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Chicago Switching => Modeling => Topic started by: cnwnorthline on December 10, 2014, 10:25:56 PM

Title: Morton Salt in HO
Post by: cnwnorthline on December 10, 2014, 10:25:56 PM

Looks like somebody's done a good job at capturing the Morton Salt building in HO scale:

http://bigbluetrains.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=6182&start=150

-Matt

Title: Re: Morton Salt in HO
Post by: TBurke on December 15, 2014, 09:10:58 PM

Good catch.

Title: Re: Morton Salt in HO
Post by: chuck on December 17, 2014, 01:22:42 PM

And they took legal action against him?!?!?!
That is odd...

Title: Re: Morton Salt in HO
Post by: haggar on December 20, 2014, 01:22:17 PM

I had seen this a while ago but forgot to post a link.  This guy constantly changes his layout if you run through the pages. Different eras, locations, etc. I couldn't see putting in all the time building things only to remove them all and start again.  Interesting to see all the variations he's created though.

Joe

Title: Re: Morton Salt in HO
Post by: tytrain on January 30, 2015, 07:30:28 PM

Quote from: chuck on December 17, 2014, 01:22:42 PM

And they took legal action against him?!?!?!
That is odd...

Doesn't look like they actually took any action against him, just an extreme overabundance of caution on his part it looks like.

Title: Re: Morton Salt in HO
Post by: Reinhard on March 01, 2017, 09:20:15 AM

I did the Morton Salt some years ago and I did never get any trouble for using their trademark.
The German law makes it very easy for any lawyer to send you in the name of Morton Salt a final written warning, request a cease and desist letter and collect a fee depending on the possible damage. It is a dirty game played by German lawyers with passion. That is the background for my over caution.
Anyhow, your observation of my frequent changing layout is right. I am currently inspired by the Flickr group "Chicagoswitching: Former Milwaukee Road" and dress my freelance layout somewhat like 1986.

Reinhard