Used cell  phone HD for this quick video.  Lots more to do on this scene.

Well today was able to work a bit more on the coal loader this morning. Having a few issues with the directions though. It says after gluing the four corner braces in place to "drill #76 holes, pre-paint large N/B/W casting and glue in place." . What the heck is a N/B/W ? The parts list, lists all castings as the metal bits none are N/B/W. the plastic parts do list N/B/W, but the only bit I see is the flood light shade. I'll press on with assembly, sure to figure it out later. I can a least follow mostly with the drawings.

I have finally progressed to the ballasting stage in the Trenton Freight Yard, on my Trenton Subdivision in N Scale.

I find working in small patches, allows me to focus on  one section and the glue/water mixture time to set before moving on to the adjoining section.

With such a large area to ballast it forms a checker board effect.  Once the section is dry, I then ballast the area between the two.

Today I finally decided to tackle something that has been bothering me for awhile.  The lift out bridge that connects the centre peninsula to the northern side of the layout has been not quite right since it was converted from a swing up to a lift out.

Here is a painting of a CNR Mikado that I painted last year entitled JANUARY PAUSE.  Location is east of Whites Road Trenton Ontario. Can be viewed at http://www.marcmagee.com/

Just another box of train set junk here. Usually not much to see here- clunky boxcars, old track, etc. Nothing work keeping, right? 

Hello Friends

I would like to share my newest Youtube Movie showing some of my finest H0 Trains:

http://youtu.be/t1Oypx0IMAY

A great weekend of work. The crew has finished up the last of the bench work with fascia going up in the last areas. Cabinets being finished with doors hung and painted.

Imagine you’re riding your bicycle along a straight stretch of road. Up ahead you see that the road curves sharply to the right. You’re really flying along so you lean into the curve and keep pedaling until you emerge onto another straightaway.

This is the crux of it.   If this step isn't done right, it'll never be right.

Per Jeff Otto, three 2 inch strips on end, screwed together with drywall screws....no glue, no need for clamps.   Handful of 8 foot long strips cut in half for borders on each side to attach scenery to.(Jeff suggests the borders cut at a 30 degree angle for a ballast profile)

Did the entire mainline in 4 hours....but thought better of it and went back to make sure it's all right.