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My next project: Conrail in Coal Country

10/16/201903/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

New house, new space, new project: it’s only taken a year. This time? We’re going up to coal country. Hard Coal Country.

Hard Coal Country, Layouts

Making TTRAK Modules

09/30/201903/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

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.

Articles, Modular Modeling

All The Windsor St Layout Photos

06/26/201903/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

The dust has settled on the demolition of my Windsor St layout, and I wanted to pull together all the photos I have posted of it over the years into one big post.

Layouts, Windsor Street and Environs

Fitting a minitrix “Old timer” tender to a Bachmann 4-6-0

02/03/201907/28/2021 Ed Kapuscinski

I have decided to do a little MA&PA modeling (since we now live across the street from it). First step? Building MPA #26. So far I’ve gotten the tender sorted out.

MA&PA, Models

TTRAK Adventures

01/31/201905/17/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

This post is generally just a photo dump of some TTRAK stuff that either I or my parents have been working on.

Layouts, Modular Modeling

NCR Layout Photo Highlights

09/21/201803/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski
Layouts, Windsor Street and Environs

Windsor St Backdrops In

06/01/201803/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

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!

Layouts, Windsor Street and Environs

Quick tip for cutting windows (or other square holes) into sheets of styrene

05/31/2018 Ed Kapuscinski

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.

Articles

Windsor St Layout Overview: End of May 2018

05/30/201803/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

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.

Layouts, Uncategorized, Windsor Street and Environs

York walk around: May 2018

05/20/201803/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

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.

Layouts, Windsor Street and Environs

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