I’ve started staining and varnishing the facia to give it a more finished appearance. I’m trying this thin eco 5mm plywood with an interesting veneer wrapped around all sides of each module that will help to keep down the weight. I plan to finish it like a piece of furniture. Continue Reading

I’m trying something new for seamless backdrops. 3D printed radius corner braces (alternately these could have been made out of styrene) covered with iron on melamine and a touch of spackle to hide the joint. This was very easy to do and helps keep the weight down. It only needed Continue Reading

I have lots of locomotives but a RS-10 is an important early diesel engine for my Little Current layout. I have seen several photographs of and RS-10 pulling the daily mixed train in the last years of service. I was able to by a Proto 2000 model new in box Continue Reading

Taking my to lay track and install bus wires. Track is glued down with No More Nails which if spread thinly doesn’t ooze above the ties and grabs instantly. Its pretty standards stuff. I’ve borrowed some ideas from free-mo modellers by using printed circuit boards with a tie pattern cut Continue Reading

New (to me) RS-10 locomotive for my Little Current switching layout. This will be perfect for the mixed train to LC. Happened to find this used one for a good price – in need of paint touch up on the cab and a hand rail untangled. Seems lit it spent Continue Reading

Over the past few weeks I’ve been laying track and turnouts. Care was taken to make the transitions between the modules easy to connect – they snap together with magnets – and make sure track is smooth running. They layout is in a multi use finished basement and can be Continue Reading

DCC system is now up and running. For this layout I chose to use a Raspberry pi running JMRI WiThrottle connected to a wireless TCS Universal Wifi Throttle. This is my first time having a wireless throttle and a wireless way to use JMRI on the layout. All of the Continue Reading