The Sweater

January 9, 2012
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The Sweater

This video sure brings back some memories of a great book and it is the film short that was often played on CBC on Saturday mornings between the longer cartoons.  You can learn a few things from it:  The Canadiens were always beating the Maple Leafs ...

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Super Market Grocery Store

January 8, 2012
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Super Market Grocery Store

Underway right now is the Super Market Grocery Store project.  It consists of City Classics plastic model from Pacific Western Rail Systems.  Together we both put the model together and painted it.  Inside we have an incandescant bar style light.  We’ve added graffiti all around the back side of the shop. Around the pop...

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Maier Gastronomique v2011-1

January 4, 2012
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Maier Gastronomique v2011-1

The moment that so many people wait for all year long is finally here.   The latest edition of the Maier Gastronomique is available and published for public consumption.  This year has some extensive updates and a few improved recipes as well as so...

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10TH World Comics

January 3, 2012
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10TH World Comics

From Train Shots The newest addition to the layout is now in place.  10th World Comic book store is the first building in the village.  There are seven people in the scene including four inside the building where there are three different li...

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Progress So Far

January 2, 2012
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Progress So Far

Train Shots The layout began about one year ago.  There has been some pretty dramatic progress so far.  The murphy bed mechanism is operating, though the full aesthetic finishing is not complete. The vast majority of the train lines are oper...

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Welcome

January 2, 2012
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Welcome

  Welcome to the Two Train Tinkerers Blog.  This is a blog of the progress that the two of us are making on our HO scale layout.  My Daughter and I have been at it now for about one year.   The goal is a 6 foot x 6 foot layout that lives in a...

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