With the recent passing of Bill Gilbert, I had a train of his models out running on the layout and set out on sidings. Most
One big category I hoped to do more on this summer was getting decals on some models. Things ended up backing up a bit, but
It has been said that deadlines spark creativity. I don’t think this project is especially creative, but the looming deadline of summer Arizona heat closing
Not too long ago I picked up these three vintage models, all decorated (very simply) as Belline. Who was the builder? I have no idea.
For a variety of reasons, it has been a rather slow few months around the layout. But I did get to most of the Phoenix
As outlined in Part I, imitating Alco, this conversion used overscale AHM HO S-1 models and reworked them as the basis of an OO gauge
A very recent purchase was this highly interesting American OO model built by Bill Johann. It was part of a group of identical models he
Some years ago I posted a short article (here) that mentioned my second American OO locomotive was a modified AHM Plymouth MDT Diesel. It is
At any given moment I have a lot of projects going. Too many. Certain things will focus me in. With the summer heat I have
Back a couple years ago I posted about how OOldtimers like Fred Schorr and Pierre Bourassa had rebuilt Ulrich HO “war emergency” gondolas into OO
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