A model train geek, learning as he goes.
Mark your calendars for CARM 2012, the annual Canadian Association of Railway Modelers convention in Regina, Saskatchewan. The show will be held from June 28 to July 1, 2012 at the University of Regina campus. Registration forms are now available on their web site. PS – I have no involvement with the event other than the use … Read more
If you’re in Fredericton on December 3, check out the Fredericton model train show! It will be at the Fredericton High School on Saturday from 9 AM to 4 PM in the cafeteria. Admission is $5 for adults and free for those 12 and under. Have fun! Here are my photos from the 2008 Fredericton Train Show.
This is a super-cool grade crossing – very realistic! Want to know how Jamie made it? Well, read on!
Here’s a video of something quite cool – an automated staging yard. I am very impressed by the engineering and craftsmanship behind this. Hat tip to the excellent blog CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Sub for linking to the video.
Come one, come all, to the Portage Model Railroad Train Day on May 28 (Saturday) at the former Canadian Pacific Railway station in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. “This event takes place at the Portage CP Station from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm with a BBQ from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. There will be model … Read more
Jeff Keddy sent along a link to this cool video about the Truro Model Railroad Association. The Truro Model Railroaders Association – The History Part 1 from Jonathan harnish on Vimeo. It was done by the Nova Scotia Community College Radio and Television Arts course. The TMRA have their own web site.
John Longhurst’s latest post featured a few photos from Jeff King’s Milwaukee Road Train Shop site, showing the fantasy locos (locomotives) he paints. Jeff does model painting as a job, and he does it well. The photos that John linked to are really special, as they are “fantasy” paint schemes that do not exist in … Read more
As I mentioned, I am starting to plan for my new layout. Two layouts ago, I made a list of givens and druthers. That term was coined by John Armstrong. Givens and Druthers Givens are features or limitations you must have, either forced on you by the size or shape of the room, economics, etc., … Read more
It’s time to start planning for my next model train layout. Hallelujah! In my life I have had two serious layouts: the Nova Scotia Eastern and CN in Bathurst, NB (circa 1975). The NSER was torn up in 2004, and the CN layout lasted until 2009. Both were removed prior to moving. As I write … Read more