I grew up reading MR. My dad used to (jokingly, I hope) always get annoyed that I was able to get his copy from the mailbox before he could when I was kid. I’ve always wanted my work to be featured in it and recently, it was!
In my professional life I’m a web developer. Occasionally those skills come in handy for hobby stuff (like this blog, The Conrail Photo Archive or TrainCrew). That entire world is in a state of change due to the power of Generative AI. I wanted to get some hands on experience with a new technology and […]
Combining the best of Freemo and T-TRAK yields a fun way to enjoy table top prototype modeling while escaping the clutches of the rigid (but brilliant) Unitrack geometry.
Some of my earliest and warmest railroad related memories had to do with visiting the legendary Strasburg Rail Road. A recent arrival made me realize that I’ve secretly been modeling with almost every layout I’ve built. Let me explain…
I like sharing my hobby with a wide range of people, some with plenty of railroad knowledge and some with very little. This is an introduction to the layout for the latter.
The 2024 Altoona N Scale Weekend was a blast. I very much appreciate the way that the FreemoN gang will let randos come play too (provided they play by the rules). So I took full advantage of that and the combined TTRAK layout to grab some fun photos of my recent V&O 603 build.
I put my TTRAK Technology Demonstrator Module together to show off a few of the innovations I’ve developed and discovered to help make more interesting or user friendly modules. You can learn about the various aspects of the module in this post: Hacked Unitrack, 3D Printed Leg Adjuster Knobs, my Standard Below Grade TTRAK Frame, […]
This is how to use my 3D printed Unitrack compatible roadbed and non-Kato track on a TTRAK module.
Adjusting the leveling bolts on NTRAK and TTRAK modules sucks. Adding some printed knobs makes it far easier. These are those knobs.
Back in 2017 I was incredibly excited to receive my order of four of Intermountain’s Conrail SD40-2s. Seven years, countless hours of work, and quite a few additional dollars later, I’ve decided I’m only keeping one of them. But she does look good…