I have used SCARM to design all my layouts. The free version permits a layout with up to 100 pieces of track. This tutorial shows how to use the free version to create an interesting layout and generate a parts
Giant v11 & v16 Kato N Scale Layout
This is my first layout in the new room that comes close to using all the available space. If I moved some furniture, I could add another five feet to the layout, but I have plenty of space without doing
Christmas Train 2021
This year the music for the Christmas Train video was created by Liberty-Benton’s Fermata the Blue.
2021 Christmas Tree Train
The new house has enough room for a train around the Christmas Tree. Here is the old Lionel Christmas Train, with some extra Fastrack added, to make what I call the Christmas Tree Pretzel layout. Download the SCARM file here.
Welcome to the Fun Room
It’s been a while since my last post. At the end of the summer we decided to move. Our new house is 50% bigger and we decided the extra space was worth it. My wife recommended we call the new
Garden Train Golden Spike
Kato Unitrack v14 & v2 4×4 Layout
Con-Cor Pennsylvania Railroad set #8505
The only thing I was really looking to purchase at the Ohio N Scale Weekend was a steam engine. I lucked out. Not only did I find a great steam engine, it is from the Pennsylvania Railroad and part of
Ohio N Scale Weekend – May 2021
Central Ohio NTrak hosted the 12th annual Ohio N Scale weekend on May 14-16 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. This was my first visit to the show and it will be on my calendar in future years. There were at
Gomez Addams Train Wreck Tribute
A couple of months ago, someone sent me a comment about one of my videos with a bridge. “Now you can blow up the bridge, like Gomez Addams.” I had not watched the 1960’s version of the Addams Family enough