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Research into my town, held up by a personal sense of malais( or click bait, pick me!)
Sorry about the lack of posting but have been a bit blue of late....My photos finally made it back from the lab and I must apologize for my ludism, but I'm still using film. Found a few interesting postcards and I am trying to figure out how to include street running and still include the Erie canal, as the tracks are perpendicular to the canal....I may have to include a peninsula to include the canal. This mostly going to be a thoughts in progress post, but wanted to share some photos and ideas.
Creating my Mining Scene
I have started to work on my mining scene. Unlike my previous layout which had an open pit, this will have a head frame to hoist massive sulphides. The small ore cares will be loaded there and then taken back to the plant for processing. The design is based on the Chisel Lake Mine head frame in northern Manitoba.
The MFB railroad
Hello: I've never done this before. So bear with me. I am 80 years old, poor vision, slightly shaky. Last July, I was diagnosed with heart trouble. (I'm not here to dwell on that.). But I decided a bucket list was in order. Number One: Build a model railroad. I chose to build a shelf layout in a hallway and room, straight along one wall. I had 26 feet maximum. What equipment, etc. I do have is HO. Felt an 8' board cut in 3 would yield 24 feet long. Leaving a little fudge factor. But cut in 3, gives 16" wide and the hallway is 36".
The MRH forum - like being in the wrong neighborhood after dark?
I get these emails once in a while. Here's the latest one -- I think it may merit us eating some humble pie.
The MRH forum has a somewhat negative pall hanging over it. It's not what I would call a friendly place, and certainly not one I would consider being on as an active poster. There are several bright spots -- Rick Wade and Rick Sutton, Mike Confalone, Geoff Bunza and the "Iowa Interstate Cartel" -- but these are not enough to counter the persistent, pervasive, cyclical, and almost predictable negative and condescending comments.
Starting Over. What a mess!
After being my two sons' Cubmaster for almost 10 years I find myself with some free time again (though not too much as I am still an Assistant Scoutmaster for the Troop). Still, I feel big weight has been lifted. Why don't I turn that now open Monday nights into model railroad time?
Unfortunately, in the last ten years my layout - which never got beyond the "Plywood Pacific" has become a dumping ground.
A day of walking and observing....
Have spent the last week reading and sketching, walked some of the areas in town that I have been researching.
Spring Cleaning in My Hobby Room, and Other Thoughts on Minimalism
I think model railroading is best enjoyed in a clean, organized space, and I decided to do some spring cleaning in my hobby room, on my work bench, and in my collection in general to better align with that belief.
Here's how the room looks now:
The AnneliesVille RR & Navigation Co.
A GENERAL FIRST YEAR BUILDING JOURNAL.
Early Mars 2018 was the actual start of the building of this new Railroad. So what's up one year later since then...
The final track plan as discussed on the first blog: The Building of the "ANNELIESVILLE RR/ LAYOUT DESIGN
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