Sunday, September 23, 2012

Photo Gallery is Growing... 1600+ images

I have been busy the last couple days moving copies of hundreds of images to my online Picasa photo albums.  I upgraded my Canon Rebel DSLR about a year ago, and the first DSLR had taken about 10,000 photos.  While it is the "family camera", I am guessing a majority of those photos were railroad related.  My new DSLR has well over 2000 photos including about a hundred videos already.

Many of these photos have already been featured within my blog postings, but many have not.  Many are simply duplicates of the same object, just taken at different angles or exposure.

I hope you enjoy viewing my gallery and maybe something will inspire you to start a project of your own.  Stay tuned for lots more photos, both of existing and future work.

The N Scale Addict

www.nscaleaddictionphotogallery.blogspot.com 

Sunday, September 16, 2012

New Blog! N Scale Addiction Photo Gallery

My new blog is now live!  www.nscaleaddictionphotogallery.blogspot.com

I recently decided to build a new complimentary blog as a dedicated photo and video archive of my N scale projects and prototype trips.  I have collected thousands of photos over the years, and want to share them with fellow N scale enthusiasts.  

Over the next several weeks, I will begin building and organizing my albums and making them public via my new blog.  I will continue to post frequently here with my ongoing projects.

N Scale Addict


Wednesday, September 12, 2012

New Project: Deloney's Barn Laser Kit

Years ago I discovered a rustic barn made by Showcase Miniatures, and considered the kit for a scene on my Orin Line.  I never purchased a kit, so obviously it never made its way onto the Orin Line.  Driving through Western Nebraska on a family trip just before Labor Day, gave me some inspiration for some possible projects, and just maybe the setting for my next layout.  Being born and raised in the state of Nebraska, there are some attractive modeling possibilities for either the BNSF or the Union Pacific, in either a dry western plains setting, or a more productive cornbelt setting.  Either way, I have lots of ideas, and came home from the trip ready to pursue them further.

I revisited the Deloney Barn, and decided to buy a kit.  It would make a very nice Western Nebraska ranch scene, perhaps as part of a transition from pivot irrigated crop land to rolling sandhills.  It came in the mail today, but I may put it aside for awhile before I actually build it.

Anyway, I thought it was worth mentioning, as it appears to be a great little kit, with multiple applications.

If anyone has built this kit and has some suggestions, I would love to hear from you.



Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Union Pacific 150 Express

Today I went trackside just west of North Bend, NE to watch UP #844 as it made its way westbound towards Cheyenne.  I have seen the loco multiple times this year, but simply can't pass up an opportunity to see it again, especially since it is in my own backyard.  There is just something special about live steam, and seeing it in action.  Click here to see my short video