My wife of 23 years is supportive of my hobby, but not in a hands on manner. She rarely comes down to the dungeon (basement) to see what I am...
I built my photo diorama on a 12 inch widex 24 inch long piece of spare 2" foam. This is sturdy enough as to hold on it's own. I have 1 piece of...
I haven't gotten a straight answer from anyone yet on this question. (haven't raised it here yet) How difficult is a decoder install on the...
Not going to give up the N-scale empire (just yet), but I'd like to maybe try some things with an HO shelf layout. Jeff
After MANY years in N-scale, I am seriously considering creating a small switching layout in HO. I am wondering what switching locomotives are...
At least I know it's going to be worth waiting for. I purchase my either at Wal-Mart or the local bookstore. Neither one puts out the magazines...
How about adding a couple of hikers and photographers (a.k.a. railfans) on the hillside watching trains? You could probably put a switch tower in...
In my neighborhood growing up on the Southside of Chicago, once it got dark, it tended to get dangerous. Our favorite "nightime game" was called...
I had a this dilema on my old layout. I had a blob with a loop in it. On one end of the loop there was a siding with a grain elevator. In the...
When soldering feeder wires, I use two hemostats (clamps) on the track as heat sinks. I place these just the otherside of where I am soldering. I...
Well, here's my submission. I decided that after a couple of attempts at painting my own backdrop, I couldn't do it So I purchased a trio of...
In today's mail, I received my Digitrax Zephyr, UT1 Throttle, and Loconet Panel. The Zephyr is replacing my MRC Command 2000. The LocoNet panel...
Bob, Things are going well, I've added a staging yard, and begun working on the town. Newest acquisition is the Digitrax Zephyr that should...
VARR, I prefer the old blue to this new darker blue. However, which ever color you prefer is really up to you. I agree with the changing sides...
Thirdrail, I hate to contradict you, but I know for a fact that there are sugar beets grown east of the Mississippi River. Michigan is a huge...
I didn't get much railroading done this weekend. Maybe it's because we went car shopping and picked up this little used beauty. [img] A 1999...
Actually, as the picture clearly shows (isn't it WONDERFUL that pictures so clearly demonstrate our model's flaws?) is that the cab is rising up...
Guess God wanted someone to fix up the model railroad in heaven. My prayers go out to the family. Jeff Augsburg & Concord R.R. (a fictional...
The Augsburg & Concord Railroad is working on a rebuild program with the company's SD35's. Besides updating internal electrical and mechanical...
Here's the rebuild with lettering applied. I did notice that there's a problem with the cab end of the hood pushing up and the same problem with...
