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Endless Mine Tunnel | Gruesome Gulch | GGRR 25
Workbench Wednesday | 12 Years of the Thunder Mesa Mining Company
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Workbench Wednesday | Verne Niner’s On30 Legacy

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New video premiers today at 5 pm MST! YouTube link

New video premiers today at 5 pm MST! YouTube link in bio.
This week I build one more piece of rolling stock for the On30 Gruesome Gulch Layout. This time it's the "Underworld Express Agency," with one way shipping to regions beyond. Their slogan is, "Can't take it with you? Ship it via Underworld Express!"
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#gruesomegulch #spookyseason #modelmaking #modelrailroading #on30modeltrains #on30scale #on30 #modeltrains #narrowgauge #thundermesaminingcompany #modelrailroadingisfun #keepmovingforward

Another new piece of rolling stock has materialize

Another new piece of rolling stock has materialized on the Gruesome Gulch layout - a 16' boxcar for the Underworld Express Agency! Full build video coming Saturday, 9/30.
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#modelmaking #modelrailroading #on30modeltrains #on30scale #on30 #modeltrains #narrowgauge #thundermesaminingcompany #modelrailroadingisfun #keepmovingforward

New video! YouTube link n bio. Let's decal a locom

New video! YouTube link n bio.
Let's decal a locomotive! For this week's Workbench Wednesday I demonstration some useful techniques for applying traditional water-slide decals.
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#modelmaking #modelrailroading #on30modeltrains #on30scale #on30 #modeltrains #narrowgauge #thundermesaminingcompany #modelrailroadingisfun #keepmovingforward

Berlin at dusk.

Berlin at dusk.

Just arrived in Berlin by train and walked by the

Just arrived in Berlin by train and walked by the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate on the way to our hotel. We also passed memorials for the Jews, Romas, and many others murdered in WWII and the Cold War that followed. Please, my fellow humans, run as fast as you can from any sick bastard or group of sick bastards who advocate banning books, burning books, or building walls. You know who I mean.

This is what travel looks like in a civilized coun

This is what travel looks like in a civilized country. 🚂

Downtown Munich during Oktoberfest 🍺🥨

Downtown Munich during Oktoberfest 🍺🥨

Posting some things from the trip in no particular

Posting some things from the trip in no particular order. This is the first view of Lake Geneva from the train.

The real Sleeping Beauty Castle.

The real Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Neuschwastein 🏰

Neuschwastein 🏰

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