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Too Many Videos!

Posted on June 22, 2012 by ToyTrains1

Do you know what happens when you embed close to a hundred and fifty True HD 1080p videos on the Multimedia page of your web site?  It refuses to load properly when someone tries to view it in a browser … Continue reading →

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A New Look

Posted on May 5, 2012 by ToyTrains1

The blog has a new look!  Turns out that when WordPress upgraded to a new version, the old default theme stopped working properly, so I took the opportunity to apply a new theme and spruce things up a bit.  For … Continue reading →

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It’s Summertime!

Posted on July 21, 2011 by ToyTrains1

::sigh:: I'm getting way too old for this! Temperature this afternoon: 101 degrees F Feels like: 112 degrees F What more can I say?

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A Personal Note

Posted on December 7, 2010 by ToyTrains1

Today marks five years since I "got retired" (how appropriate it's Pearl Harbor Day) and I have to say that I've really been enjoying my retirement.  The trains play a large part in that.

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Taking a Break

Posted on November 19, 2010 by ToyTrains1

Since getting the HD camcorder six months ago, I've been averaging 16 True HD 1080p videos a month (yes, there are now 96 of them).  While it's been great fun getting out all the trains and running them again, some … Continue reading →

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The Finishing Touch

Posted on November 5, 2010 by ToyTrains1

The sliding glass doors arrived and have been installed.  It's the finishing touch that will keep the trains (mostly) free of dust and just adds a finished look to the case.

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… And Finished

Posted on October 30, 2010 by ToyTrains1

Here's the display case, coated with polyurethane and mounted on the wall.  The trains have moved into their new home and all that remains is to get the sliding glass doors.

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Display Case — Completed

Posted on October 27, 2010 by ToyTrains1

Well, almost!     All of the machining is done, almost all of the sanding, it's glued-up and the back panel has been cut to size and attached.  All that needs to be done is final touch-up sanding by hand (to … Continue reading →

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Display Case

Posted on October 24, 2010 by ToyTrains1

Following my own directions for Display Case Construction, I'm building another small display case that will go on the wall and will hold some of my passenger cars.  This will enable me to move locomotives that have just been sitting … Continue reading →

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A New Video And A New Beginning

Posted on May 5, 2010 by ToyTrains1

Well, I got the new camcorder today and then ran to the camera store to get another battery and charger.  I forgot just how much I hate waiting for batteries to charge!    When I opened the box and found … Continue reading →

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When It Rains …

Posted on March 10, 2010 by ToyTrains1

… it pours, or so the old expression goes.  I've come to think that it's not nearly strong enough.  It should be: "When it rains, you get a category 5 hurricane", or at least it seems to me of late.  … Continue reading →

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An Update

Posted on February 14, 2010 by ToyTrains1

After PSE&G cut up the tree enough to free the lines at 3 AM (chainsaws at 3AM, what a wonderful sound!), at 10 AM their crews arrived in bucket trucks to reconnect the line to the house up near the … Continue reading →

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