Over the last month, I have found myself running trains less and less. my Kato/Atlas GP35R was needing to be push started, did not like low speeds, and the light kept flickering. Today, I dug out the bight-boy, scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed some more to no avail. I wanted […]

found my electrical issue….

I was thinking about heading down to the main line today and collecting some real, Southern Pacific dirt, sifting it, baking it, then using a magnet to make sure that there is no metal in it….it’s raining. Not the typical rain for 10-30 minute, this is rain. Most of my […]

ugh

I got a new boxcar from http://specialruns.com and http://trainboard.com. They have released a Micro Trains Line Missouri-Illinois box car, a run of 300. Now here is the dilemma, this car has been photographed across the country, from CA to New Jersey, but the number is too early for me. I […]

Got a new car

All modelers need to have a “junk” box, a place to store old model kits or parts that you have no use for. About 10 years ago I bought a Micro Engineering mine kit. Today, I have no use for it, but a small storage shack is a good use […]

finished the elevator, added a few more details

A few years ago, I bought a Walthers ADM Grain Elevator on sale (Walthers flyer). I have read many times on line how much of a pain the silos are, and I have to agree. It was easier to start with an end and a side that it was to […]

First step to getting a real structure on the layout…