Here’s proof that grabbing 15 minutes here and there can result in getting some good work done quickly. I knew that getting rid of what was originally supposed to be a dramatic and iconic scene for the branchline was going to be difficult, but it made no sense to keep the Box Canyon scene where …
I’ve got a new video showing how I put together a remote-controlled crossover with lighted switch indicators! Many great modelers helped me figure out how to set this up, and I couldn’t have done it without them! Along with the video here, I’ve got the wiring diagram for how I wired everything up. Hopefully this …
I was able to get quite a bit of work done over the holiday break. (quite a bit for me anyway) The reason being that I had invited/begged and pleaded with Isaac Fabris to come over to help me get my ProtoThrottle up and running and the threat of having another modeler in my basement …
For those who have been following my progress for a while, you know that I had an ESU CabControl system which I really liked… at first… DCC has always been a bit of a mystery to me. With F Keys and CVs and the like. The technology is sound and allows for a great deal …
I took two weeks off this past Christmas to try to get some significant work done on the model railroad and I am pretty happy with the progress I made. I got all of the track laid down in the Usk Washington portion of the layout and I completed the mainline run on the MFR …
As my Instagram and YouTube activity goes up I’ve been ignoring this blog a bit. What I am not ignoring however is my layout room. Construction continues even as the weather gets nicer and the great outdoors calls to me. I’m going a bit slow, a bit deliberately, but I am happy with the progress I’ve made thus far. …
This month I begin the benchwork on my model railroad. Check out the video below!(Side note: the camera on my phone is busted and is just not cutting it anymore. I’ve gotta look into getting something better for future updates I think.)