Yes, I know I'm posting this on Sunday - it's been a bit busy out here so this is likely to be a bit short. 

Friday we didn't do any video interviews, preferring to get set up an discover what was at the show. I was very busy going back and forth between various manufacturers and our photo booth where Charlie Comstock turned models into 3D Click'n'Spin photographs.  

We started "construction" of the MRH booth at the National Train Show on Thursday afternoon. Some vendors/manufacturers had been there since Wednesday, and some of the larger ones like Athearn and Walthers had theirs all set up and were gone by the time we got there. 

Wednesday at X2011 was a busy day for me - before I really thought about it, I scheduled myself for a bus tour called "The Rocklin Rocket" - six local layouts in six hours, from 1pm to 7pm. The problem with that is that it meant I couldn't go on the Layout Design SIG tour. However, I think the rest of the MRH crew did, so hopefully you'll see the photos from those layouts in their posts. I also discovered when I got here that I'd "won" the lottery to attend a workshop on airbrushing by Scotty Mason - which started at 7pm.

Hi Jack from Star, Idaho.  A while back in a post I said I had torn out a great deal of my railroad simply because I didn't like it.  Here are a few photos showing some of the rebuilt part and especially home made trees using furnace filter, dowels, and ideas from Joe's DVD's.  I plan to show a lot  more of my layout soon but this will give you an idea that I love the wooded regions of the Pacific Northwest.  So far I have built dozens of the furnace filter trees and I find it rewarding to create different looks in each and every