Model Rail Radio

Tom introduces the show talking about catching up with some Australian participants. Mike O'Dorney is exploring modular industries. John Garaty provides some discussion to the fires in Australia and Tom tries some on call crowd sourcing for John's current water problem. Lawrence Eggering has strong feelings about the largest publication in the hobby. Mike Slater has been very productive building things and exploring his new 3d printer. Neil Erickson has been showing his trains to people around him and is excited about Blue Rails new offerings. Brenton Spackman have been continuing his lighting development and Jock is considering redoing his layout. Jamie Fenton has some new year's resolutions and they talk about layout design. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#168

Terry Terrance's final operating session at his current location was a success and they discuss Tony Koester's two rail O scale article in the hallowed publication. Dave Barraza has been holding regular operating sessions and discusses his weekly round-robin group. John Garaty has a couple of early Christmas gifts. Eric O'Malley (brother of Will) introduces his model railroading interests. Will O'Malley has been working on terminal modules. Todd Hermann has been working on his HO Lehigh and New England Railroad layout. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#167

Mike O'Dorney provides an update for Trainfest West. Neil Erickson has been doing some Hawaiian 1:1 railroading. Seth Gartner has been hosting nephews and is working through scenery as his layout now has a Facebook page. Darren Johns (aka Dazzy Jay) has been creating new Youtube videos. Tom and Darren discuss COPPA as it applies to Darren's content. Lawrence Eggering is enjoying his partial retirement. Ron Klaiss is on so it is contest 2020 time and he has been to his first show. Ralph Renzetti talks commissions. Jim Walsh has been going to shows and conventions. Clark Kooning talks about a particularly Candian subculture organization. Jim Gifford is still waiting for the magic parts and provides an update. Mike Slater is breaking into 3d printing with a Mr. Rogers trolley. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#166

Tom welcomes on Andrew Chier who introduces his history in model railroading and talks about some of the great clubs in Southern California he attends. Will Merrell has five years of updates to provide including the success his club had finding a new space. Tom wants to know more about N-Trak and Will is the right person to talk to on this topic. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#165

Brenton Spackman has been installing lights and Jock has been swapping out motherboards on locomotives. Don has been encouraging a lot of stuff but hasn't been doing much model railroading himself. Tom has some questions about the Orient Express. Kaylee Zheng has a new position in the NMRA which gives a chance to chat about the state of the hobby in her area. Jim Gifford is missing a critical piece for his layout but he's still been having fun. Ted Roy has been building an On30 module. Dave Falkenburg has some reflections on what can be learnt through teenage robotics contests in the model railroading hobby. Mike O'Dorney missed the Narrow Gauge Convention. Mike Slater chimes in to talk more about Trainfest with Mike O'Dorney. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#164

Terry Terrance is giving a clinic and then showing his layout for one last time. Darren Johns (aka Dazzy Jay) introduces how he got interested in the hobby. Tom and Dazzy talk Train Controller. Eric Hansmann introduces his interests in model railroading Wheeling, West Virginia. Clark Kooning was that someone who knew about N scale ten years ago, now he's our friend who lives very far away. Mike Deverell has been working on the sugar mill on his layout but mainly working away. Martyn Jenkins has some updates for his Melbourne layout and they discuss some interesting ocean storms. Richard Murphy provides a Silicon Valley Lines update and is changing his layout. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#163

Tom provides a travel update and discusses Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway with Neale Brodie and Martin Coombs. Jamie Fenton recommends the Ruby. Mike Slater gives a live update from a train show. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#162

Mike O'Dorney is planning to show a layout for the Narrow Gauge Convention. Neil Erickson can't wait for the Narrow Gauge Conversation. Brenton Spackman and Don Moyses are luxury camping and rail-fanning. Ros Flint is looking forward to photographing the trains. Jim Gifford isn't camping but has some updates. John Garaty gives a Prof update and then Tom has some questions about Corrimal turning into a train layout. Clark Kooning is concerned about the smaller manufacturers retiring from the hobby. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#161

Jim Gifford's friend (David aka) Jock from Port Augusta who provides a history Australian industrial locomotives and Brenton Spackman returns to discuss rewiring decoders. Jim Gifford has been fighting gremlins. Mike Slater knows a little bit about Australian locomotives. Bob Thomas (winner of this year's layout design contest) introduces his model railroading interests in 1920 on the Frisco. Will O'Malley continues on restoring his historical layout. Ron Klaiss talks about some of his new kits and how a wedding anniversary trip provided a bunch of inspiration. Ben Rechel has been running live steam. Mike Slater provides some updates about Trainfest 2020. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#160

Martin Coombs discusses what First Sunday in June means and an unusual connection to Woodstock. Nigel Gartshore is in Canada. Dave Barraza has been pushing the speed of operations for interesting results. Clark Kooning talks about his club's long journey to recovery after the roof caved in. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#159