A layout in N Scale and other railroad stuff
Once again it’s been a while since I’ve updated the page. A lot of things have happened, and there’s been some significant work done on the west side of the layout. Some of that was hinted in the post on the Class 158 but since then there’s been even more work done. I still haven’t…
I’ve mentioned before that there isn’t really a whole lot available in N Scale if you’re looking for models from the Northeast Corridor. Bachmann used to offer an E-60, the Acela Express set and the HHP-8 although none of them are still in production and all are hard to find. GG-1s are a relatively new…
I think traditionally most modelers get more done on their layouts this time of year than any other. Cooler temps and inclement weather makes it easy to justify spending more time with your layout and not less. But, I seem to go opposite the trend – yes the weather has been awful, but holiday travel…
Unlike in previous years, I kept some funds in reserve for the expected Black Friday sales. I didn’t buy much, but the first purchase arrived the other day, my first ScaleTrains locomotive, an ET44C GEVO from their Rivet Counter line. I’ve got to say, overall I’m really impressed. I’ve always heard good things about the…
The Centreville Railroad is partway through a major capitol project with the installation of an overhead wire catenary system along the main route and select yard tracks. Well, ok not really. I’m mostly through the process of installing Kato catenary poles along the layout so I’ll have simulated catenary on the line. It is possible…
The Centreville Railroad layout is a bit large, each peninsula is 3ft deep which can be a stretch to get to the furtherest sections at times. The curves that go past the back corners can be especially difficult to reach, and even the track that is part of the Long Bridge can be a struggle…
I mentioned a few posts ago that while I hadn’t made any new posts that things were still happening on the layout – even if it was a bit slow due to real world stuff. So here’s the update on the various projects that I’ve been working on – Snellgroves Department Store This is a…
In my last post I announced that I’d purchased a 3D printer and had been printing scenery detail items for the layout. From the start, when I got the printer I wanted to print out a water tower, my preference was an older tower – a tank that stood on legs. I found a few…
I’ve mentioned before that I have historically not been a fan of Bachmann’s stuff. Like many who have been around the hobby for a long time, we’ve been burned by poor running Bachmann engines, we’ve seen the poor detail of their rolling stock… And don’t get me started on their EZTrack and EZCommand systems. Oh,…
I’ve mentioned in an earlier post that the first DCC engine I purchased was a Kato GG-1. Back in 2001, if you were going to find a GG-1 in N Scale it was going to be brass and it was going to cost you A LOT of money. In 2008 though, things changed, Kato released…