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Upon descending the steps into our basement, you're presented with the following vista as your first view of The Hills Line. Not exactly what I would call appealing, is it? However, even in this primitive state, this ultimately represents opportunity. This pile of parts will ultimately become the last section needed to complete the layout … Continue reading The Front Door
"WTF! The whole house is shaking" -My Better Half- Recently I hosted a series of op sessions on The Hills Line. To a person, every single guest present commented on my under-layout sound setup. An update on my arrangement is therefore warranted. The original version of my Mindheim-inspired under-layout sound setup used an old Soundtraxx … Continue reading Mindheim Sound, Redux
"There is never enough time to do it right, but there is always enough time to do it over." -John W. Bergman- As I previously mentioned, my friend and fellow Iowa Interstate modeler Scott Thornton generously gifted me a version of his lattice-truss bridge that he built for his HO scale version of the IAIS … Continue reading Do Over, Part One
Officially speaking, the first structure built for The Hills Line was the deck of the CRANDIC's lattice truss bridge over the Iowa River. That needed to be completed so I could lay track and get the railroad running. It was a few more months before I finished up the truss itself. As I previously mentioned, … Continue reading A Tale of Two Bridges
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