Bill Zuback Facts & Features Manufacturer Märklin, Inc./LGB P.O. Box 2649 Lake Ozark, MO 65049 www.lgb.com Price: $282.99 (price may vary based on exchange rate) Features: 0-4-0T steam locomotive Two flatcars 12 pieces of R1 curved track 30 Blox-brand 2 x 4 bricks Controller Track clips Track power cable with tinned leads Wall pack, 18V […]
Bill Zuback Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style By Joseph Tychonievich Published by Timber Press 133 SW 2nd Ave. #450 Portland, OR 97204 Timberpress.com 7″ x 9″ 296 pages Hardcover Price: $34.95 When I requested a copy of this hardcover book, I wasn’t sure if the content would appeal to a garden railroader. To my […]
Bill Zuback Facts & Features Manufacturer USA Trains 662 Cross Street Malden, MA 02148 www.usatrains.com Price: $219.95 Features: All-metal frog Brass rail Built-in micro switch for reversing polarity of frog Illuminated dwarf signal with red and green aspects Length, 36″ Switch-control box with illuminated red and green indicator lights Suitable for indoor and outdoor use […]
[…]
[…]
[…]
Fused Deposition Modeling or better known as FDM, has a print resolution of about 0.1mm or 100 microns. The resolution is good for some articles, particularly where this resolution can be tolerated, particularly for larger objects. However, if you read my last installment you could see that for very small parts the lack of high […]
[…]
1. Retired but still active, Jerry and Alison Ogden maintain their Possum Creek Railroad to stay lush, with wall-to-wall plants they bought from Miniature Plant Kingdom. At this stage, six years after its initial construction, the trackplan still works and access is easy, but several unruly or languishing plants have been replaced. Jerry started with […]
1. Near their back door in Nevada, a railyard introduces viewers to the theme of Joe and Mary Schrock’s highly detailed railway, Bulldog Junction. This picture communicates the teamwork necessary on railroads. All parts support the main theme. The distant backdrop of pointed dwarf Alberta spruce (Picea glauca ‘Conica’, Zones 4-8) suggests the scale world […]
Photo 1 Standing on Scott Gould’s lawn, visitors look up at Ballachulish & Pitlochry Railway. Structural spruce trees contrast low native moss that Scott transplanted onto riverbanks and lawns. We’re able to peek under the bridge for the reflected view of the truck farmer’s home as he loads up for deliveries. The paired detail of […]
Name: Ray Turner Railroad Name: Mystic Mountain RR Location: San Jose, CA Scale: G Theme: Steam era Description: Two Bachmann Ten-Wheelers double-head a long train around this layout. […]
