TTRAK Adventures
This post is generally just a photo dump of some TTRAK stuff that either I or my parents have been working on.
NCR Layout Photo Highlights
Windsor St Backdrops In
Thanks to my friend Dave I finally got my backdrops mounted for the Windsor St crossing area. Again, it’s amazing what a deadline will do!
Quick tip for cutting windows (or other square holes) into sheets of styrene
I attended the NMRA Mid-East Region convention last year and learned a really great tip for a common problem: cutting square holes for windows or doors into styrene sheets.
Windsor St Layout Overview: End of May 2018
I decided to shoot some overview photos of all the progress I’ve been making ahead of my open house. Here’s the layout as it sat at the end of May 2018.
York walk around: May 2018
I recently reached a significant milestone on the Windsor St Layout: no more naked foam in York. I took a series of “walk around” photos to commemorate the occasion.
Weathering with PanPastels
Years ago I used a set of pastels for weathering. They worked ok and many of the cars I used them on are still in the fleet, but PanPastels have looked very interesting and all of the work I’ve seen that used them looked pretty good. I decided to jump in and give them a […]
More fascia painting: York this time
I’ve been winding down construction on the Windsor Street layout because there’s just not that much left to do. One of the finishing touches is to paint the fascia.
Evolution of York Tower
Progress in York is continuing. Today it took the form of the area around York tower.
Some bridge photos
I’ve been spending a lot of time working on downtown York, which believe me, EATS time. However, I took a few minutes to finish ballasting Black Bridge. Here are a pair of photos.