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  • Printed Buildings on the Maple Valley Short Line – How to Print and Build Structures for Your Layout

    Printed Buildings on the Maple Valley Short Line – How to Print and Build Structures for Your Layout

    Through over fifty years in HO scale model railroading, I have wide and varied experience building structures for my layouts. My first balsa and cardboard kit was the Purina Feeds Mill I was very proud of. I no longer have it and wish I did. Another was a scratch-built cabin my uncle and I made Read more

  • Model Railroad Progress on the Maple Valley Short Line

    Model Railroad Progress on the Maple Valley Short Line

    I am thrilled, excited, relieved, exhausted, and happy to report track on the entire Maple Valley Short Line Railroad is finished! Well, the track is all in place. Installing ballast is yet to come. This model railroad is the largest layout I have ever built. I started with a blank canvas three years ago and Read more

  • Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 14: Founder’s Day Celebration

    Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 14: Founder’s Day Celebration

    A real miracle happened in Maple Valley! A miracle to the folks who live here at least. Do you remember Randy Herbdahl? Of course not. Probably no one outside of Maple Valley knows who Randy Herbdahl is, but everyone here knows him. Six weeks ago, Randy Herbahl was the least favorite person in town. He Read more

  • Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 13: Sylvia Meisner’s House

    Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 13: Sylvia Meisner’s House

    In spite of our many flaws, the folks in Maple Valley do really care about Sylvia and we wish her back. But with everything that has happened in town since she disappeared, I wonder what kind of place Sylvia would return to if she walked back into town today. There have been arguments with participants Read more

  • Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 12

    Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 12

    In the photo, you can see what was left of her car. It was discovered under three tower bridge by two people who happened to be jogging by. They reported the car to Sheriff Pete Terkinberry who started an investigation and quickly confirmed it was Sylvia Meisner’s car. The sheriff demanded the car be left Read more

  • How I Painted Backdrops for My Model Railroad – Part 2

    How I Painted Backdrops for My Model Railroad – Part 2

    I can’t stress enough that you can do this. Believe me, if I can paint backdrops and have them turn out half-way decent, you can do it too. In Part 1, I included a list of the paint colors most often used for painting backdrops. All of the paint is acrylic, which cleans up easily Read more