Gallimore Railroading

According to our latest utility bill our water use had doubled each month for the past two months.

During my recent vacation trip to San Francisco I took a walk around the neighborhood near our motel.

A recent trip to San Francisco gave me an opportunity to visit a lesser-known landmark, the Hammersmith building.

A recent structure building article by Alan Jockmans in Voie Libre #126* reminded me that I have some 3mm Foamed PVC sheet laying around (Komatex brand).

What better time to rearrange the garage storage than a sunny, breezy day?

I don't usually remember John Allen's birthday - July 2 - until after the day has passed.

Windows blanked, end wall cornice added, gaps puttied, corner bevels adjusted.

I realized I'd need to take a few steps back before I could go forward with the sidewalks.

Posts may be lighter on the text for a while until there's ample justification for a lengthy explanation.

“The Bell Hotel,” RICHES, accessed June 6, 2026, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4230.

Back in December of 2025 I committed myself to complete the Shifter before tackling any other projects.

While delivering my son to his summer internship down in Mountain View I got to do a little railfanning.

Okay, just one more and I promise I'll be done with mock-ups for a long while.

Recent renovations have brought the layout out from the wall so I've used that opportunity to dust it, clear away the clutter and run trains again.

Not the most exciting title, I know, but I'm working on it.

This one's a little different, but boy howdy does it align with the philosophical side of this blog.

While the kitmingling mock-up iron was hot I decided to strike it once more.

Today I placed the Ensminger Building on the layout to get a better feel for how it will look at the end of the block, so to speak.

As the major construction on the Ensminger Building draws to a close the focus shifts to the details.

The ornate glass decoration above the storefront windows of the Ensminger Building offered me an opportunity to include a similar detail on my version of the structure.

The photo studio section of the Ensminger Brothers building is mostly complete, lacking only window glass, final weathering, and perhaps some signage.

Something was bothering me about the storefront on my model of the Ensminger Building.

...in which our blogger attempts to bend styrene sheet and glue dissimilar materials together.

In the post "Scratch That" I talked about my choice to scratchbuild the wood extension to the Ensminger Building, the actual photo studio or gallery used by the Ensminger Brothers.

When inspiration strikes you've just got to run with it, especially when it potentially solves a problem that has long plagued me.