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Another ModelersLife BBQ is in the books and a fun time was had by all. The AML Nation came together, to celebrate our friendship and mutual respect for each other. Folks came from Switzerland, England, New Jersey, Ohio, Massachusetts… the list goes on and on.

We broke bread at breakfast, lunch and dinner together, went to SuperDawg, had a tremendous picnic at the Rochelle Railroad Park, visited Steven Haworth’s awesome layout and even chatted with a member of the Des Plaines fire department. Enjoy!

This week we talk it’s a short chat with Adam Pinales the latest recipient of AML Nation company issue headset official and discover more interesting stuff about the Amtrak conductor that refuses to sit still.

Then we travel to Rhode Island to ride the rails with the official AML fit guy and his wife Debby as they take a scenic ride across historic Aquidneck Island on the Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad. Enjoy!!

Our very own Mike “the Spoon” Ostertag travels all the way from Green Bay, Wisconsin (home to the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field) to Minneapolis, Minnesota in search of interesting modelers to interview and hit one out of the park.

This talented graphic artist and creator of a documentary/tutorial style YouTube series about his SOO The Milwaukee Road is a wealth of information about railroading in the upper Midwest. It’s a great interview covering a wide range of topics which we are sure you’ll e

Our very own Mike "the Spoon" Ostertag looks outside the window for the most accurate weather forecast in model railroading.

Once again it’s the annual gathering from around the globe of the AML Nation. This year is even more exciting, for the first time in our nation’s history it’s a two day event.

If this is your first time you’re in for a treat, there’s no reason for you to be more disappointed than last year. This is the pre-game show as we prepare to descend on the sleepy town of Rochelle Illinois.

Grab a big bowl of shredded leftover parking lot hot dogs, a tall glass of trackside puddle water and enjoy!!

It’s been almost a year now since the disastrous news of the Affa plant closing in China swept across the model railroad world like wildfire. The future looked bleak for the hobby industry and much hand wringing was the note of the day.

We decided to check in again with the president of Arrowhead Models who’d just begun his company and was one of the manufacturers relying on Affa to produce their products when trouble across the Pacific struck. It’s an interesting look behind the scenes that we’re sure you’ll enjoy.

People are fascinating and those of us involved in the hobby of model railroading are as interesting as any. This week two completely different stories tied together by nothing more than a love this great hobby.

If you’re a regular listener to the podcast you’ll recognize both names as regular contributors to the podcast, the host of Tomstock 2020 and a modeler that regularly posts to the Facebook page.

So it back with a big bowl of shredded thesis papers, a tall glass of used stable water and enj

Join us for a return visit to one of the premier layout builders in the hobby, catering primarily to those who demand the highest levels of craftsmanship and realism for their railroads.

In addition to building layouts that operate with bullet proof reliability, Lance creates works of art and that’s what we stopped by to chat about. Our guest has recently published a new book called the art of Model Railroading.

It’s a great episode that we know you’ll enjoy.

Still trying to figure how fast your hotcakes will sell, not sure how far east you can go before you start heading west. You’re waiting for the day that mattresses aren’t on sale, you’ve planned a surprise birthday party for your favorite psychic but he already knew about it.

We can’t help with any of these questions but you’ll get a chance to match skills with our next contestant on the Kelly Questions. So grab yourself a big bowl of shredded pillows, a steaming hot mug of gooey pancake mix an

What happens when you mix N-scale, garden railroading, two and half inch scale, 1:1 scale, a guy qualified to operate full size locomotives, an Amtrak conductor, a custom painter, DCC decoder installation wizard and a helix building machine?? A guy named Adam with personality as big the great plains of Kansas and refreshing as a clean underwear.

He's one interesting dude and I’m glad to call him friend, so grab yourself a tall cool glass of acrylic primer, a big bowl of shredded overalls and enjoy !!!