Making Progress on Downtown York
I had a pretty quiet holiday season this year. It allowed me to make some serious progress on modeling Downtown York on my New NCR.
Over the top: ground cover has come to Windsor St
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.
July 2017 York Progress Report
I’m still intimidated by York itself (and its multiple square feet of structures and hardscape), but I’ve made progress nonetheless.
January 2017 Update
I feel bad that I haven’t been posting much of my recent progress, so here’s a catchup.
Winter Forest Technique
I realized I should probably jot this down for anyone looking to model winter forests.
Black Bridge North End Scenery
More progress on scenery this week. Now, the Black Bridge area.
Hanover Junction Scenery
Things have progressed to the point where I can now get some ground cover down at Hanover Junction.
Early October 2016 NCR Windsor St Layout Status Update
I realized that, while I’ve been very busy on the layout, I haven’t posted many updates on it lately, so here’s a big cumulative update on where things sit at the beginning of October 2016.
Playing with Photo Backdrops
I’ve long been planning to use photo backgrounds, and now that I’ve gotten my printer running again, I started trying some out.
Painting York
I’ve realized that I’m applying Agile software development principles to my layout construction: thinking in terms of sprints, and most important, thinking about always having a “shippable” product. That means sometimes spending a bit more time along the way, but it also means having something in my basement I don’t hate until it’s finished. In […]