Model Rail Radio

Stuart Baker talks about controlling trains with LCC including DC trains. Jimmy Simmons breaks down how Monster Modelworks functions through Christmas with shows. Andy Dixon provides a long awaited update. Simon Hill brings on his friend Martin Coombs to talk about UK exhibition layouts. Anders Wirten is back on track with his layout. Massimo Piras provides a lightning update. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Dustin Fisher talks about his experiences in Portland. Duncan McRee and the Professor explore more realistic thunks and clunks. Dave Barraza provides a real world sound offer. Jim Gore breaks down the Master's experience from Portland and talks a little bit about the future. Toni Ryan gives his impressions of Portland. Jim Gore is heading to Australia for the Australian Narrow Gauge Convention next year. Ed McNamara talks about the LDSIG feedback at Portland. Mark Clemmens explains his 1:1 restoration work and his other model railroading interests. Marty McGuirk reflects on Portland and what is coming in the near future. Stuart Baker had a very LCC-focused Portland and Dave Barraza also spent some quality time learning about LCC at Portland. The Professor plays a future Lionel Strang in a strangely poetic moment. Eric Ruthenberg is interested in computer controlling his Chicago prototype N scale layout and the Professor provides some feedback. Mike Deverell breaks down how to create good YouTube content with

Simon Hill is planning a garden layout. Ali Alemady introduces his model building and explains how modelers can help modelers in Iraq. Dustin Fisher is going to Portland. Ron Pare is making a hospital layout. Mark Williams introduces his structures and his modeling. David Rees makes time to call in even though he's still getting things ready for Portland. Edward McNamara is putting his layout up to LDSIG scrutiny in Portland. Thomas Gasior is the NMRA tweeter. Jim Lincoln is on the mend. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Dustin Fisher is moving forward with the 501(c)(3) paperwork for the Operation Christmas Train-Set Foundation. Jim Gifford gives a South Australian crew update. Dan Pickard has been doing a bit of Welsh modeling. Mike Slater provides a detailed update. Marty McGuirk has been dealing with too much detail disturbing his operating sessions. Joe D'Amato has a culinary insight into Portland and the Professor calls in to quiz Joe on a particular release. Dustin Fisher also has a question for Joe. Your humble host gives Joe an update. Ralph Renzetti has been doing some weathering. When Matt Goodman and Jim Gifford get together, bullet-proof DCC becomes very real. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Tom kicks off the show with Toni Ryan talking about his 3d printer. Mike Deverell explains some of his experiments in lighting and his decision about the height of the layout. Tom chats with William Brillinger about his Canadian prototype layout and his business. Check out William's blog http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/23320/ Dustin Fisher provides an Operation Christmas Train Set update and Clark Kooning is looking to get energy behind Operation Christmas Train Set. Tom asks about what it takes to run the national train show. Tom and Bob Richard catch up on some interesting basement liberating renovations (with a couple of cameos from Seamus Richard too). Malcolm Johnson is expanding his layout through the wall. Malcolm's blog is always amazing http://n-rail.blogspot.com Jim Gore isn't crazy about 1990s dance music when he cuts paper and he is still learning from international paper and card-stock modelers. Massimo Piras provides the missing European flavor with an update on his Canadian layout. Step

Ralph DeBlasi kicks off the show with a layout update and the background behind his layout. Tom welcomes on Dustin Fisher to talk about Operation Christmas Train Set. George Sinos has been doing some serious NTRAK module scenery. David Rees is going to Portland and he's been stuck in the matrix. Dave Barraza has been simulating his future layout. John Garaty sold Tom some two rail O scale track while in Australia. Clark Kooning and Jim Borcz have some touring layout feedback. Clark Kooning has found himself a house for his retirement. Jim Borcz has an interesting question that brings in David Rees, John Garaty, George Sinos and Dustin Fisher. Stuart Baker talks about manufacturers supporting OpenLCB/LCC. Ron Klaiss is a perfect example. Jim Lincoln provides some 3d printing updates. The Professor joins the show to talk about Australian rail magazines - there are plenty. Rumors that the Prof is leaving the hobby appear to be untrue. Tom quietens the Prof's need for a live on-location broadcast at Portland. Thi

Tom is on location Chez Prof. The Prof takes the floor to talk about Brooklyn 3am. John Garaty provides a Corrimal update. Mrs. Prof makes a cameo. The audio is a little patchy but listenable. Enjoy!

Tom chats with Simon Hill about his friendly local club http://www.bwlr.co.uk that runs some serious locos. Tom welcomes back on Gregory C. Baker who talks about his freemo club. Barry Silverthorn has been building a layout of his own and provides some insights in filming an N scale layout. Terry Terrance and Tom extend Terry's critter challenge until July 1, 2015. They continue to explore 3d printing now Terry has the bits of a 3d printer. Dave Falkenburg provides some feedback from being a member of a local maker community. Jim Lincoln provides the interruptions. Terry's blog is worth looking up http://2railoscale.blogspot.com Tom brings together Peter Burr and Lee Dixon to talk about a particular theme. Jim Lincoln is an obscure Lionel gondola fan. Dave Falkenburg is having a party with some solvents and has been offending three-year-olds. David Karkoski is writing an article. Ralph Watson's club held a festival the weekend before with more than a thousand visitors. Ron Klaiss provides an update on his son

Anders Wirten provides some clarity on his new layout. Jamie Fenton introduces her apartment sized layout and gives some tips for people in similar spaces considering a layout. Jim Borcz has many model railroading interests (including live steam) and he teaches Tom a little something about the railroads. Bruce Kelly adds to the live steam discussion. Tom brings Jim Gore up to speed with his reduced Portland news. Jim has been maintain standards within his local NMRA division. Some things only Clark Kooning knows and some things he doesn't. Jim Lamagdeleine interjects a little time trivia. What will Clark do now he has the power in the NMRA? Nils Moberg has been making 3d printed N scale items and talks about the cat damaged module. Bryan Schilling has made Tom jealous with his recent travels. Jim Lamagdeleine and Lionel Strang are recovering from surgery by coming on Model Rail Radio: doing it right. Georgie Li is suffering from first world problems. Mike O'Dorney is the Abraham Lincoln of cats. Lionel Stran

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Tom has a new daily podcast - http://www.shortfunk.com/ In this simulcast, Tom explains one of his more famous podcast themes.

Tom kicks the show off talking with Ed Traxler about his layout. Dave Barraza has some questions for Ed. Tom and Ed switch the topic to 3d printing. Tom welcomes on the new favorite part of the show, Marty McGuirk, to talk about his layout and old hobby stores long gone. Michael Hauk talks about his Pennsylvania short-line. Ron Klaiss provides an update. Terry Terrance and Tom chat about metal on Shapeways and pick up on the hobby stores long gone in the broader DC area. Ed Traxler provides feedback on Terry's Critter Challenge. Seth Gartner is hijacked by Jim Lincoln with a cameo from Toni Ryan. Tom, Jim Lincoln and Terry Terrance talk about owning a 3d printer. Tom commends Seth Gartner for taking the Show 100 ethos one step further. Mike Slater sets the record straight. Tom chats with Tim Harrison about the legacy of Ryan Andersen. Lionel Strang joins the fray to talk about podcasting with some final words from Jim Lincoln and Ed Traxler. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturd

Tom and David Rees talk about converting folks to Bluerail on existing DCC club layouts and how about N-scale? Ralph Watson introduces the Central Railway Model and Historical Association http://www.crmha.org/ (for more) and Ralph's own On30 layout. Phil Fimiani returns and Tom is curious about the bread factory. Stuart Baker provides an update on OpenLCB. Joe Drury introduces his double shelf layout. Dave Falkenburg realizes that he has unleashed the beast. Richard 'Murf' Murphy joins the conversation to discuss some club problems. David Karkoski has completely changed his layout plans. Bruce Kelly has a lot going on. Lee Dixon introduces his future northern Californian layout. Dave Barraza is considering a garden layout. Mike King has been photographing things for the Facebook group. Jim Lamagdeleine is a great-grandfather and he may scrap his layout. Tom and Jim conclude the show chatting about the finer points of bachelor time for the married man. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific

Tom chats with Massimo Piras who is adding a rail-fanning club to his layout plans. Thierry Lach introduces his model railroading interests. Terry Terrance talks a bit on the Critter Challenge and talks about what he has to do before his next open-house. Larry Kedes is building an inspirational what-if Californian layout and belongs to a particularly legendary southern Californian club. Murray Scholz has shifted some unused standard gauge track. Tom and Rich Murphy provide an update on the Silicon Valley Lines. Marshall Stull is finishing a cityscape Freemo module and talks with Malcolm Johnson about going underground. Mike Slater has been experimenting with mixed media 3d printing. Matt Goodman gives an update on his layout and wants some more live steam. Lawerence Eggering offers a long overdue update on the meat that cooks itself. Stuart Baker has news on LCC (the NMRA adoption of OpenLCB). Stephen Vaughan Jr calls in to talk about live steam: the audio is a little choppy but it is well worth listening in.

Tom chats with Dave Barraza about his shelf layout design contest entry and his plans for the basement. James Wright gives a one year update, talks about the bluetooth offering in the hobby and about what he is going to put in a new set of layout build videos. Bob Richard has changes his layouts since he last called in and provides an Old Sparky update. Simon Hill builds live steam locomotives in the UK. Al Popwell has an O scale distillery layout. Mike King has a powered switching layout he is working on. Ron Pare has been on a road trip and talks about carnival modeling. Lionel Strang joins the fray talking about experts. Mike Deverell is making solid progress with his layout. Andy Dixon provides a recap of the past six months. Jim Lincoln provides an update on Springfield before he's called back to the rails. Bruce Kelly has been disassembling a donated layout. Dave Falkenburg provides an update on the Silicon Valley Lines and other miscellany. Tom Cutting has been outed as a layout builder. This is a liv

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Tom kicks of the show exchanging New Years greetings with Terry Terrance and an update on Terry's layout. Terry raps with Ben 'Mikado Otter' about dwarf signals. Conor McCormick introduces his layout plans. Lex Parker describes his layout and his particular passion of super detailing and realism in layout creation. Clark Kooning is a known associate. Cesar Luna has been exploring different aspects of the hobby as a business. David Harris and Tom chat with a message from Blue Rail Trains. Fred Patton provides an update on his many interests in model railroading. Guy Mason is building a resort. Chris Atkins is changing layouts. The Professor returns to provide a travel journal with occasional pieces of model rail content [Editorial note: the Prof is one of the few people who actually reads these show notes...] perhaps. Tom and the Prof go through the finalists of the 2014 Shelf Layout Design Contest. For those following along http://www.modelrailradio.com/shelf14/ to view while you listen. Bruce Wilson, Dave Fa

Alex Shepherd introduces his digital passions in the hobby and his new modular layout. Ralph Renzetti introduces his layout and his weathering passion. James Rybka has been suffering under peer pressure. Bruce DeYoung and Ron Klaiss chat about narrow-gauge in Pennsylvania. Tom chats with Seth Gartner about smelters and Ron Pare's recent visit. Roger Kujawa introduces his layout. What has been going on with Mike Slater? Clark announces Jim Gore will be at the NMRA Nation in Portland 2015. Stuart Baker talks about a JMRI perspective on Blue Rail Trains' bluetooth technology. Clark is hosting a large get-together at Credit Valley (2900 Argentia Road, Unit 24, Mississauga, Ontario) for Show 100 on January 17th. Tom returns to chatting with Stuart about his interests in the hobby (other than electronics). [Editorial note: searching online for Hinkle Locomotive Service and Repair Facility will provide some additional details.] John Garaty provides an update on his 1:1 layout. Tom raps about his upcoming time in Aus