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 spent a few hours (Sara insists more like 5) on installing some turnouts and a siding and part of the main line. Here are some pictures of the progress, shot while I was working. I continue to be extremely happy with the amount of effort required and the results produced from the FastTracks products. [...]
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