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.
Forget Coal Country, The Northern Central is Back
I miss my old Windsor Street Yard layout. While my coal country project was interesting, it just didn’t have the excitement (read, variety) I was really craving. It’s why it’s been sitting, just started, under TTRAK modules for the past year or so. The big stumbling block was that I could not come up with […]
JFRTM on the Philadelphia Belt Line with YPFJ-41
When you’re the owner of a JFRTM pillow that came from your own JFRTM swag shop, it’s probably a good idea to actually do that from time to time. So this Labor Day weekend, I did.
What I’ve been up to: More TTRAK stuff
I was starting to get burned out on messing with Atlas Code 55 track so I decided to take a break from working on my Coal Country plan and spend some time with my TTRAK modules.
More PanPastel Weathering
I should be laying track. I should be laying track. I should be laying track. Instead I’m applying more pastels to cars.
February 2020 Anthracite Layout Update
It’s been a while since I posted an updated on my Coal Country layout and so I figured it was time. Progress has been occuring, but there’s nothing terribly exciting to see yet. I am lucky enough to be close enough to the area I’m modeling to visit. Even better, a friend of mine works […]
My next project: Conrail in Coal Country
New house, new space, new project: it’s only taken a year. This time? We’re going up to coal country. Hard Coal Country.
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.
All The Windsor St Layout Photos
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.