Probably my favourite freight cars are offset twin hoppers like this—this is a pretty easy sell. The day I bought the SW8, Maritime Hobby also had this kit from Accurail so I bought it too. As part of my keep… Read More ›
ho scale
First ballast. Well, first time this time.
I mentioned how I have been rereading posts from Coy to remind myself what I had done (process) to get to that track I liked so much. Already, I’ve been playing with things I wanted to try different and those… Read More ›
Thanks for the memories
It seems like when I started working through building Coy’s track I had this vision of what I wanted to do and the order in which I was doing it. As I start work on Coy’s successor, I just caught… Read More ›
Coy: the late night LaValley “what if” edit
Above: The original plan. That’s where this weekend started. As my relationship with Coy matures I spend a lot of time just staring at it. I like what I see and because the layout is so conveniently accessible it’s easy… Read More ›
What else have I been doing wrong?
About a decade ago I tried using Polyblend sanded grout on an On30 layout. Back then I wanted a ballast that looked like sand and dirt. Today, I’m back where I started then. That layout was one of the first… Read More ›