A move this summer effectively halted work on my recreation of CN's Waterloo spur running between Kitchener and Elmira, ON.  Since the basement in our new home would require some finishing, I started thinking about building an Inglenook switching layout to practice techniques and to hopefully retain the interest of my eldest son.  Somehow he doesn't understand how it can take months/years to build a layout.  Go figure.

As I'm waiting for my cordless drill battery to recharge, I thought it would be a great time to take a break, snap some pictures, and bring you up to date on what's new around here. 

I’ve been stuck for a few weeks trying to decide how to break a log jam. The benchwork sections have been resting idle, loosely bolted together and leaning against the wall but not fastened to it. I have a new crop of students who have been happily learning the basics of car movement, coupling, inertia, switch operations, etc. on the Inglenook, but a few of them have begun to paw the ground, eager to get going on the big layout.

..Use new ones!

Or, if not new, then at least get some good quality used ones in the right size.