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Getting things sorted, now that some needed furniture has arrived.
February 13, 2021 February 13, 2021
How low can you, er, stoop…
December 12, 2020 December 12, 2020
How does one design a layout to showcase a busy chunk of street running? Here’s a preliminary sketch…
December 11, 2020 December 21, 2020
Port Rowan modelled the end of the line. Here are some thoughts about the beginning.
December 8, 2020 December 9, 2020
What worked. What didn’t.
December 6, 2020 December 7, 2020
Exploring the new layout space, and a first look at the room itself.
December 5, 2020 December 8, 2020
I have a new, nice, generous space and am still exploring ideas about how to fill it.
November 10, 2020 December 6, 2020
The spammers win.
October 7, 2020
Nine years of blogging about Port Rowan ends with big news.
August 29, 2020 August 29, 2020
160 people from around the world Zoomed in for an hour to learn about S scale. I know – right?
May 22, 2020 May 22, 2020
May 21st at 7pm Pacific Time, I’ll be winding the mainspring on my computer and firing up the ZOOM!
April 30, 2020 April 30, 2020
Borrowing a trick from TV and film production.
April 30, 2020 May 8, 2020
Scratch-building an important customer at the end of the line.
April 30, 2020 May 8, 2020
This heavily modified brass model carries baggage and express to Port Rowan.
April 27, 2020
One of the few S scale resin kits offered by Funaro & Camerlengo.
April 27, 2020 April 27, 2020
The April 2020 layout tour.
April 24, 2020 November 10, 2020
Moving a conventional convention onto the web.
April 21, 2020 April 30, 2020
Don’t you already blog – a lot – somewhere else?
April 21, 2020 April 21, 2020
An accidental brass purchase gets a handsome paint scheme, thanks to a trip to the military modelling shop.
February 21, 2020 April 21, 2020
An extensive rebuild of an S scale brass model, including custom paint masks.
October 16, 2019 April 21, 2020
A diesel with trolley poles? You bet I’m interested!
April 11, 2019 April 21, 2020
A pleasant gift – twice!
August 21, 2018 April 21, 2020
That time two dozen people spent 13 hours in my layout room, shooting scenes for a movie.
July 6, 2018 May 8, 2020
Some of the excellent layouts I saw while visiting Texas.
June 22, 2018 April 22, 2020
David Barrow influenced a generation of hobbyists. Here’s what I learned when I visited his layout.
June 22, 2018 April 22, 2020
A visit to an exceptional model railway in Proto:48.
June 21, 2018 November 10, 2020
While in Texas, I joined a couple of operating sessions.
June 21, 2018 April 22, 2020
I went to Texas to speak at an NMRA regional convention. Here’s what I talked about, and what I learned.
June 20, 2018 April 22, 2020
An example of how one can engage with and contribute to the hobby – even when one does not have the space or time to build a layout of one’s own.
May 1, 2018 November 10, 2020
A great way to expand your hobby horizons.
March 22, 2018 April 23, 2020
I had a great time seeing friends when I spoke at this amazing supper club in Canada’s capital.
March 16, 2018 April 23, 2020
Bring on the miniature snow: I’m ready.
November 26, 2017 April 21, 2020
Don’t use a tree to throw your switch points!
October 27, 2017 April 21, 2020
A small model gains big sound and better performance, thanks to DCC.
August 22, 2017 April 24, 2020
Tigers are fierce, they can’t be beat…
June 28, 2017 May 8, 2020
The challenges of tilting the camera 90 degrees.
June 22, 2017 April 23, 2020
Thoughts from one hobby influence another…
April 11, 2017 April 24, 2020
I painted and finished a pair of brass scale test cars.
November 6, 2016 April 23, 2020
A beautiful model of a Canadian National 2-10-2 built for me by my friend Simon Parent. What’s it doing in Port Rowan?
August 24, 2016 April 23, 2020
Members of the S Scale Workshop put on a show at Canada’s national railway museum.
August 24, 2016 April 23, 2020
Dot-dot-dot dash-dash-dash… Yes, it really works.
May 21, 2016 April 21, 2020
Paying tribute to a layout builder who inspired my own trip through this hobby.
November 1, 2013 April 27, 2020
Remembering a good friend and mentor.
July 5, 2012 December 7, 2020
Adding Al Fresco, the open air driver, to a live steam Garratt.
January 31, 2012 August 16, 2020
The preliminary plan for my rendition of the Simcoe Sub to Port Rowan in 1:64.
September 3, 2011 May 8, 2020
Familiarity with the prototype and available equipment are the key.
September 2, 2011 April 21, 2020
It’s far from everyone’s first choice, but it worked for me. Here’s why.
September 1, 2011 April 21, 2020
My reason is purely practical. Here’s why.
August 30, 2011 April 21, 2020
It’s hard for hobbyists to admit they’re not enjoying their model railway. But if they’re not, it’s time to take drastic measures.
August 29, 2011 April 21, 2020
Building a modular layout for exhibition with a friend.
August 8, 2008 November 10, 2020
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