My Maple Valley Short Line Model Railroad in HO scale has more detail than any of my previous layouts. Model railroading is a learning experience, which is a big part of the fun. Scenery on a layout is never quite finished because there is always some little item that can be added to make a …
This is the Maple Valley Supply Company. It sits on the line that brings passengers from Midtown to Maple Valley on The Old General. The two-story structure is scratch-built in balsa. The windows and doors are plastic models purchased at a model railroad swap meet. I drew plans for the structure on card stock. I …
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I'm thankful for a lot of things, but these are probably different than the ones you're thinking about. I'm thankful I got to answer a phone hanging on the wall because someone called our number that started with S-W. I'm thankful for black and white television. The picture was black and white, not the box, …
A Coffee State of Mind 