I was able to do more work on my HO scale train table layout mountain and scenery. As this was the first time I’ve done scenery I was a little apprehensive, but I decided to just dive in. I taped up the rock castings and sprinkled grasses all over the mountain. The lid on the […]

After building out a Rubie’s Stormtrooper E11 blaster, I was ready to try putting together a Doopydoo’s E11 blaster kit. I was disappointed with the scope on the Rubie’s blaster, so the first thing I wanted to do was make the scope on the Doopydoo’s more realistic. This included hollowing it out and using real […]

It’s been a long time since I had an update on my HO scale train table layout, and that is mostly due to the fact that I haven’t actually done anything on it. Over the last several months I tried setting aside some time to work on it, mostly creating the mountain and tunnels on […]

So my son has been really into the cartoon Octonauts (as well as sea animals in general). One of the songs that we found on YouTube is called Octonauts: Creatures A to Z in which one of the characters lists all of the animals they’ve encountered throughout the show. It’s actually pretty catchy but hard […]

There has been a lot of work being done on the OCTA OC Bridges construction project at Tustin/Rose since my last update. Back in June the framework for the bridge had gone up and more has been added. The section around the train tracks have still yet to be added, but the rest has been […]

In early 2015, a company named ANOVOS offered a pre-order for Stormtrooper armor kit, at a price that I couldn’t resist. I have to wait for the end of the year before they start shipping them, but in the meantime it gives me a chance to research what I’ll need to do when the kit […]

About two months since my last update on the OCTA OC Bridges construction project, a lot of framework has been going up. The columns shown in a previous update are all in place now. And they have all been filled with concrete. The construction crews have also been building a wooden framework with girders laid […]

This is the third year that I’ve gone to the Fullerton Railroad Days event, and this year there was something special – a 4-8-4 Baldwin Locomotive Works steam locomotive. Santa Fe #3751 arrived Thursday night (4/30) at the Fullerton Station, being led by a BNSF locomotive. This wasn’t the first time the engine has showed […]

The OCTA OC Bridges construction project on the north side of Orangethorpe at Tustin/Rose initially progressed more slowly than what was happening to the south. There was a lot of work going on at both sites simultaneously, but it seemed like more was being done on the south side. Once the walls were built south […]

With expected completion sometime in the middle of 2016, the OC Bridges construction project (led by the OCTA) at Orangethorpe and Tustin/Rose is in full swing. Being right next to the construction, I see a fairly good amount of what is being done. After building the bypass road and closing Tustin/Rose for a block both […]