Coal Loads

I made the loads for the coal cars from some chunks of styrofoam that have been aging in the garage for years. The loader in Depot Harbor was a clamshell, and would have made heaps, rather than a single big lump like a chute over a moving car. Three of the cars got three heaps, […]

Thicket Armatures

We had house guests staying in the train room for the past week, and anyway it’s summer and the weather is too nice to spend days in the basement. It turns out that bending tree armatures is an excellent patio activity that requires minimal tools or precision, and is thus compatible with the consumption of […]