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9.6.14

Update

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I've been re-working the layout design in my head over the past month. I sat down this week-end and put it down on paper using the XTra...
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16.4.14

Track plan update

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I'm glad I went to the model train show this weekend as it gave me the motivation to work on the layout again. At least to revisit the ...
13.4.14

Supertrain 2014

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It's been four years since I last attended the model train show. I found out from many of the exhibitors that this show is the largest ...
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8.9.12

Lick of paint...

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I really like the Tamiya spray paints, but they are very expensive. And the selection isn't as varied as the bottled acrylics. A bott...
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6.8.12

The story so far ...

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Progress has been almost non-existent since the completion of my bridge in February. The layout had been packed away for the summer. The re...
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18.2.12

Testing the bridge / interchange module

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The bridge module acts as central interchange allowing the trains to switch tracks. This was actually the first time I ran all my high spee...
12.2.12

Through the looking glass

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There were many nights I felt like Alice falling down a rabbit hole with no way of getting out. But I was committed and bound to see it thr...
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2.1.12

Adventure in amateur movie making

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All my previous videos were taken with an old point and shoot Canon camera. I've never been overly impressed by the video quality. Seein...
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26.11.11

Tinkering with iMovie

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25.11.11

Everything, but the kitchen sink

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This is how my workbench typically looks. Most of my fellow modelers are much more tidy and organized. But out of chaos comes order. The k...
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It was 1994 and I was working in Doha helping CGIS implement a nation wide GIS. My vacation was coming up and I had decided to head over to Europe instead of going back home for a visit. It was my first time traveling alone and my first visit to Europe. I was young and naive, which were two great characteristics to possess when experiencing new cultures. It certainly helped me to adjust to middle eastern ways for two and a half years. I arrived in Amsterdam with no itinerary and just an Eurorail pass in my hands. I journeyed from Amsterdam to Bruxelles to Paris to Lyon to Milano to Firenze to Verona to Venice to Vienna to Salzburg to München to Frankfurt to Köln and full circle back to Amsterdam. It was wonderful traveling across Europe by train. Sometimes I was unable to find accommodations so I slept in train stations, but enjoyed it nonetheless. That was back in the days when it was still safe to do so. That particular trip had a profound impact on me and was the catalyst for my interest in this hobby. My model trains help me to relive those wonderful memories of my first trip across Europe.
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