Index of All Blog Posts

3D Printing

  1. 3D Printed Gear Toys
  2. 3D Printed Items for my Model Railroad
  3. 3D Printing – Part 1
  4. 3D Printing – Part 2
  5. Animation - Part 1 - Concept New!
  6. Animation - Part 2 - Design New!
  7. Automated Signals Using Arduino (Block Detection) - Part 1 of 2
  8. Automated Signals Using Arduino (Block Detection) - Part 2 of 2
  9. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 1 of 3
  10. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 2 of 3
  11. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 3 of 3
  12. Completed tourist excursion railway Free-mo module - Part 3 of 3
  13. Flicker-free Car Lighting
  14. Free-mo module turnout control
  15. Micro Drill Press
  16. Pedestrian overpass scratch build
  17. Railway Museum - Part 2 of 3
  18. Tourist excursion railway Free-mo module - Part 1 of 3
  19. Two-level lift gate - Part 1 of 4 (criteria)
  20. Two-level lift gate - Part 2 of 4 (design & construction)
  21. Two-level lift gate - Part 3 of 4 (design & construction)
  22. Two-level lift gate - Part 4 of 4 (final product)

Arduino

  1. Automated Signals Using Arduino (Block Detection) - Part 1 of 2
  2. Automated Signals Using Arduino (Block Detection) - Part 2 of 2
  3. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 1 of 3
  4. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 2 of 3
  5. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 3 of 3
  6. Crossing Signals - Part 1 of 4 - Building the Crossing Lights
  7. Crossing Signals - Part 2 of 4 - The Methodology for Train Detection
  8. Crossing Signals - Part 3 of 4 - Designing the Circuit
  9. Crossing Signals - Part 4 of 4 - The Arduino Code
  10. Interior Lighting for Model Buildings
  11. Tool for designing Arduino wiring and sketches
  12. Tourist excursion railway Free-mo module - Part 1 of 3
  13. What is the Speed of Your Layout? – Part 3, Automation Solution

Did You Know?

  1. Celebrity Model Railroaders

Free-mo

  1. Adjustable Module Legs
  2. Animation - Part 2 - Design New!
  3. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 1 of 3
  4. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 2 of 3
  5. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 3 of 3
  6. Ballasting turnouts or tight spots
  7. Big Valley 2019
  8. Burning Building – Part 1, Concept
  9. Burning Building – Part 2, Execution
  10. Completed tourist excursion railway Free-mo module - Part 3 of 3
  11. Free-mo Model Railroading
  12. Free-mo module turnout control
  13. Hard wiring burning building
  14. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 1, Need & Attributes
  15. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 2, Height Adjustment
  16. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 3, Base
  17. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 4, Deck
  18. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 5, Wiring and Rolling Stock Barriers
  19. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 6, Setup
  20. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 7, Portability & Conclusion (final Part)
  21. No Duck Mo V2.0
  22. No Duck Mo V2.1 New!
  23. Pedestrian overpass scratch build
  24. Railway Museum - Part 2 of 3
  25. Tourist excursion railway Free-mo module - Part 1 of 3
  26. Wascana Canyon Railway v3 – Part 1
  27. Wascana Canyon Railway v3 – Part 2

Garden Railway

  1. Garden Railway

Miscellany

  1. Custom Bolts
  2. Feedburner Replacement
  3. Handy Holders
  4. Happy New Year!
  5. Movember Wake Up Call New!
  6. Photo Editing Software
  7. Photograph Stacking Software

Model Railroading

  1. 3D Printed Items for my Model Railroad
  2. A New Site to Check Out New!
  3. Adjustable Module Legs
  4. Animation - Part 1 - Concept New!
  5. Animation - Part 2 - Design New!
  6. Automated Signals Using Arduino (Block Detection) - Part 1 of 2
  7. Automated Signals Using Arduino (Block Detection) - Part 2 of 2
  8. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 1 of 3
  9. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 2 of 3
  10. Automated Signals for Free-mo (Infrared Detection) - Part 3 of 3
  11. Ballasting turnouts or tight spots
  12. Best Product for Electrical Continuity
  13. Burning Building – Part 1, Concept
  14. Burning Building – Part 2, Execution
  15. Completed tourist excursion railway Free-mo module - Part 3 of 3
  16. Completion of Model Railroad Top Deck Scenery
  17. Construction of Steel Bins
  18. Construction of Wood Pallets
  19. Craftsman Kit - Sandy & Pyne Cabinetmakers
  20. Crossing Signals - Part 1 of 4 - Building the Crossing Lights
  21. Crossing Signals - Part 2 of 4 - The Methodology for Train Detection
  22. Crossing Signals - Part 3 of 4 - Designing the Circuit
  23. Crossing Signals - Part 4 of 4 - The Arduino Code
  24. Custom Bolts
  25. Digitrax DT602D Throttle First Impressions
  26. Echo Valley Railroad Guild
  27. Fast Tracks Turnouts
  28. Favorite Tools
  29. Flicker-free Car Lighting
  30. Free-mo module turnout control
  31. HO Vacuum Car
  32. Handy Holders
  33. Hard wiring burning building
  34. Illuminated Push Buttons
  35. Interior Lighting for Model Buildings
  36. Introduction to JMRI Operations
  37. Kamloops Lumber - completed scene
  38. Kootenay Express 2019
  39. Lessons Learned
  40. Lytton Catwalk in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon
  41. Making Clean Paint Lines
  42. Making Highway and Similar Signs
  43. Never Clean Track Again
  44. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 1, Need & Attributes
  45. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 2, Height Adjustment
  46. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 3, Base
  47. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 4, Deck
  48. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 5, Wiring and Rolling Stock Barriers
  49. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 6, Setup
  50. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 7, Portability & Conclusion (final Part)
  51. No Duck Mo V2.0
  52. No Duck Mo V2.1 New!
  53. Okanagan Seed & Feed - completed scene
  54. Pedestrian overpass scratch build
  55. Photograph Stacking Software
  56. Preferred uncoupling device
  57. Railway Museum - Part 2 of 3
  58. Real Glass Window Glazing
  59. Rust Effects Using Gouache
  60. Scale vs Gauge in Model Railroading
  61. Scratch Building a small Office Building - Part 1of 2
  62. Scratch Building a small Office Building - Part 2 of 2
  63. Scratchbuilt Building in 1 Day
  64. Scratchbuilt Building in a Weekend
  65. Switching Layout - Part 1 - Concept New!
  66. Switching Layout - Part 2 - Track Plan New!
  67. Switching Layout - Part 3 - Storage Mechanism New!
  68. Switching Layout - Part 4 - Design of End Guides New!
  69. Switching Layout - Part 5 - Components of Layout Top New!
  70. Tourist excursion railway Free-mo module - Part 1 of 3
  71. Two-level lift gate - Part 1 of 4 (criteria)
  72. Two-level lift gate - Part 2 of 4 (design & construction)
  73. Two-level lift gate - Part 3 of 4 (design & construction)
  74. Two-level lift gate - Part 4 of 4 (final product)
  75. Visit to Suncoast Center for Fine Scale Modelling
  76. Voltage Any Way You Like
  77. Wascana Canyon Railway v1
  78. Wascana Canyon Railway v2 - Part 3
  79. Wascana Canyon Railway v2 - Part 4
  80. Wascana Canyon Railway v2 - Part 5 (of 5)
  81. Wascana Canyon Railway v2 – Part 1
  82. Wascana Canyon Railway v2 – Part 2
  83. Wascana Canyon Railway v3 – Part 1
  84. Wascana Canyon Railway v3 – Part 2
  85. Wascana Canyon Railway v3 – Part 3
  86. Wascana Canyon Railway v3 – Part 4
  87. Weathering Effect - Peeling Paint
  88. What is the Speed of Your Layout? – Part 1, Concept and Construction
  89. What is the Speed of Your Layout? – Part 2, Operation by Gravity?
  90. What is the Speed of Your Layout? – Part 3, Automation Solution
  91. Winnipeg Mega Train Show 2019
  92. You like Sculptamold?

Module Design

  1. Adjustable Module Legs
  2. Animation - Part 1 - Concept New!
  3. Completed tourist excursion railway Free-mo module - Part 3 of 3
  4. Free-mo module turnout control
  5. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 1, Need & Attributes
  6. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 2, Height Adjustment
  7. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 3, Base
  8. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 4, Deck
  9. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 5, Wiring and Rolling Stock Barriers
  10. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 6, Setup
  11. No Duck Mo (“NDM”) - Part 7, Portability & Conclusion (final Part)
  12. No Duck Mo V2.0
  13. No Duck Mo V2.1 New!
  14. Railway Museum - Part 2 of 3
  15. Tourist excursion railway Free-mo module - Part 1 of 3

Projects

  1. Custom Bolts
  2. Favorite Tools
  3. Micro Drill Press
  4. Paint Storage Carousel
  5. Ropewalk Design and Construction
  6. Shop Safety Device (“Memory Compensator”)
  7. Two-level lift gate - Part 1 of 4 (criteria)
  8. Two-level lift gate - Part 2 of 4 (design & construction)
  9. Two-level lift gate - Part 3 of 4 (design & construction)
  10. Two-level lift gate - Part 4 of 4 (final product)
  11. Voltage Any Way You Like

Train Shows

  1. Big Valley 2017
  2. Big Valley 2018
  3. Big Valley 2019
  4. Kootenay Express 2019
  5. Moose Jaw Train Show - 2019
  6. Regina Railfest 2019
  7. Saskatoon Train Show 2019
  8. Spokane Train Show March 2019
  9. Winnipeg Mega Train Show 2019

Travel

  1. Asia Cruise - March 2018
  2. Dalmatian Coast Cruise
  3. Greek Isles & Amalfi Coast Cruise
  4. Lytton Catwalk in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon
  5. Mediterranean Cruise - September 2018
  6. Mexico - February 2019
  7. Norwegian Fjords Cruise - September 2018
  8. Tips for First Time Cruisers