Tree Making Party
Yesterday I had the joy of having friends over for a tree making party. My railroad, the Redwoods and Pacific, needs lots of trees so over the years I’ve had …
Category: Model Railroading
Printed Backdrops for my Model Railroad
I print my own railroad backdrops from images that I google. Here I show roughly how I do it. My railroad is based on scenery in Northern California, so I …
Printed Backdrops
I print my own railroad backdrops from images that I google. Here I show roughly how I do it. My railroad is based on scenery in Northern California, so I …
From Beach to Model Railroad
One of my favorite pastimes is to go fishing early in the morning at the beach at Crissy Field. I try to go at least twice a week before work …
Well Worn Reefers
Railroad equipment rarely looks brand new in real life, so I like to weather my trains to give them that well worn look. In this video, my daughter and I …
Pumpkin Patch Restoration
Those annoying mice! A mouse ate all my HO-scale pumpkins, so I painted some more and fixed up the pumpkin patch. 3.5 minutes. Enjoy!
Kitbashed Beet Gondola
A long time ago I won a Details Associates beet car at a PCR door raffle and it was only last year that I decided to put it together. It’s …
Kitbashed Seafood Wholesale
I enjoy taking HO building kits and repurposing them. Here is one that I built for my seaside district. It’s a seafood wholesale building sitting on a pier over the …
Kitbashing
It is one of my favorite modeling techniques. Basically, I get a kit and throw out the instructions. The kit parts become raw materials to make something new and different, …
Yes, I am modeling the Embarcadero Freeway
The Embarcadero Freeway was truly a depressing structure and made the Embarcadero near the ferry building seem dark and foreboding. And although the 1989 earthquake was a terrible experience, one …
McArthur-Burney Falls on the Redwoods and Pacific Railroad
My latest project on my model railroad is this waterfall. I’ve patterned it after McArthur-Burney falls in Northern California. It’s still a work in progress, but I’m liking how it …
Island Mountain Bridge on the Redwoods and Pacific Railroad
A passenger local crosses the Island Mountain Bridge on the Redwoods and Pacific Railroad. The bridge is kitbashed from two Vollmer 2546 Kastenbrücke kits. The passenger cars are by Roundhouse …
Using Skype to control a model train
Small wireless spy cameras are widely available, and there are even a few available specifically for HO-scale trains. This got me to thinking about letting my cousin in Germany run …
3-D Printed Netherlands Train Station in N-Scale
Jeroen used Shapeways.com to print a three dimensional model of a train station. He has photos and a description of the pieces he received and how he is putting it …
Geeks of 3D website
Geeks3d is “All 3D Tech News, All The Time”, and they just covered the Shapeways announcement.
3D printing for model railroading?
Shapeways looks really interesting. According to Technology Review you upload a 3-D design to the website, and 10 days and $50-$100 later, you receive a polymer version of your design. …
Sources for Mantua Steam Locomotives
Mantua locomotives are among my favorites. These locos were first produced in the 1940’s and 50’s and are tough and reliable. Here are a couple resources for locos and parts. …