Late April 2021 NCR Update
NCR layout progress continues with room improvements, more benchwork and some plan refinements.
Construction of the New NCR has begun
I’m not messing around this time.
Making TTRAK Modules
I was recently discussing my foray into TTRAK and was asked for a quick how-to on how I build my modules. Here it is.
Trains now run around all of the Windsor Street Yard Layout
This day was a long time in coming, but thanks to the help of my friends, it happened. Trains now can run around the entire layout. I made a Youtube video to document the event.
Progress up the NCR
I successfully hosted my first evening of having people over to run trains. It was great, as long as you were cool with running out of the yard, and then back into the yard… so now that the pressure of having that ready is out of the way, I decided to get moving on getting […]
Painting York
I’ve realized that I’m applying Agile software development principles to my layout construction: thinking in terms of sprints, and most important, thinking about always having a “shippable” product. That means sometimes spending a bit more time along the way, but it also means having something in my basement I don’t hate until it’s finished. In […]
The NCR Shelf Has Been Re-homed
A rather big change came to my basement recently: the NCR Shelf layout that I had built has moved on to a new home with my friend Josh.