After a big push of scenery in Windsor St, trains are running again
I got tired of my vast unsceniced yard, so I started scenicing it. Then I got tired of not being able to run trains anymore, so I finished it. Mostly.
I got tired of my vast unsceniced yard, so I started scenicing it. Then I got tired of not being able to run trains anymore, so I finished it. Mostly.
As you can tell from this site, I’m a big proponent of Dead Season Modeling. When a call went out for clinicians for the 2024 N Scale Enthusiast convention I jumped at the opportunity to talk about the subject.
My past few visits to the East Broad Top and it’s phoenix like resurrection have given me an itch, and V scale, or virtual modeling, has given me an easy way to scratch it.
A recent Reddit thread made me realize I should share some photos of some of the high quality TTRAK modules that I’ve seen (and a few that I’ve built that might measure up).
A discussion of coal loads on The Railwire prompted me to think about a smart way to easily create them for my hopper fleet. Because it’s 2024, of course I turned to 3D printing. Here’s what I did and how you can do the same thing.
The time of staring at an unpainted yard full of track has come to an end. Last night we blew the trench whistle and went over the top.
I’m never shy about “my dumb hobby” with friends and co-workers but I also realize that they also might not have any idea about what it’s actually all about. Popular culture does it no favors so I wanted to write something to help explain what it’s all about for those who don’t know.
Sometimes in my haste to make progress I create downstream problems for myself. Sometimes those problems go beyond the physical. And sometimes the only way to solve them is to just Eat the Frog and do it. I did both these things in my New NCR’s Windsor St Yard.
I love it when folks find the stuff I’ve made useful. Paul Berman was kind enough to share his video about TrainCrew with me, so I’m sharing it with you.
I am one of the many MBK Alumni in the area, and I end up fielding the question “What happened to Klein’s?” a lot, so I’m going to explain my understanding of what brought about their demise.