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What is it about laying track that causes us to pull out every tool we own to get the job done? I have no doubt that the visual carnage currently present on top of my layout has been repeated in countless basements time and time again. Despite the feeling that a small bomb has been … Continue reading Gandy Dancing: Flex Track
There's something cathartic about the sound of a UPS Truck idling in front of your home, followed closely by the resounding THUMP of a heavily-loaded parcel landing on your front porch. Especially when you've been anticipating its arrival. After several months of room prep, benchwork construction, backdrop painting, and fascia installation, it's finally time to … Continue reading Gandy Dancing: Turnouts
For the past ten months, I've written about The Hills Line at my blog on the Model Railroad Hobbyist website. Rather than completely rehash what I've already posted, I want to bring this site up to speed with where the layout stands today in a three-part series highlighting the progress made so far. Part Two discussed the … Continue reading Catching Up, Part Three
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