This new site aims to reflect my hobby activities, mostly moving into the year 2021 and beyond. It’s going to be somewhat different from what the old site turned into, in that it’s not going to be about selling things, nor about being a hobby “expert.”
Useful Conversions
It’s not always easy to do quick conversions between metric and imperial measurements, beyond knowing that 1″ = 25.4mm, especially when dealing with fractional numbers. Fortunately, there’s a great website out there that makes it easy: RapidTables.com. The converters I find most helpful for modeling are: Inches to Millimeters Millimeters to Inches
YouTube Playlists
I have a few playlists on YouTube that are about various railroad interests. I’ll maintain and update this post as I add new playlists. If you find any you think I might want to add, leave a comment below. Maine Two-Foot Railroads Asian Railroads Model Train Stuff HOn30 Modules T-Trak
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington — Winter Freight 2017
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad
This impressive silent movie shows the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad.
The Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway
Documentary about the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
3D Print Project Update
You may remember that a some time ago, I purchased a 3D printer, and I was experimenting with printing an OO9 loco shell. I followed that up by scaling it to O scale to see what an On30 version might look like. What you see here is the result of my resizing it to use a Bachmann trolley mechanism, and enclosing the cab.