Articles by Phil
Blue is my favourite colour
Drywall sanding for all new layout areas is done. I’ll still have a bit to do when I rip out the drywall around the hydro panel and redo that. But at least most of the […]
Things change in 11 months
Eleven months ago, aka my last post on this site, I finished the staging yard on the layout. Now that layout is gone. Thanks to growing family needs (teenagers) a portion of my layout space […]
Staging Yard Complete
The track laying that is. From one track to 7, with a turn and in 50 inches. Not too shabby.
Caught on film
The section of the Rutland I model is the former Ogdensburg Sub or Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain (OLC). The only surviving section of this line is the 20 mile run from Norwood NY to Ogdensburg […]
Researching Operations
One of the challenges with modeling a prototype set in 1959 is that it’s 2012. I was born 15 years after the Rutland ceased operations and while I am close geographically to where I model, […]
Back at it – An update
So long story short, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on this blog. Very bad of me but I’ve been busy working on the layout. This is the current plan, or close to […]
So much for Lisbon
After mucking around with some scenery in Lisbon to make it “presentable” for photos for an article, I had already decided to clear everything off to be able to move Lisbon down this shelf. Once […]
Comparison Photos
Not completely accurate, but I was just playing around with the camera and a few models. Lisbon, New York – 1960 Same location, 199? with a borrowed Conrail B23-7.
10 Minutes
10 Minutes a day… thats what I force myself to do train related on models per day. Force sounds harsh but sometimes with work, family and other things known as life all around, we can’t […]
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