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Thinking out loud about Club layouts.
In my winter travels, I’ve started to form some very positive views of joining a model railroad club. I’ve had a chance to visit modular (actually moving the layout to shows and back) and permanent (owned layout in a club owned building on its own land) layouts. I’ve been impressed with all the clubs I’ve had the pleasure of visiting. Here are a few of my initial thoughts. For some examples my blog is here http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/32358 .
Pinewood Derby Trains
It's that time of year again and my Cub Scout is making a pinewood derby car. The dads are making cars to race each other as well because why should the kids have all the fun? I'm making an Amtrak loco, would love very to see your train pinewood derby cars from years past. Note this car isn't finished and yes I'm making the dark blue nose with the red white blue stripe from a previous phase. All you proto guys can shudder when I toss the Downeaster logo on it mixing yet a third paint scheme!!!
The Erie Avenue Branchline Model Railroad Layout Project or The "Erie Avenue Project" for short.
This Blog is intended to cover the actual progress of a new project layout I will be working on for the next two years as the Ultimate P&A/NKP HO Layout is put on hold. I have decided attempting to build modules for this layout in an "Interim P&A" Layout was not working out as I had planned. Too many compromises, too much time and materials dedicated to spaces that would be totally ripped out, and the fact is the timetable my family and I are following has the building expansion, that will house the Ultimate Layout starts next spring. I much rather spend
Siskiyou Line dismantling underway again
Now that my mom's house has sold, that project is now behind us! I've started dismantling Siskiyou Line 1 again. More about that in the next entry below.
I've been thinking about dioramas
The other day when I was visiting Michael Rose we were talking about the possibly of moving my layout in the future. Since I had moved previously and had to tear down (and throw away) most of my layout (except Buck & Loretta's) I built my present layout as sectional in the hopes of making a possible future move easier.
Maybe Your Products Suck
Questioning the quality of today’s models
This is not an apology.
Recently there has been a trend of commentary criticizing the nastier members of our hobby. You know the type: they are grumpy, they are never happy with your scratch-built model, your rivets are off, your colours are incorrect, your models are 1 scale inch too big.
While not representative of the majority, they are a loud turn-off for newcomers to the hobby.
The DRGW Chili Line: Narrow Gauge to Santa Fe
A Blog on my modeling of the DRGW's Santa Fe Branch: The "Chili Line".
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The Chili Line crossing of the Rio Grande River at Otowi, NM.
Union Pacific 4014 Google Tour Builder
I have been working on a Google Tour builder project for the upcoming 4014 tour. Trying to add a custom icon on the map. 
Anyone have an idea how to do that? When I paste my url of where the file is located I get nothing?
Model Railroading and the Suspension of disbelief
There has been a lot of arguing discussion lately about the merits of two attitudes, which at the extremes can be summarized as "It must be beautiful even if it has nowhere to go" vs. "I don't care what it looks like as long as the trains are on time". Everyone seems to have staked out a spot along that line, and many are vociferous in the defense of their position. Personally, I am probably closer to the art end, but I feel all approaches are valid and potentially fun. I also have no illusions that either approach is particularly "real".
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