Things are getting better. This is the second visit from me this week. If I can ever figure out how to post pictures, I will get some digital...
Boxcab, My wife is actually reasonably willing to indulge my model train hobby. I think she believes it keeps me off the streets and out of...
I have been pretty busy the last few months and have not had an opportunity to check the board. I have been traveling a lot during this period...
Maybe my next layout will be narrow gauge rather than standard gauge. I have often pondered doing narrow gauge, but I have two other expensive...
I need to take a few digital photos of the backdrop and post them. Now that it is finished (my daughter completed it this weekend), it really...
I am working on a factory building for my S scale layout. I am having to do some kitbashing to add interior floors and walls, so I am sort of...
Hi everyone, Its been a while since I had a chance to log onto the train board and see what is happening. Things have been really busy at work,...
I took a few digital photos over the weekend. If I can figure out how to post them, I'll do it over the holidays.
Hello to all my fellow S Gaugers. Its been a busy fall, and I have not had much time to post or to work on my layout. I spent a couple of weeks...
I finished the last of the wiring on my S scale layout. I connected the Digitrax system to the layout and rain my one locomotive and train for...
There was an article in a fairly recent copy of Model Railroaders or Railroad Model Craftsman about a coal dealer in Pennsylvania who is still in...
These look great. I will try this myself when I get to the point of having foiliage on my under construction layout. Watch for seasonal issues...
Despite our busy weekend schedule which included a marching band competition, a play, my daughter's region orchestra try out, and a wedding, I...
Dave Frary published an excellent book on scenery some years back. I think Kalmbach still has it in print. I have used his methods to great...
I would like to continue with track laying. The sad reality is that I am likely to accomplish nothing on my layout this weekend or next week. We...
You can spend so much time planning that you never get the model railroad started let alone built. Develop some sort of basic idea (sketch,...
I have had pretty good luck with dull coat for weathering things. Its generally available in LHS in the Houston area. I like the idea of the...
Tom, Good luck with the football games. We spent a lot of years with various youth sports. My son played football in Bucks County at Council...
I suspect I won't even look at my layout this weekend. I am chaperoning the marching band trip to an away football game tonight. I have to be at...
I am building an S Scale layout. I started with a rough design on paper, which at least let me figure out what track components I needed. Now, I...
