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Spray Booth Complete!

Wed, 2008-11-19 18:36 — ChrisNH

I have finally completed my spray booth! I am excited to have this done, both so I can use it and so I can move on to scenery on my layout. To keep it from being prepetually almost done I stayed on the project as I found time rather then move forward with other things.

The inside has been painted white to seal it. I have little expecation that it will stay white. I will either repaint it or cover it in poster board as required.

The Storage Unit Layout Plan - Part 2

Sat, 2008-11-15 20:42 — Benny

Part 2: The Model Railroad Plan

I am most excited about this plan because this is the first time I got everything I wanted into the layout - this space is finally close to perfect.  
 
This layout emphasizes continual operation and thus employs circular operational methods. In this setting, the amount of time the train is moving is more crucial to the passage of distance then the scene within which the train may appear in. Each route within the scene represents a different p

The Storage Unit Layout Plan - Part 1

Sat, 2008-11-15 20:40 — Benny

Part 1: Components of an Arizona Railroad

 
My regional and temporal emphasis is on the industries that made Arizona possible during the steam era economy, the time of the original five Cs: Cattle, Copper, Cotton, Citrus, and Climate. The first four commodities resemble standard industries; the fifth is more abstract but required regardless.
 
Cattle can be as simple as a cow pen alongside the mainline; a local freight will pick up the
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In search of the prototype - a basis for modeling - Part I

Sun, 2008-11-09 11:42 — GoldenSpike

This was originally posted in my blog on the Model Trains Universe site on April 27, 2007 and re-posted on the Piedmont Division Blog on November 16, 2007, and now re-posted here on the new MRH site today!

My Weathered rolling stock (2009)

Mon, 2008-10-27 11:54 — Visitor

Figured I'd start a blog entry with some of my weathered rolling stock.

Modeling the modern era presents allot of fun when it comes to weathering. We've got rusty heaps of metal called "boxcars" sometimes with lots of "local art" covering the sides. Then there's the big metal cans full of grain, again with "local art". Intermodal trains are full of dusty dirty stack cars, spine cars, and TOFC. Then you've got the venerable gondolas, and some "shiny" Amtrak Superliners.

Preview of my layout and my blog

Fri, 2008-10-24 14:13 — nelson

I thought I would take a moment to post a link to my blog  showing the evolution of my layout.

http://timpanookeeandneborr.blogspot.com/

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High definition video - coming like the proverbial freight train!

Wed, 2008-10-22 11:54 — joef

Another totally nostalgic trip from 2008 - these HD cams were superseded quickly, and now any smart phone is better. - Jeff Shultz, MRH Admin

In case you haven't noticed, we're on the edge of an amazing high definition video boom that has the potential to completely transform how content is presented on the internet!

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A little progress on my layout..

Tue, 2008-10-21 18:19 — ChrisNH

I have finally raised the level of my water base in an attempt to mitigate what I felt was excessive height of my causeway and excessive distance between my bridge and the river. I think it helped. Below are some pics of the scene as well as a casting I made of a Chooch bridge abutment that has been cut down a bit in height.

First video at blip.tv

Mon, 2008-10-20 11:27 — Visitor

Note: from 2008, video probably doesn't work, but link at bottom does. 

I've uploaded my first video to blip.tv

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Best laid plans

Sat, 2008-10-18 14:27 — joef

If you've been following my blog, then you know I have been discussing doing structures for the Roseburg yard area on my layout.

As I got to looking at the yard area with the idea of adding structures, I realized there are other areas of Roseburg on the layout that need work, namely the backdrop and the yard tracks themselves.


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