Used with the permission of the cartographer.

I finally started to paint some locos with my railroad's paint scheme.

Pictured locos started out as undecorated units. I started out painting them all white and let them dry over night. Then masked out what I wanted to stay white. Then painted the red let that dry over night and masked what was going to be red then painted the blue. Unmasked everything but windows of one Genset 2. Again let it dry over night. Today I put the first coat of clear gloss. When it is dry next will be the decals then matt clear coat.

**Disclaimer: I have no idea what I am doing!!**

OK with that out of the way, watch me attempt to add LED lighting to my Free-mo modules. I am not an electronics person at all and electrical work is my least favorite part of the hobby. I have wanted to add lighting to my modules but I have not really been sure of what I am doing, so I have been holding off on that part of the project.

So, watch me attempt this new project, or fail miserably. Either way I hope it is entertaining...

I started working on some Continental Grain covered hoppers. The darker ones are Exactrail cars that I used an airbrush to do a fade on. After watching Garys video im starting to rethink that, especially since they turned out darker than I wanted. The other 4 ribbed 4427s are P2K kits and the 6 ACF 4650s are Intermoutain. Which was like finding a needle in a haystack since they were sold out a log time ago. I was able to find a shop that had all 6 road numbers. I cant remember the name of the shop, but it was somewhere in PA and the guys name was Fred Nixon, super nice guy.

A tale of three bridges - New Jersey  Pt.1

A rail Journey              - Pt. 2

N. E. Pennsylvania     - Pt. 3

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Though it as has been more than six years since I last posted to my blog here at Model Railroad Hobbyist; I am still working on my Model Railroad. Progress has been slow and erratic but none-the-less present.

My simple spray booth

I really like my Proxxon miter saw but it had some safety issues that had to be addressed.  I used to build custom cabinets so I am always looking to improve the performance of my woodworking tools.  The Proxxon design differs from other miter saws in the way you cut miters.  Most saws the blade rotates around a fixed base but with the Proxxon the base rotates around a fixed blade therefore the base has a divot to allow for blade clearance.

After some initial disappointment trying to use poster board for backdrop material - it warped badly even after being sealed with solvent-based paint, I tried styrene. It is wonderful for the coved corners, but couldn't support itself well along a straight section that is twelve feet long. So that section has now been replaced with one-eighth inch luan ply. Success!  The seams are now sealed with lightweight spackle and tomorrow will be painted to hide them once and for all.

2016 is off to a great start. I've been able to make good progress every day this year (ha!)

Maybe this will be the year we get the London Underground exhibition layout up and running. In the meantime, I'm starting off with an OO scale diorama of Morden Tube station from the Northern Line.

I've made major progress on applying road markings to the London streets.