Tag Archives: Misc

10 Square Feet

Posted on 15 March 2023 by bkivey

Between 2016 and 2021, the 2 1/2′ x 4′ rectangle of space known as the Northern Pacific Project (NPP) consumed hundreds of hours, some of them pleasurable. The layout was on hiatus for a couple of years, but has recently … Continue reading →

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Sabbatical

Posted on 15 January 2023 by bkivey

About two years ago, I was making some chain-link fence for the NPP, and thought, ‘I don’t want to do this, anymore.” Downed work and tools, and haven’t picked up either since. The railroad interest didn’t go away; trains are … Continue reading →

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An Inside Job

Posted on 24 April 2020 by bkivey

After Rudy’s Printing I had a look at the Merchants Row interiors. From the left, I planned a laundromat, store, and a business TBD. The end store is a little odd, in that there are two small windows mounted high, … Continue reading →

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When Spiders Attack

Posted on 13 May 2019 by bkivey
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Year Five

Posted on 12 January 2019 by bkivey

The most recent project required removing the layout divider/backdrop, and afforded views usually unavailable. I thought it would be fun to look at the layout from January’s past: January 2015: January 2016: No overall layout photos from January 2017, but … Continue reading →

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A BNSF Christmas

Posted on 25 December 2018 by bkivey

Burlington Northern Santa Fe  (BNSF) is the successor road to the railroads I model, and my interest is in the first half of the name. On this day I thought I’d take a quick look at BNSF Christmas trains. First … Continue reading →

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The W – O

Posted on 20 December 2018 by bkivey

While working on the NPP I’ve been looking at the next layout project, and it’s far enough along that it rates it’s own site. The project is based on the Great Northern’s Wenatchee – Oroville branch in Washington. There is … Continue reading →

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A Modeler’s Modeler

Posted on 28 October 2018 by bkivey

Every model railroader, of necessity by name, strives to some degree to replicate the physical world in a chosen scale. Humans like to do this. Depending on interests, one focuses more or less on exact scale reproductions of the real … Continue reading →

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Wheel Paint

Posted on 20 October 2018 by bkivey

I acquired some wheels in 0.553″ axle length to fit the Fox Valley and Atlas cars, and as with most things on the layout, the first stop was Paint. The latest rolling stock upgrade is painted wheels, and as cars … Continue reading →

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LCL

Posted on 26 March 2017 by bkivey

Noodling around with some things on the layout: Lumber Stacks I’m still experimenting with lumber stack analogues. I’ve mentioned that I need stacks of lumber for the mill loading dock, but don’t need detailed models for interior stacks. I bought … Continue reading →

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