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Tour of Tam Valley RR
Here is my first attempt at a blog entry. I apologize if you have seen some of these images on other forums. I am figuring out how to upload and post images in posts on this site :-)
Railfanning a train pulled by a trio of tunnel motors on the Tam Valley RR. You can see more about this railroad at my website www.tamvalleyrr.com.
OK lets follow some SD45T2's on my Tam Valley RR as they cross the Sierras. We start in the foothills on the west side where we catch the train grinding slowly up the steep grade.
Roseburg yard area up close - in desperate need of structures!
I'm taking a hiatus from working on MRH Theater videos for a couple weeks so I can work on the layout.
I want to focus on getting some structures in the main yard area in Roseburg, which is the layout centerpiece when you enter the room. As I relayed in my last blog post, my wife practically insisted we work on doing some structures together because my layout really needs them! How could I refuse an offer like that?
From the Arctic Ocean to the Arizona Desert
My history with model trains include both the Arctic and
Working on the layout ...
I'm going to be taking a break from all the video editing I've been doing for MRH Theater, and working on the layout for a few weeks. Now there's an idea - work on the layout!
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| Panoramic view of the Roseburg area of my HO Siskiyou Line layout. If you click on the image, you can get a larger view. Notice the total lack of structures in this scene (well, there is one on the far left of Jim [in the red shirt] - but's that's the only one). I'll try to rectify that in the next few weeks as part of my effort to "add structures" to the layout at my wife's insistence! | |
Diesel Paint Scheme for the Bear Creek & South Jackson
Well, it's finally happened. After *lots* of deliberation, thought, and procrastination it appears the Bear Creek and South Jackson now has an 'official' paint scheme (at least for its 1st generation Alco diesels).
Many thanks to Joe Brugger for his advice and painting skills.
Followup to the convention - Model Railcast Show interview!
Ryan Andersen of the Model Railcast Show interviewed Jeff Shultz and myself this week for his show. We talk about the Anaheim convention, our impressions, observations, highlights, and the like.
NMRA Convention, Day 7 (Saturday, July 19th)
BLMA
We interviewed Craig Martyn, owner of BLMA, and got the rundown on his new railcar announcement - A Norfolk Southern TopGon in both N and HO scale. The model will come with quality knuckle couplers and the proper 100-ton trucks. Craig also showed us his other new items, including an N scale and HO scale truss bridge. Unfortunately, the N scale bridge is already sold out, but the HO scale bridge will be available soon. If you're an HO scale modeler and you want this beautiful bridge, don't delay or you may miss out!
One question, though, how does Craig get all those cute girls to work for him in his booth? (Click image above to enlarge.) Watch the video to learn the answer (video coming soon in MRH theater)!
NMRA Convention, Day 5 (Thursday, July 17th)
On Thursday, we agreed to video the complete 2008 Digitrax Users Forum - an almost two hour event. You can watch the video for free here in MRH Theater.
Zana Ireland, President of Digitrax, first spoke of some noteworthy Digitrax news: they're moving from Atlanta, Georgia to Panama City, Florida in the next few months. Zana gave lots of reasons, not the least of which is they're growing and the Florida Panhandle has a better quality of life, along with a more business-friendly environment than the Atlanta area. (Click on the left hand photo to enlarge.)
Next Zana moved into new product announcements, at which point she handed the mike to AJ Ireland, the engineering mastermind behind Digitrax. AJ described the new PR3 programmer, some new Z-scale decoders, and the big new item - their partnership with SoundTraxx that uses transponding to make the new SurroundTraxx layout sound system work. AJ invited Nancy Workman of SoundTraxx to come up and briefly describe how the new SurroundTraxx system works.
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