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Enough messing around. It's time to finish up the last blank spot on The Hills Line... the Stutsman Warehouse and Corporate Office. The warehouse itself is a multi-level, multi-structure building that's interconnected at a variety of angles, all taking up seven feet of linear space, or roughly one-third of the Hills portion of the layout. … Continue reading Stutsman Warehouse: The Core
Back to the ol' Hills Line Mailbag... "Just a quick note to say I’ve noticed that you’ve moved your photo skills into the realm of outrageously great! Totally enjoy them. Keep up the good work." Comments like this are greatly appreciated. And while I plan to continue to produce and provide what I consider publication-ready … Continue reading The 10,000-Foot View
"And there the world below can't bother me" -The Drifters- In the inaugural edition of Model Railroad Planning, Bill Darnaby mentioned that he was going to have to spend more time on the underbody detailing of his freight cars, since the design of the Maumee Route put the cars right at eye level where anybody … Continue reading Up On The Roof
One of the downsides of modeling from afar is the physical distance from me to my prototype. For the IAIS Grimes Line, I could (and routinely did) conduct research to and from work, since I crossed the line on my daily commute. With The Hills Line, it's a two-hour drive one way from here to … Continue reading Reach For New Horizons
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