Eric H.'s blog

Modeling the Pre-Depression Years: 1900-1930

Mon, 2018-03-12 12:11 — Eric H.

Let's talk about modeling in the years before the Great Depression. This blog is an open discussion to assist modelers in understanding prototype railroads and industries so we can better recreate these on our home layouts.

MRH 120 Challenge - Further than expected

Fri, 2012-08-31 11:07 — Eric H.

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MRH Challenge: El Paso progress

Fri, 2012-08-03 05:53 — Eric H.

Layout design

The challenge was thrown down while I was packing up the house for a cross-country move. Everything has arrived in the new Texas home and quite a bit is unpacked. The hobby room has been staked out and I'm contemplating two prototype locations as inspiration for the next layout. Two slogans are beginning to dominate the project; Keep It Simple Stupid, and Keep Moving Forward. I've posted more detail on the room and the prototypes on my blog:

http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

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February 2010 Car Shop Report

Fri, 2010-02-12 09:42 — Eric H.

Between dodging snowflakes, shoveling snow, and other snow-related issues, I've been progressing on several model projects. These three are the first out the door and now ready for service. Each one was upgraded in different ways and all are HO scale models.