Category: Dreams and Dissapointments
Plastic Disaster
A tough lesson in keeping things safe. To protect my Seattle lighting building while I was landscaping the area, I…
Blogging Again
Over several years my Windows based server became so outdated that posting became a chore and I just gave up…
Back in Business
It’s been a real long time. I spent the summer focused on 1:1 trains and couldn’t find the interest…
Back to Big Wheels
I think I’ve known for a couple of months, but I didn’t want to admit it. Proto:87 isn’t going to…
From Pioneer to Legacy
I’ve always considered myself to be an Internet pioneer. I built my first website some 20 years ago. I registered…
Impatience
It’s hard to keep plugging away and not have any operable results. I’m trying to build my own turnouts, but…
The Indsutrial Lead on The Model Railway Show
This month I was honored to take part in Episode #50 of The Model Railway Show. I talked to show…
Proto:87 Turnout Fail
I tried my hand at building a #8 turnout from Proto:87 Stores. The results were less than spectacular. I ran…
Frog Survey
Being a locomotive engineer, I look at turonouts every day. And the model turnouts always look toy like. I’ve never…
Athearn Reefer with SOUND
Now this is real cool! I guess I missed the announcement last month, but Athearn is releasing a 57′ reefer with sound. I’ve never really thought about putting sound in a reefer, but now that I see it, it’s a gotta have it thing.