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I revel in both the writing and works of noted model railroad custom builder Lance Mindheim. As a result, I've adopted most of his concepts and practices in the art of model railroading for The Hills Line, and consider him a mentor, colleague, and friend. https://youtu.be/r4QyVZv6TZU?t=106 Recently he shared a video of his Downtown Spur … Continue reading Mindheim Sound
Back to the ol' Hills Line Mailbag... Could you expand on why you chose the Loksound decoders in a later post? It's been the better part of a year since I upgraded my entire locomotive roster on The Hills Line to Loksound 5 decoders, so an update (and explanation) is long overdue. My goal in … Continue reading In Lokstep
“Do what you do best and outsource the rest.” -Peter Drucker- The oft-quoted statement about model railroading is that its participants must possess a variety of somewhat-unrelated skillsets. Draftsman. Carpenter. Electrician. Scenic Designer. Some basic understanding of these are all required to be remotely successful in the hobby. And so it is inevitable that there … Continue reading Subcontracting
Well... it's not exactly new, since the prototype was built in 1972. Moreover, I've sat on this model since early 2015 until finally deciding to do something about it this year. A little history lesson... Thanks to the direct efforts of my friend and fellow IAIS modeler Joe Atkinson, Athearn released a set of four … Continue reading New Power
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