36 days ago by Dom

Today I spent some time terra-forming, fancy speak for making more plaster rocks using the various molds I have accumulated. I am beginning to realize how many pieces it will take to complete this section of the layout, and it is quite a lot. My preference is to model the scenery of the Pacific Nort ...

38 days ago by Dom

During a recent trip to Spartanburg, SC I viseted the Hub City Railroad Museum. While there I had the opportunity to see two different trains from two different companies at the same time. This first picture was a CSX coal drag on one side of the depot which the museum is located in. The train is ru ...

40 days ago by Jared M.

I get the feeling that if Dad heard that “HEE-HEE,” his loving embrace would be quickly withdrawn. And a “HO Raceway” conjures up a different set of images for model train non-aficionados.

43 days ago by Dom

I went down to the San Leandro Historical Railway Society last night for our normal Tuesday open hours. I was able to run my new Genesis GP9 after I set it up using Decoder Pro (much easier to set all the variables and I still don’t have it set up at home). I pulled two reefers and a caboose around ...

44 days ago by Dom

I hope that everyone had a good Christmas, I certainly did. The major gift that I received from my wife was a table saw. She got it at a really good price through Lowes, it is a Skil 15amp with a 10″ blade. It has a stand to bring it up to the correct height. One of the best things about it is that ...

45 days ago by Mike's Road Trip

In addition to the vast array of plants and wildlife, The Living Desert (in Palm Desert, California) features a huge model train display. Train enthusiasts young and old will rejoice in the intricate detail and massive scale of this train display—it showcases many landmark scenes across the country… ...

47 days ago by Dom

Work on the Get Out and Push RR has been continuing, albeit at a snails pace. I am working on creating the landforms for the site of my waterfall. I am finding that it is taking a large number of rock castings and batches of plaster to create the desired effect. I am also in the process of building ...

51 days ago by admin

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