Between photos, books, and videos my material is sort of scattered around. I’ve added a new links tab to this site to help with navigation. I’ve also set up a Flickr account for photos. Although there is a fair amount of overlap with this site the Flickr navigation is a little easier and I’ve used […]
Author: Lmind1
Corona Avenue
View of completed scene looking south towards the Corona Avenue grade crossing. This unique crossbuck, although just a block from the LAJ, actually belongs to BNSF. Note the flattened pipe post. Too interesting not to “borrow” for my layout!
East Rail Video
For fans of Miami’s East Rail, Tolga got some great video of the local getting ready to go about its work. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch… Scroll to the 13:45 mark. The tanks are for Sentry, the boxes for Salco. He thinks the bulkheads are for the team track in the yard. Love the great audio […]
4300 District Blvd. Final
The 4300 District Blvd. structure is now finished and also wraps up the structures on the LAJ layout. Although, at this point, the layout would look complete to the casual visitor, there is still work to be done. The next step is to go back and add details, do some blemish cleanup, and fine tune the […]
RMC Weathering Article
I’ve received a number of emails on how I weathered the LAJ CF-7. In the May issue of RMC I give a detailed explanation as well as an overall way to approach weathering in general.