This is meant to be a resurrection of a missing piece of the past that I have missed.  It is a place that gives someone’s Ah Ha without using words.  It is shamelessly reused from the same name used in a popular magazine of my childhood (just after the paper and ink discovery....) and recent past when electrons passed the ideas.  I’m sure you all have a trick or tip that would take a couple pictures to pass on without words.  Let’s have at it!

Scale Model Animation—bringing models to life—adds enormously to the interest and enjoyment of any layout or individual model! When I started out designing low-cost decoders, they were intended to facilitate my animation work.

In today’s episode, I have several different items to share. I updated my Digitrax DT602D Throttle to the latest firmware. Then I finished the repairs to my Kato GG1 Blackjack. And finally, I installed three decoders, but only two of the installations were successful.

I have a large building even in N scale that I may not be ready to build out fully for several years. For now I would like to make a good place holder that I can add some light details to stand in and allow for operations and also track work can be completed soon.  I am building and industrial building that will have several different roof lines no two walls will be the same.  The building will be 18" wide and roughly 30" long. At its peak 12".