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A Little Motivation

A visit to my layout by a local model railroader motivates me to complete some half finished model railroad layout projects. There’s nothing like a visit by a fellow model railroader to motivate someone to pay some close attention to their model railroad layout. That’s what I found over the Read more…

By Jim, 4 yearsApril 12, 2019 ago
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New home means new layout configuration

About a year ago, we moved from a sprawling and spacious farm house with a large ‘play’ room, to a first floor 3 bedroom apartment. I won’t go into the reasons why we did that here. But it did mean a reconfiguration of the model railroad layout, again. I was Read more…

By Jim, 5 yearsJune 27, 2018 ago
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Dolton Junction scenery

Since June 2013 I have been VERY VERY slowly building a corner module to allow the Blue Island and Illinook modules to b

By Jim, 9 yearsNovember 3, 2013 ago
Layout Building

New module started

A new HO scale model railroad module has been started. This one is a 4×1 feet module, designed to connect the the we

By Jim, 11 yearsSeptember 15, 2012 ago
Layout Improvements

New photos added for Illinook

Following a flurry of scenery building (mostly using scatter and ballast) on my HO scale Illinook industry / switching m

By Jim, 11 yearsSeptember 7, 2012 ago
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