I've thought about starting a series of blogs here where I photograph the prototype railroads and look at their operations, track plans and try to adapt it to N scale. There are plenty of things around here to photograph, and I will still post plenty in the prototype threads. We have plenty of stuff here in Kentucky and surrounding areas for me to look at, and I travel quite often when I go to races. I'm hoping the folks here will find the information useful for their own layouts, and perhaps even ...
The image is of the "Spirit of Progress", an interstate express pulled by a streamlined S class in the late 30's, and ran from Melbourne, through the border town of Albury (another story) and on to Sydney. And the same in reverse. Here down-under, theres a now retired (I think) radio announcer named Clive Robertson. Despite being pretty controversial, I liked him for his intelligence and quick wit. Robertson, being a Sydney-sider, when reading out the train arrival times, would ...
Updated 29th Apr 2012 at 07:51 PM by Sundiesel
A friend sent this to me and since we have a lot of music people here I thought it was worth sharing! Each of the years listed below links to the 20 top hits of that year. Pick a year and wait for for the Jukebox to show the 20 hits! Then select the ones you would like to hear! ...
As I said I've been very very busy. I just returned from the Canary Islands where I attended the Second International Workshops on Nude Mice. Here are the topics covered in the two month series of workshops. Week one: We covered such topics as; 100 Years of British Rail Catering; Scurvy Past and Present; Fight Acne and Win; The Joy of Chickens. Week two: How to Waterproof your Child: Read the Braces Owners Manual: A guide to the care of and wearing of braces, ...
What is the best way to clean my layout? When using canned compressed air vehicles and n-scale cars go flying off the track! if I use my vacuum its like a tornado, sucking up anything in its path. iI am using a 30x60 layout, does anyone they make an accylic 'top' to keep a layout dust free?