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  • Winter Therapy: Building My Maple Valley Railroad

    Winter Therapy: Building My Maple Valley Railroad

    I have to admit, even though I don’t want to, this winter darkness has not had as much of a detrimental effect on my mental state as in other years. At least it doesn’t seem so. But winter isn’t over. There is another hype-filled round of snowpocalyptic prognostications beginning to fill the air, even as Read more

  • Model Railroad Scenery, Coffee, Earl Klugh, and a Sunlight Therapy Lamp

    Model Railroad Scenery, Coffee, Earl Klugh, and a Sunlight Therapy Lamp

    I have to admit, even though I don’t want to, this winter darkness has not had as much of a detrimental effect on my mental state as in other years. At least it doesn’t seem so. But winter isn’t over. There is another hype-filled round of snowpocalyptic prognostications beginning to fill the air, even as Read more

  • Discover Maple Valley: Small Town with Big Personalities

    Discover Maple Valley: Small Town with Big Personalities

    Maple Valley is a small tourist town in Kertok County, Missouri. The claim to fame in this tiny place is The Old General, a Civil War era steam locomotive that carries visitors to Maple Valley. Maple Valley has been here a lot longer than The Old General has been bringing folks to see it. Years Read more

  • The Cast of Characters in the Scandal at Maple Valley

    The Cast of Characters in the Scandal at Maple Valley

    Maple Valley is a small tourist town in Kertok County, Missouri. The claim to fame in this tiny place is The Old General, a Civil War era steam locomotive that carries visitors to Maple Valley. Maple Valley has been here a lot longer than The Old General has been bringing folks to see it. Years Read more

  • Mastering Scenery Techniques for Model Railroads

    Mastering Scenery Techniques for Model Railroads

    I have been working diligently on the scenery of my HO scale model railroad, The Maple Valley Short Line. Since I learned how to make convincing weeds, I’m putting them everywhere, and probably overdoing it. You can see the steps I learned for placing great weeds, by clicking here. I’ve added one more step. After Read more

  • More Trees for the Maple Valley HO Scale Model Railroad

    More Trees for the Maple Valley HO Scale Model Railroad

    I have been working diligently on the scenery of my HO scale model railroad, The Maple Valley Short Line. Since I learned how to make convincing weeds, I’m putting them everywhere, and probably overdoing it. You can see the steps I learned for placing great weeds, by clicking here. I’ve added one more step. After Read more