Made very good progress over the labor day weekend on the Z scale diorama layout. Projects included:
Finishing laying all the ties for the track.
Laying down the rail.
Putting up the extruded foam mountain forms.
Covering the foam forms with plaster / Sculptamold.
Why handlaid track? Appearance mostly, but also because I happened to have a good stash of [...]
Continue Reading...This year, is going to be like none other. While “the economy”, “healthcare reform”, [insert your favorite sports team here], could all be phrases or concepts you might think I’m describing, for The Wife that statement is most definitely applied to Christmas decorations.
When I got married, I’d say the largest change I noticed culturally is [...]
In my latest Fast Tracks order, I also received my crossing fixture for a XX degree crossing, which will be one of the points of interest near the docks. The crossing is conceptually fairly different from the switch, as it doesn’t involve filing rail for points or bending any rail into a curvature, but there [...]
Continue Reading...Yesterday I received and assembled my Fast Tracks tie breaker. It is a very well thought out, well made tool that does what it claims: cuts down the time it takes to trim ties for the turnout fixtures from Fast Tracks.
Here are some pictures. I would highly recommend getting one of these with your Fast [...]
I’m building the railroad in modules that are 1×4 feet, which is basically diorama size, and means I can fit them into a car, walk them up the stairs, move them, store them, etc., very easily. I can also chain them together on the wall using commodity shelving that is lightweight and unobtrusive.
Here’s some before [...]