Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads
A hobby adventure
I am frequently asked how I drill all the holes in my freight car kits. I’ve made mention in past posts that I use motorized drills to make easy work of the tasks. I guess it’s time to feature those tools.
Continue reading “Motorized drills”
Yes, I’m still unpacking. The boxes of stuff have slowed my modeling progress as I often need to find some part or reference to keep moving forward. Most of those items remain in moving boxes. My frustration levels grow each time I need to find something. Remember that final scene from “Raiders of the Lost Ark”? Yeah. You get it.
Continue reading “Organizing”
After building a handful of freight car kits and detailing a few more, I had a traffic jam at my paint booth. I prefer to paint several models at a time but wasn’t expecting an eleven car pile up.
Continue reading “Line up card”
I’ve been busier than expected the last couple of months. The lead photo is where I left off on the gondola models. Progress has moved forward to expand the freight car fleet.
Continue reading “Workbench Update – October and November 2020”
Yup, this report was filed late. Let’s catch up on a few models that have been moving along.
Continue reading “Workbench Update – August and September 2020”