Modeling the Pacific Electric in N Scale

John

This afternoon when I got home from work, I decided that the new Southern Pacific branch was exactly where I wanted it, so I have glued them down. I then turned to my attention to the crossing at 14th Street. The old “asphalt” between the rails didn’t look as nice […]

More upgrades today…

April 22, 2019 in Uncategorized by John

I found an old Atlas 90° crossing that I have had forever and a day, and I decided that it needed to be on my layout. I simply measured the distance from the edge of the layout, cut the rails with a Dremel, using a 420 cutting wheel (perfect for […]

My interlocking tower needed a reason to exist.

April 20, 2019 in Uncategorized by John

And Playa Desnuda is not the nice, bustling beach city that it once was. The area has become the slum of the future. Who would have guessed that the Crud would be the cleanest thing in this picture.

It’s 1980 Something….

April 14, 2019 in Uncategorized by John

April 9, 1961, the MTA closed the chapter of interurban passenger service in Southern California. Today saw the return of interurban passenger service…in my garage. Looks like I need to do a little bit more track cleaning!

58 years ago today

April 9, 2019 in Uncategorized by John

After quite a few months of not having a layout, I built a shelf out of a broken dresser’s drawers. Ironically, it’s the same dresser that I used for the layout top…. I am 6’5″…I am thinking about building a railroad passenger car style step stool for visitors.

Time to start having fun again!

April 6, 2019 in Uncategorized by John

Got board and wanted to run 1124

January 6, 2019 in Uncategorized by John