INTERVIEW AND LAYOUT TOUR WITH GORDON TEEL

I had the chance to visit with Gordon Teel of Juneco Scale Models fame.  He showed me around his layout (Chateaugay Cantral) and we chatted about the model railroad hobby.  Enjoy.

 



CHAMBORD & PORT ALFRED OPERATIONS SESSION: NOVEMBER 2013

I had a great time at Pierre Lamontagne's C&PA railroad in Cornwall Ontario.  The operating group put the model railroad through it's paces.  Pierre had done lots of scenery work since my last visit.  Always a pleasure to see the vintage WWII era locomotives and rolling stock doing their work in this unique Quebec setting.  

 

Train Masters TV Backdrop Painting Clinic

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to do a Backdrop Painting Clinic for the New "Train Masters TV" which is a subscription service associated with the on line "Model Railroad Hobbiest Magazine".

It was lots of fun. Here is a preview of my clinic which they posted to promote this new venue. They are looking for lots of clinicians so it might be a fun way to give back to the hobby. I had a great time.

 

 

Picture posted with permission

 

http://www.trainmasters.tv//video-player/backshop-clinic-painting-backdrop-preview

 

Enjoy

BUILDING A TIME TABLE

A while back I posted some videos on Time Table and Train Orders (TT&Os). There were several requests that we show how to build a model railroad timetable. Doug Matheson and I got together with Michel Boucher and he took us through the concepts/considerations and steps in building the timetable for his D&H railroad.

In Part 1, Michel describes the process he went through to get the fundamental concepts and considerations for railroad operations. Then we progress through the building of the track plan which is a necessary first step. Michel discusses scale distance and how that is laid out using mileposts.

The next parts will demonstrate a step by step method focussing on the schematic diagram, spreadsheet time and distance sheets and finally the timetable itself. In addition there will be a segment showing some practical layout considerations to enhance the operations using a timetable.

The Excel PP and word documents associated with this series is at the link below.

 

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/15622

PART 1

 

 

PART 2

 

 

PART 3

 

 

PART 4

 

 

PART 5