Winter Forest Technique
I realized I should probably jot this down for anyone looking to model winter forests.
Visiting Adam Henry’s CSX Hanover Sub
My friend Adam has a great layout based on the CSX Hanover sub in progress. I got a chance to visit the other day. Here are a few pics.
Cheap N Scale Buildings From China
I was recently browsing eBay for some of the IHC “Homes of Yesterday and Today”, and came across some N scale buildings I didn’t recognize. Having have been in the hobby for so long, this doesn’t happen often, so my interest was piqued.
DCC Installation in Micro-Trains SW1500s
There are some important precautions that must be taken when installing DCC decoders in Micro-Trains’s SW1500s.
Conrail PUPs on the BANTRAK Layout
I know this is about 3 months late, but during the B&O Museum’s Holiday Festival of Trains, I got a chance to stretch the legs on my four EMD “pups” (end cab switchers) with a coal train.
Some steamy visitors to the real York PA
Over the past few months, I’ve spent a bunch of time looking for good reference photos of York PA in the 80s. While I was doing that, I found a big surprise…
MMID GP38-3s arrive in York
Some new Maryland Midland power has shown up in York. Back in 2004, I worked on a special run project with Atlas while at MB Klein: Maryland Midland’s GP38-3s. I didn’t buy a set, because I was a broke college student, but I’ve finally rectified that situation.
February 2015 Ops Session at John B’s
I consider myself incredibly lucky to live in an area surrounded by fellow modelers. One of the perks of this is getting to participate in ops sessions on their railroads. I was able to do this at my friend John’s first “real” session.
Mounting Slide Switch Turnout Controls Anywhere
Micro Slide Switches are a great way to control N scale turnouts, but they’re tough to solidly mount when you’re using something soft as your scenery base. I’ve developed a trick to solve that problem.
N Scale Ballast Using Sanded Grout
Woodland Scenics has, for years, been the default ballast choice of model railroaders. I’m not happy with it though, so I went looking for something better. I found it in sanded grout.