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I haven’t posted in forever, so why not screw everything up and post twice in one day? In my last post I mentioned a discussion I had with my Mastermind group. Well, it wasn’t the only one we had, because somehow or other we started talking about racks for spray …

The “Big Hobby Show” run by the Amherst Railway Society that’s held in West Springfield, MA* is among the largest model train shows in the country. With the exception of one year where I had to travel out the country for work, I’ve gone every year for about the last …

In my latest YouTube video, I did a review of a GP40-2 from the latest Athearn Genesis run. In that video, I covered some history of the GP40-2, as well as a review, so if you haven’t seen it, check it out. I also talked about paint colors, specifically (in …

I recently saw that Athearn is coming out with a new run of SD40-2s in Chessie paint. Granted, they won’t be out until next year at this time, but they’re still coming. Now, there are a lot of pros to having a layout with one set railroad (or three… c’mon! …

I’m going to be on “Who is Big Bill Talking To?” on the Model Railroading Live YouTube channel, Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 9PM ET. I hope you’ll join us!

I’ve posted a (long overdue) new video showing some of the progress on the layout. Have a look!

Way back when, in my “‘Scuse Me While I Paint the Sky“ post, I talked about trying to do things in order. By keeping notes and such, I’m made some progress, but I still slip from time to time. In my last post, when talking about upcoming work, I said: …

I present you with the next project area on the layout. Apologies for the weird effect from the panoramic photo. The photos below give you better views of the actual dimensions. It may not look like much and, at the moment, it’s not. But there will be a reasonable amount …