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Category Archives: General
Change to Site
I know, I know, I haven't updated things in just about forever. My interests seem to have changed, and it just doesn't seem that important to me any more. However, I have made a change to the site. The old … Continue reading
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A New Video – MTH Premier PRR HH1 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
After a thoroughly lousy winter (that makes two in a row and this one isn't over yet), I was happy that MTH finally brought out a new O-Gauge toy that I wanted. They reissued the Premier-line scale model of the … Continue reading
This n’ That
The list of Atlas O reefers is as up-to-date as I can make it with all currently available information included. The photo catalog also has all of the cars released to date. I had the cataract in my right eye … Continue reading
A New Year – 2014
I'm sure you noticed that I posted nothing last year. Very few new toys, not much to talk about except the fact that I haven't been well and I don't like talking about that. I've just made the effort (I … Continue reading
Too Many Videos!
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
A New Look
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!
::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?
A Personal Note
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.
Taking a Break
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
The Finishing Touch
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.
… And Finished
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.
Display Case — Completed
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