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Foam Rock Scenery for Gruesome Gulch – GGRR Part 5
A Quick Look at Gruesome Gulch So Far
Foam Benchwork and Laying Track on Gruesome Gulch – GGRR Part 4
Recreating the Big Thunder “Blasting Ahead” Sign
Thunder Cam: Circle D Ranch
On30 Excursion Cars for Gruesome Gulch – GGRR Part 3
A Newspaper Office for Gruesome Gulch – GGRR Part 2
Old West “Pine Box” Caskets in O Scale
Welcome to Gruesome Gulch
Model Making Quick Tip: Drawing Track Plans

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The Galumphing Goat rumbles out of Calico followin

The Galumphing Goat rumbles out of Calico following a brief mail stop. Sound on!
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The Galumphing Goat lives! I've finished my split-

The Galumphing Goat lives! I've finished my split-personality rail truck project, with one car body for Thunder Mesa and another for Gruesome Gulch. It's 2 rail trucks for the price of one - scroll right to see the transformation. Full build video on YouTube by Tuesday!
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Front end Friday! The Galumphing Goat pauses on Bi

Front end Friday! The Galumphing Goat pauses on Big Thunder Creek trestle where the driver has just stepped out to do a little fishing between mail stops.
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Some graphics for my new rail truck - "The Galumph

Some graphics for my new rail truck - "The Galumphing Goat!"
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New video! It's alive! Spooky rock formations scu

New video!
It's alive! Spooky rock formations sculpted from extruded polystyrene foam (XPF) help to set the scene on my On30 Gruesome Gulch mini-layout. In part 5 of this series, I demonstrate techniques for carving and finishing lightweight XPF foam to create realistic looking rock formations. Youtube via Linktree in bio.
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Rocky scenery on the Gruesome Gulch Railroad. Full

Rocky scenery on the Gruesome Gulch Railroad. Full build video on how I modeled these foam rocks dropping later tonight!
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It’s 1913 in Thunder Mesa and the daily mail tra

It’s 1913 in Thunder Mesa and the daily mail train has been taken over by Motor No 1, a gasoline powered rail truck. Can you help me come up with a nickname for this contraption? On the Rio Grande Southern it was known as the “Galloping Goose.”
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Drifting through Calico at yesterday’s Open Stud

Drifting through Calico at yesterday’s Open Studio.
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Open Studio today from 2 - 6pm!

Open Studio today from 2 - 6pm!

A quick look at my Gruesome Gulch mini-layout as I

A quick look at my Gruesome Gulch mini-layout as I continue to finish the rockwork scenery. Full build video coming soon!
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