Heading to NNGC
September 6, 2011
We’re taking off to the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Hickory, North Carolina tomorrow. Shortly after we get back on Sunday, I’ll be posting tons of photos and video clips.
Some good tunes
September 3, 2011
Here’s some good stuff I’ve been listening to, today. Just thought I would share… http://youtu.be/zbLqGlxJsIw http://youtu.be/SPOnw66kSEY http://youtu.be/SzU3DMBW3Ik Any flashbacks there? [grin]
Big Business
August 16, 2011
Taglines?
July 23, 2011
More than a few years ago, I noticed that there were some email and blog taglines I really liked. In many cases, they were better than the message content. With this in mind, I started collecting them in the form of a raw text tagline file. I chose raw text because I didn’t want to … More Taglines?
Incredible Diorama
July 16, 2011
The video clip on this link is of a 1/48th (O scale) diorama of a old narrow gauge logging rail road built in a swamp. If you love art in miniature, then you need to watch this short clip. http://youtu.be/-eAijwMvMak Geoff Nott is a master modeler and I only hope I can learn and apply … More Incredible Diorama
Back to the moon – in Mandarin!
July 10, 2011
One of my fellow members of the Washington Science Fiction Association had this reply to a gripe about the shuttle program. He kindly permitted me to quote him. I got all the yelling and throwing things out of my system when they cancelled the Apollo program and turned NASA over to the political appointees and … More Back to the moon – in Mandarin!
The Moose Caboose
July 1, 2011
Recently, I was griping to a friend about not being able to find a small part for my On30 module. I didn’t want to spend $7.50 on shipping and handling for a $6 part. He recommended a local hobby shop called The Moose Caboose. It’s located at 1341 West Liberty Road in Sykesville, Maryland. Their … More The Moose Caboose
Timonium Summer Show
June 27, 2011
My wife and I spent some time at the Great Scale Model Train show up in Timonium, Maryland on Saturday. As usual, we had a chance to catch up with Geren and Kevin and ogle the incredible craftsmanship scattered around the show. Here’s a couple of images from the MADmodules On30 setup.
Jefferson County Road Trip
June 6, 2011
My wife and I enjoyed a road trip up to Charles Town and Shannodale West Virginia on Saturday. I had the honor of meeting Dr. Stan Dickinson, who researched and created an iron furnace exhibit for the Jefferson County Museum. Some of his notes on the furnace can be found on this Shannondale.org community site. … More Jefferson County Road Trip
Incredible Modeling Skills
May 16, 2011
Scroll down these images and prepare to be awed by this fellow’s modelling skills. http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=1451.msg25937#msg25937 Please note that in the scale he’s working in, the cross-piece of the U-joint is about 1/8″ wide!
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