Monday, December 13, 2010 at 2:14PM I was cleaning out some old files and I came across this pic which is from our first train show in Indy. It also shows a bit of our first touring layout. Oh how innocent we were.
Monday, December 6, 2010 at 2:34PM We are always happy to share pix and Jim Gore has sent us his conversion of our cannery into a brewery. As always he’s created scenes that tell great stories.
Enjoy
Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 3:53PM 
The newest kit available for download is Habbaker’s Garage. I mentioned on the MODELS page, that it was difficult to get a good idea of what this kit really looks like without pix from many angles. So here are some more pix that show you the details that are not visible on the MODELS page.
Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 12:51PM I’m adding to my rollingstock by building a new tank car. This has always been a tough one for me so I thought I’d share the experience. Sorry no pix right now.
The tank itself has always been difficult to handle while building. I had a couple of ideas. Originally, I thought I’d build it on a solid wood core. The HOn30 tank is 5/8” dia. Went to an art supply store to pick up a dowel but no luck. They did have a brass tube that was 9/16”, so I picked that up and wrapped it with scrap paper to bring it up to 5/8”. (about 6 wraps of 60lb card) What I ended up with is a nice firm mandrel, on which I am building the tank. So far, I’m very happy with the result and how easy it is to handle the tank. The finished tank is 4 layers with the extra steel plate sadle and the reinforcing end bands. I still have to fit the collar around the dome but having the tank on the mandrel makes it easy to handle.
More later.
