to get a full picture or two from different angles of the whole yard section, somewhat elevated, looking across the roundhouse and main industrial area. Trying to get some ideas on how to develop this area on my layout and it seems you have a knack for putting a lot into a small space. Actually some full shots of the whole layout would be nice. Steve Martin 13 Mar 2002 I had a wonderful time! Great pictures Raseni 6 Mar 2002 Caro Battistella, complimenti per l'ottima realizzazione del plastico e l'ottimo sito internet. Davide Gary Cosby 4 Mar 2002 Great railroading.I look at Tall Pine RR in MR alot for inspiration . Thankyou. Len 2 Mar 2002 Awsome, just a totally awsome site. WOW!!! Tim Law 26 Feb 2002 Great job. Your railroad is one of the very best Benno 23 Feb 2002 Keep up the good work! I also recommend you to visit my site, and tell me what you'll find of it in my guestbook! CU, Greetings from Holland! Rich Maiorano 22 Feb 2002 Allsome layout loved the movies and pics keep up the great work your giving alot of good ideas for and when i start mine layout Benno 6 Feb 2002 Hello everybody, look at my site, you wil find photo's of Dutch trains, my own rail etc. at "afbeeldingen" Greetings from Holland Gary Floyd 3 Feb 2002 Really enjoyed your site also have enjoyed seeing your layout in Model Railroader I recently sold all my diesel locomotives and model steam now my layout (Las Vegas & Fremont Railway... LV&FRE) Under construction going slow because I too like detail Brian Satterlee 30 Jan 2002 What a great railroad, modeling, website, and photography!! Somehow you have created a huge layout in a small space. Each picture group stands on its own, from any angle, without seeming to be just a few feet from the last. How did you do the locomotive smoke?? Great effect. E proprio miraculoso! Per piachere, se vengo in Italia, in che citta posso trovare il layout, perche voglio vedere in persona. Ciao. P.S. I added a link on our club web page to yours. Wish you lived in San Diego, we could use your special talents. Frank E Dorn Jr 29 Jan 2002 This is a wonderful model railroad. The detail included in it reminds me of the work of John Allen and George Sellios. Dirk Vanmullem 27 Jan 2002 The points from Belgïum : 10/10 youre one of the bests Leo Pesce 22 Jan 2002 Message: Hello Angelo, I was checking RailsUSA and found your site. Very cool. It is unusual to find an USA layout in Italy. I found more in England and Switzerland. Keep up the good work and I will be looking for the progress on the new layout. It is interesting that here I am in the USA and starting a layout depicting Italy. I guess for me it is nostalgic memories. Cheers Leo Paul Lynott 19 Jan 2002 Hello Angelo, I would like to thank you for sharing your railroad with us. Not only is the modelling excellant but the photography is quite superb. Paul Bill Palmer Fri Jan 18 Thought it was a great tour hope you are working on your mmr i think that you qualify will be looking for the updated pics in the future Mike Vilhauer 15 Jan 2002 Angelo, Your railroad is beautiful! I just wish I returned to model railroading before I visited Italy in October of 2000. I guess I'll have to schedule another visit to my relatives in Guarcino, south of Roma. Ciao Paolo Rota 11 Jan 2002 Anche io, come il mio amico piergiuseppe, mii devo vergognare, guardando il suo sito, signor angelo .... superbo il sito, superbo il layout !! Peter Umbriana 4 Jan 2002 Truly you are an artist to be admired. I am just getting started, bought a box of HO cars, track, 2 locomotives for $3.00 at a yard sale. My grandson is 18 months old. He is choo choo obsessed. I work for a locomotive rebuild plant. We rebuild SD40, SD60, GP40, Gp38, Switchers, EMD, ALCO, etc. He goes crazy when he sees them. I want to put together memories for him building a railroad with his grandpa. Your work is beyond anything I have looked at. My grandparents are from Italy. If I ever get over there, your creation would be my site seeing quest. Sincerely Peter Alfredo Calligaris Fri Jan 4 Caro Angelo, era un po di tempo che non rivedevo il plastico. Anche per uno come me che l'ha visto nascere è una cosa splendida. Complimenti ancora. Pierre 2 Jan 2002 I miei più sinceri complimenti, una vera opera d'arte.