As promised here are the first round of pictures of the CNW Peninsula - Division. The first is the track plan. The layout room is 29' x 32' with a 6' x 12' extension for the Ashland Yard and a 16" x 13' extension for the off line yard. During operating sessions we use the Ashland Yard to make up trains and then the yard master shoves them back into the off line storage yard to wait for an operator to take the train out onto the main layout.

Richard - Superintendent CNW Peninsula Div

Blog - http://mrnmag.com/blog/richard_harden

The 1957 Lionel Girls Train set was a interesting experiment.  While not commercially successful it is prized by collectors.  I would submit that its commercial failure was that the pink steam locomotive did not have any context.

Today, October 1st, we will see a parade of pink baseball bats, pink sneakers and pink towel in all the professional sports arenas.  Pink trimmed race cars circle the race tracks of the US in October.  In this spirit of support, we now have a context for a pink steam locomotive and the foundation for Project 80085.

Well our recent visit to the JL&T prompted a realisation that the layout needed to be de-cluttered and cleaned.  By de-cluttered about 3/4 of the rolling stock and locomotives needed to be removed and the top deck needed a really good clean.

....aaaand two steps back.

I should really post more than once a year. But: Real Life. And spare time spent working on the layout instead of blabbing about it.

Anyway, an overview of progress to date:

The Superior Cheese Company is finished and is in it's place in the Green Bay Industrial area on my HO scale CNW Peninsula Div. layout.

Check out my blog over the next week for pictures of the CNW Peninsula Div. layout. I will be posting them in two or three groups as there are many. These pictures will show the whole layout. All the finished & unfinished parts. Hope you enjoy them.

Richard - Superintendent CNW Peninsula Div.

Well both of my 85 ton steeple cabs are now complete. 

They are the same yet different.

I decided to detail them differently and including pantograph, man position, number position.

Well folks we have returned from our fabulous 3 week adventure in the USA, we spent the entire time in CA visiting friends in Ramona, and touring the coast up to San Francisco and into the mountains at Mammoth Lakes. It was a awesome trip, with fantastic weather and great times catching up with our friends and seeing the USA and all she has to offer.

I have to admit that I am totally un-informed as to what 3D Printing is all about. Is there an in-depth explanation out there or here at MRH that explains it? Is it paper? How do you get a plastic shell or building or something from a 3D print? Where does the design come from?

As you can see, what I'm looking for is a step-by-step explanation. I'd like to take advantage of new technology; however, I'm one of those guys that still struggles to remember what my Apple ID and password are on my iPhone. . . . .

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to share some photos with all of you of an N scale Metra F40PHM-2 that was built by a fellow modeler named Jeff King using one of my 3D printed shells from Shapeways.  Jeff is a custom painter and his website is http://milwaukeeroadtrainshop.com.

ell I've had a hankering to do a structure. Getting a little burned out on modeling motive power. Since I'm building the twin critters, but not building an On30 layout, I thought a diorama in O scale 2 1/2' gauge would be nice. Besides I need some place to photograph the finished models, plus I'd like to be able to eventually take them to local train shows. So right now I'm experimenting.