Over the top: ground cover has come to Windsor St
The time of staring at an unpainted yard full of track has come to an end. Last night we blew the trench whistle and went over the top.
Me and My Hobby
I’m never shy about “my dumb hobby” with friends and co-workers but I also realize that they also might not have any idea about what it’s actually all about. Popular culture does it no favors so I wanted to write something to help explain what it’s all about for those who don’t know.
Eat the Frog – Yard Track Edition
Sometimes in my haste to make progress I create downstream problems for myself. Sometimes those problems go beyond the physical. And sometimes the only way to solve them is to just Eat the Frog and do it. I did both these things in my New NCR’s Windsor St Yard.
See TrainCrew in Action on action on Paul Berman’s Youtube Channel
I love it when folks find the stuff I’ve made useful. Paul Berman was kind enough to share his video about TrainCrew with me, so I’m sharing it with you.
So what happened to MB Klein?
I am one of the many MBK Alumni in the area, and I end up fielding the question “What happened to Klein’s?” a lot, so I’m going to explain my understanding of what brought about their demise.
Ops Session #1 In The Books
I’m not building my New NCR Layout to host a ton of people. Instead I’m building it for smaller “experiences”. I just got my chance to host my first one, and I am pretty happy with how it went.
Running Trains over Tehachapi with the La Mesa Model Railroad Club
Work brought me out to San Diego and, as any model railroader should, I wanted to visit the La Mesa club at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. But I got lucky: not only did I get to visit, but I got to operate and cross that one off my bucket list. I want to share some photos […]
Northern Central Railroad Winter Reference Photos
Back in December of 2021 I took a day to go get some good reference photos for NCR area winter scenery. These are the albums arranged by location.
Windsor & Newton General Purpose Matt Varnish, a Dullcote Replacement
I’ve seen it before: something important in the hobby world just suddenly disappears and now we’re stuck trying to find a good replacement. This happened with paint recently, and I’m afraid it’s going to happen with the single most important coating in the hobby: Testor’s Dullcote. I think I’ve found a replacement.
Quick Broadway Limited Imports Conrail SW7 Review
Growing up surrounded by Conrail industrial branchlines in Philly gave me an early love of end cab switchers. So, when Broadway Limited Imports announced blue SW7s I had to get (at least) one. Here’s a quick overview of it right after I pulled it out of the box.