Last week, I bought a pair or long out of production Miniatures by Eric Pacific Electric shells. The passenger unit is a 1100 class, and the box motor is a 1445 class. Both of these will be powered by Tomix chassis. I can’t wait to see real Pacific Electric traction […]

At last!


So Brad, aka Nscalestation, was kind enough to send me some Atlas line poles with catenary hangers… Now let’s flash back to June of 1952 and we caught the westbound PCC heading into Playa Desnuda  

Thank you Brad…


February 22, 1953  was a special day for the Pacific Electric. It marked the only time that a Pacific Electric PCC car went down the Airline. Fortunately, they ran the PCC’s down to Playa Desnuda almost every weekday during the summer for people to enjoy the beach view. Here we […]

Railfanning Playa Desnuda at Sunset…




I had a minor surgery this week, so my modeling has been minimal. All that I did was make three more trees and added some more ground cover to my N Scale Pacific Electric branch.

added some more ground cover


Playa Desnuda’s Shell Oil’s office is now complete, and next up is ground cover, fencing, and signage. I am hoping to find a Shell tank truck for a good price…

Finished up the office…