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p51's picture

Why do 'how to' and layout videos all seem to look alike?

I tried to watch someone's project video and after a few minutes, I was fast-forwarding through it and realized he never actually does anything and never even leaves his chair.

I have to ask, why do so many people do exactly the same thing(s) in videos like this? I see this kind of thing all the time and it's a sure-fire way to get me to click away from it:

Southern Pacific RDC operations and Model? Help needed?

I'm looking into the possible addition of a SP RDC operation on my layout.  My layout is based in the Mid southern region of Arizona and from what I do know or believe Arizona never had any RDC operations within the state of Arizona.  I'm also looking for an appropriate model or stand in for this RDC unit or units.  Any ideas?  I model in "N" scale.

jpachl's picture

Submission to art competition

One of my TT scale model railroad pictures from the 'Leaving the city' series, which I already posted in a blog entry on  was accepted for submission to the SG Trader Digital Art Competition. Everybody is kindly invited to vote under the link given below. To avoid multiple votes, voters must be logged in. If you do not want to open an account just for voting, you may also login via Google or Facebook.

Warflight's picture

A meandering blog...

I have been here for one year, as of today. I'm thinking of doing just a single blog, but, it might be a bit all over the place if I do (as I am a sort of "all over the place" kinda guy) This week, I may be all about Oscars and Pikers, and the next, about wood burning steam locos, and maybe the following week, I'll be obsessed with Steampunk... or Tongue in Cheek... or the history of a company that has made model railroading stuff forever!

jeffshultz's picture

The surprises of shooting macro

I'm taking photos of some Gunderson 5188 covered hoppers in HO from ScaleTrains.com, and one of the lenses I use is a Tokina 100mm macro.

Macro lenses don't miss a thing.

You really don't see the fine details in the itty-bitty screen on the back of the camera, but when you bring that photo up, properly cropped, in Photoshop on a 4K screen, even a 15.6" laptop one... well. You see what the camera saw.

Like this odd threadlike thing on the front hopper bin that I'll have to go back and look at the model to see what it is:

tschwartz's picture

Wiring in progress

Of all the parts of the hobby, wiring is my least favourite . You spend a lot of time working on it but change is not obvious. 

I have all of the bench work completed where I was able to. I put led strip lights under the top level so I can see my track while doing the wiring. I got my turntable in and the roundhouse repaired an set in place. 

 

Here are a couple of panoramic views of the layout to date.

rickwade's picture

No model railroading for awhile

Like many other model railroaders I have multiple hobbies including painting.  I consider myself a novice; however, I enjoy it and that's the important thing.  My daughter has asked that I do a painting with an Italian flavor so I'm going to do an 18" x 24" oil painting based on artist Kevin Hill's "Italian Tuscany Landscape".  I'll use the basic arch theme but will modify the elements so it doesn't look like a copy.  I spent this morning gathering my supplies and preparing the room.  I'm using my layout room as I can leav

South & North Eastern Hawaii Railroad Company

This is a chronical of the restoration of my railway that started in 2000 but has been neglected and become decrepit. The rails were torn up and the right of way taken down to the roadbed. Some thoughts of where to go at this point would be appreciated. 

I’ve updated this with a name that represents my wife and I in the name (Sherrill & Neil Erickson or S&NE). 

Neil


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