blending the traditional with the new
After many hours and a lot of money hacking up old and new trains to power the first round of models, I made for Maker Faire I thought someone out there must have had this problem before. I know this might be outside of what most modelers would encounter since most diesel engines are roughly …
It has been way to long since I wrote something for this blog, which is how I think I stared the last thing I posted. Oh well. The reason things have been so quiet it because the behind the scenes has been crazy. Family, work, holidays and unexpected trips out of town do put the …
Its been a while since I posted anything here. It is amazing how much other things in life can soak up any free time you might have. I have tried many times to get back in the swing of working on the trains. I have found niches of time here and there, mostly at night. …
That's right I got another 3D printer. So that means I have now 3 printers (one is broken and waiting to be re-purposed into an updated one) a mostly printed CNC that is still waiting on more end stop switches and a bathroom that still doesn't have all the tile in the shower. Now with …
So the last 12 weeks has been a lot of very late nights and being hyper focused on getting the trains done, putting together the layout and making sure I have all the other things in order. Even packing up the car happened at a late hour on Thursday night which meant I still didn't …
10 Days. That is how much time I have before I have to pack up the car and head to Maker Faire. There was a warm wave of panic that set over me when I realized that this morning. I have been working almost to midnight every night since July. Between my wife saving the …
So every so often (probably a lot more than just often) I get started into a project and part way in realize I don't have something that I need to finish assembling, painting or both. Yesterday that happened. Its not uncommon but it can deflate your enthusaism for getting the project done. Yesterday I was …
 ITS HERE! Here is a preview of the maker coin I designed for Maker Faire in NYC. Hopefully I will have enough to pass out. 500 seem like enough?
Its been awhile since I posted anything about Maker Faire or how the trains are coming along. There is a good reason for that. I have been busy. I don't mean, oh I skipped watching a TV show or I haven't picked up that book I started kind of busy. I mean the kind were …
My application got accepted to Maker Faire! Come check out all the great stuff that will be on display and check out my scale model NYC subway cars. Keep checking out my website for updates on this project and hopefully more model making content. Don't forget to check out my Instagram feed for random photos …
