Now Twist

"Here you find the young and old Twistin' the night away" -Sam Cooke- I really need to listen to my friend Scott Thornton more. As I was installing my corn field on The Hills Line, Scott mentioned to me that he twisted the stalks to rotate the corn on his now former IAIS Milan Branch … Continue reading Now Twist

Vertical Horizon Extension

When I originally build the backdrop for the town of Hills, I only built what I assumed I needed for the scene. The plan was that the Eldon C. Stutsman structure would block most of the horizon, eliminating a lot of wall space that needed to be covered. When I actually built the Stutsman complex, … Continue reading Vertical Horizon Extension

Maintenance of Way

A few years back I came across a photo of some MOW equipment spotted on the old Nagle Lumber spur in Iowa City. Since it fit the modeled era for The Hills Line, I wanted to included some representation of that scene on the railroad. The only commercially available product I was able to locate … Continue reading Maintenance of Way