Went on a local layout tour last weekend. It included one On3 layout, one N, and four HO layouts, all in my local area too! Every one of them significantly larger than my humble N empire, and all but two un-finished. Are layouts ever finished? I was certainly inspired to tackle some long lingering projects, both scenic and rolling stock. And I offered my train room for inclusion in a future tour. So, if you are in the So Cal area, stop by and visit the birthplace of BULLFROG SNOT.

We gave samples of BULLFROG SNOT to the host/owners as a thank you for their hospitality. Most had heard of us, some not. The latest group to "discover" BULLFROG SNOT is the Z scalers. We welcome Zscale Monster Trains to our growing list of dealers, visit them at http://www.zscalemonster.com/bullfrog_snot/

A FROG that constantly changes color is being worshipped as a GOD in India.

Hundreds of curious followers flock to Reji Kumar’s home every day to pray and ask for miracles. Now one of the country’s top zoologists plans to study the rainbow frog. But Reji, 35, who keeps the creature in a glass bottle after finding it while out watering plants, is afraid it might CROAK first. He said: "My one problem is that this frog does not appear to eat. I keep trying to feed it but it doesn’t eat anything. I don’t know what else to give it."

The frog was a dazzling WHITE colour when Reji, from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, first spotted it. Then it changed to YELLOW and had gone GREY by the time he got it home. Lift worker Reji added: "By night the frog was dark yellow, and then it became transparent so you could see its internal organs.

"It seemed like a miracle to me that this frog had so many different coats. So now people come to see him and pray to him."

Professor Oommen V. Oommen from India’s Kerala University, said it was not uncommon for animals to change color. He explained: "Frogs do change color to scare away predators. "But from what I have heard, the frog at Kumar’s place changes color so frequently it is a bit unusual. It’s an omen. I will collect it for study and then eat it."