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Downtown Buildings 4 Aug 2013 | 09:23 am
So I finally added the unnamed Faller 2293 inspired building to the layout and decided to take a few photos. That's it right there in the middle in the above phtoos, and slightly off to the right in....
A Faller-inspired Kit-bash - FINI! 22 Jul 2013 | 03:52 am
As I've said before, one of my all time favorite structures is the 1960's era Faller 2293 'modern high rise' kit. The mid-century modern colors and design speak to an almost Jetson's-esque future - a...
Minitrix Koploper: Mystery Solved! 21 Jul 2013 | 01:46 am
A mystery that has plagued me since my discovery that my Minitrix 12865 from the mid-1990's contains an NEM 651 socket has been solved! As a reminder, the Minitrix KLM-liveried Koploper's were produc...
A Faller-inspired Kit-bash - ALMOST DONE! 15 Jul 2013 | 05:04 am
The Faller-inspired Kit-bash is almost complete, and I actually hope this will be my last post on this project so i can move on to other things! Its not completely done, so I'll mention those remaini...
A Faller-inspired Kit-bash (Part 5) 6 Jul 2013 | 08:46 pm
Progress continues...slowly! I realize I am actually at what is typucally a very tedious and time consuming phase of the process where the creation of interior details and interior structural integri...
A Faller-inspired Kit-bash (Part 4) 30 Jun 2013 | 01:33 am
Wow! 20 days since my last post! Well, it is summer, so I'm sure that most of you have time filled with more seasonal activities as I have (yardwork, in fact, which sort of bites!)! Progress has been...
A Faller-inspired Kit-bash (Part 3) 10 Jun 2013 | 07:34 am
Last week I applied the black spray paint on the interior of the acrylic window sections. After the black paint spent several days drying, I started to put together my various sections to start to ge...
A Faller-inspired Kit-bash (Part 2) 4 Jun 2013 | 01:55 am
An update on the Faller 2293 Office Building inspired kit-bash that I started last month.... Painting! And some pretty boring process pictures that will hopefully explain more than me having to writ...
A Faller-inspired Kit-bash (Part 1) 28 May 2013 | 04:27 am
One of my favorite buildings from the 'early days' of the N Gauge hobby was the Faller 2293 office building. An explicitely modern building, its funky blue and creme colored structure with white wind...
Minitrix 15401 Gas Wagon Set - weathering and stuff 19 May 2013 | 10:26 pm
I purchased a set of Minitrix's 15401 Gaskesselwagen-Set at Opherline when I was in Europe in February and received another set for my birthday from my wife as we decided to head north and do a little...
