Finally a Place to Work
After Months of work on the basement, I never thought I’d get here, but I now have a work area for my […]
Planning for Control
To recap – I plan to stick with Digitrax systems for controlling trains because the WVR has a significant investment in that […]
Planning for Control
There are many aspects to building a model railroad and one that I find particularly interesting is electronics, although that doesn’t mean […]
Winter Blahs
I was working on some projects in the basement, not really modeling related, when my mind started to wander as it’s often […]
Planning
Using a combination of XTrack CAD and pencil sketches I’ve started planning the new and improved Wildcat Valley Railway. The railroad is […]
WVR Update
Putting up drywall , finishing, and painting is harder than I remember from the last time I attempted it. I think I’m […]
Planning begins
I have started planning the new and improved version of the Wildcat Valley Railway which will be a pre-war era, 1920’s-1930’s mostly […]
I Grew Up
I guess I have been into model railroading ever since building one with my dad. Married at a young age and having […]
The World is a Stage
One of the elements I will be including in the WVR is a lighting system. I’ve been looking into DMX512 as a […]
Let’s Build a Railroad!
Oh to be a kid again! I remember as a young boy the smell of our basement. It was a wonderful mixture […]
