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I really like the Red Wing Milling building kit. He made a nice flat out of it.

We went to the Austin Model Railroad Jamboree in Round Rock, TX last week. Overall, I was kinda disappointed--there wasn't a lot of N-scale stuff there. We went on the layout tour, too. Many of the layouts on the tour were Plywood Centrals. Below are some of the high points... This first...

Ezdays, you forgot Petticoat Junction, if for no other reason than the fact that it had a train!

Mmmmmm....STEAK... I can almost smell it... Thanks. I'm hungry, now... :)

That some super modelling, Cinnibar! It's rare to see someone catch that Old West flavor in N.

Wow! Your layout is looking great! I really like that lake, too. I sure wish I had that much space!

Thanks for the compliments! The camera is an Olympus D-390 2.0 Megapixel. I got it for about $150. I'm very pleased with the quality (especially for the price.) It is a WHOLE LOT better than my old camera! BTW, the original photo was much nicer, of course. I had to shrink it down and...

Another shot...taken from beyond the edge of the "world"...

I was playing with my digital camera at work today, so I thought I'd share... This is my Life-Like F2A crossing the bridge on the West Hill RR in my office. It's pulling a kitbashed Copper Ridge Railway flatcar.

I don't know if they have such a policy. It kinda makes sense, though, unless they can make a better version than what's already available...

Bachmann came out with an HO-scale Shay a while back, which, as I understand it, is supposed to be pretty good. Also, I think MDC has Shay models, as well. I guess they didn't see a point in making another HO-scale Shay. I remember a while back someone on the Ask the Bach-man board laughing...

It was sorta the opposite for me... My son got me back into model railroading. It's been common ground for us since he was 18 months old (he's almost 6 now). Fascination in one thing or another comes and goes with him, but TRAINS are a constant! It sure has been fun! Gee, I hope it...

Where would the fun be in life without an occasional accidental poisoning? I'll never forget when I discovered why you shouldn't take certain antihistamines with blood pressure medicine... I woke up at 2 in the morning and I was ready to build a bridge! (Not a model one, either!)

Jon, my hat's off to you on that blacksmith shop! What a great gift! Below is a picture I posted before in the N/Z forum. I'm using this photo on a flyer that I'm hanging up around town asking for people who are intrested in starting an N-scale model railroad club in Huntsville. Copper...

I've never tasted spraypaint before... I spraypainted my hand by accident a few weeks ago, though...thought the nozzle was pointing the other way. This reminds me of the time that my wife tried to kill me. I'm not very coherent in the morning (and for much of the rest of the day)...

Charlie, If it's any help, I prefer a quieter setting, anyway. "Bustling" ain't my style!

I feel your pain, screwysquirrel. My solution to the bridge-on-a-curve was to carve up a piece of blue foam insulation (that was leftover from the base of my layout). Here are links to some pictures: Version 1 (1 layer of foam thick...looked too thin for a railroad bridge)...

Nice work, Val! I want something like that on my layout, too! I thought the gas meter was a nice touch, too. As for the "wonky" building... You could name it Willy Wonky's Chocolate Factory!

Bryan is the reason that I got back into the hobby. He's been a major driving force in my rekindled interest in trains. And it's a great thing to share with him, too. I hope it keeps up, even when he grows up...

Sounds like fun, Bill! I'm interesting in seeing your final trackplan, if you can put it online somewhere. Or did you go with one of those posted by Shamus or Val? We're all little kids when it comes to our trains. And the excitement is contagious!