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A look in the MOW yard: what have I been up to lately?
Here's some shots of my new-ish MOW yard in my bedroom, and what's hangin around.
No children to stay at home Dad with two children. How much free time am I really going to have?
I am retiring from the Military after 20+ years.. My wife and I had twins in April. A boy and a girl. However, my wife had moved to Germany to take a job. In about a month, I will be finally joining them. We plan on staying 5 years.
Transfer Terminal Kitbash: The Walls Go Up, the Roof Goes On
Yesterday was our local NMRA meet, so I made a push to get this thing in display table condition. First, the lot was gravelled using sifted limestone screenings, fixed with matte medium. Then the walls were fastened to the foundation with Liquisilk adhesive, and corners glued with solvent cement. Here is the structure, its lack of roof apparently not preventing it from already serving traffic:
Sound loco power demand education
Been an interesting week running in my various sound locos now that I sorted out that cute problem with my programming track. I had bought the Railroad&Co Programmer module -- not that jmri wasn't doing the job, but for the run-in script feature. This allows you to setup a script that runs the loco in different directions and speeds for user-determined lengths of time.
The NKP Freight House Spur in Canton, OH
This blog will follow the Canton Freight House Spur from inspiration to implementation. Along the way, I'll share methods that were tried and the results that followed. Please feel free to comment on the posts!
Marion 4160 No Diorama Yet
I was going to make a removable diorama for my Marion shovel, but in the end I realized I could not build what I wanted without damaging my open pit too much. I did modify my open pit and lay some track and scenic a small area so the Marion has a home. I still plan on making a diorama in a small display case, but that will be another project.
In the end here is where the shovel will sit on my layout.
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