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My Layouts

I'm currently working on two layouts. One is a simple oval that I'm building in my apartment. It's what I am testing out my techniques on.

I am also in the planning stages for my "dream layout", Conrail's Northern Central line in December of 1985.

I Have a Home for the Layout


Terri and I just bought a house, with a nice basement, which means, it's finally time for the real layout building to begin.

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What is the Northern Central?


What is this Northern Central that I'm so fired up about?

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What is the Northern Central?

Beginning Layout Planning


The planning for the new layout begins in Baltimore.

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Delivering a Caboose: Some New Pics


Doing a favor for two friends, I was the go-between for returning a South Branch Valley caboose fresh from a custom paint job. When the car's owner requested some "delivery" photos, I couldn't refuse.

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Its a Door, Not a Domino


I recognized that my current layout was not going to be part of something bigger and was able to get to work much quicker.

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OneTRAK Modules: The City Module


Learn about my urban themed OneTRAK Module built to BANTRAK's OneTRAK specs.

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OneTRAK  Modules: The City Module

Max Magliaro Visit


The fall Great Scale Show was over the weekend of October 13th & 14th, and Max Magliaro came from Pennsylvania for the show and a photo session.

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Thinking about the next layout


So now that the first apartment layout is nearing completion, I'm thinking about what's next.

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Thinking about the next layout

New Photos of the Layout


A few trees, some ground foam, and look, no more bare styrofoam.

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Map of the Northern Central


I've drawn up a location map to show exactly where all this Northern Central stuff is.

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On-Line Industry List (So far)


Progress on a list of on-line industries based on a real ZTS map.

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On-Line Industry List (So far)

Ongoing Tree Progress


I've decided that every night after work I'm going to work on making another batch of trees. Follow my progress here.

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Ongoing Tree Progress

NCR Research Photo Gallery


I've uploaded some photos of the NCR as it is now to my Picasa Album.

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NCR Research Photo Gallery

The Apartment Layout Gallery


See progress photos of the layout, from the trunk of my old 240 to today.

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The Apartment Layout Gallery

Another photo of the layout


Just another photo of the layout.

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A Few Photos of the layout


I've taken a few too many photos to fit into the status update article, so here they are.

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A Few Photos of the layout

Late July Apartment Layout Progress


I've added a farmhouse and some more trees to the forest side of the layout.

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Late July Apartment Layout Progress

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