I would like to wish a warm welcome to new members of VECRR, otherwise known as "Valeasians" and easily recognizable to other members at train shows via our...
Dear fellow Valeasians, You may have noticed that I am in the middle of a writing binge. This is a regular occurance in my article production cycle. Ot is...
Last Spike #29 now available in the VEC Library Dear fellow Valeasians, The Val Ease County Library is pleased to announce that the September-October 2006...
Hello fellow Valeasians, Sometimes you just gotta go with the flow. During my business trip last Wednesday and Thursday I jotted down some ideas and began a...
Hi, I do not usually go to the home page for the VECRR but today I did and I want to congratulate you on the exhibit. It looks great. I am a city boy and do...
Hi Paul, Many thanks. You can most certainly get to Montreal by train from NYC. However, getting to St-Constant is another matter. There is weekday (morning...
Dear fellow Valeasians, I'm on a roll! I have just put the finishing touches on LS33, or is that LS34 or LS35 even? I'm confusing myself! Anyway...the latest...
Attention Cliff and all Valeasians, I have updated the "shrinking roundhouse" article originally published May-June 2001 in Ztrack Magazine. It now includes...
Hello Jeffrey, ... Thanks for a great article. ... I have some questions about another way (or to be more precise: an additional way) to shrink, i.e. shorten...
Hi Uwe, Your suggestion is not only valid but a wonderful addition to the original article. I have looked at the photos and I am sure that the door motor...
Here's another observation about shortening the roundhouse. One should keep in mind that the roundhouse stalls were at least as long as the length of the...
Hello fellow Valeasians, Now that I have gotten the next several "Last Spikes" out of my system (up to November-December 2007) I will turn, or at least try, my...
Happy Holidays fellow Valeasians! The final countdown is on and there are only a few shopping days left before the holiday weekend. I wish all of you a very...
Greetings fellow Valeasians, Here is a little tidbit of info to help bring some extra cheer into the Valley. Rob Kluz has agreed to put up with me, I mean,...
Hello fellow Valeasians, December hasn't been a big posting month for me this year. It has been very quiet on the home front now that the VECRR is safely...
Dear fellow Valeasians, I am worried about our dear friend, Bill Kronenberger, or Mr. Bill K. as he is known to Z-scalers around the world. I have tried to...
Jeffrey, I too have been worried. Bill has been much too quiet. He has been in my thoughts. If anyone has been in contact, please let us know. Rob Ztrack...
I just received an email from Chad B on Bill K. See below - Rob Hello All, Chad Bryan here from Houston. I call Bill Kronenberger once a week to keep up with...
Bill K has been a larger than life figure in Z scale. It is a shame to see him laid low by three little masses. I think that there must be a way we (the Z...
Ed, I have also been thinking along those lines. My one thought would be to adopt the Z Bend Track module standards as the standard for Z. We have a few ...
You know guys, I'd like to nominate Bill K. as the first inductee into the Z-scale Hall of Fame (Ambassador category). And I don't give a hoot about what some...
I would also like to cast a vote for myself and my wife. He has been a wealth of knowledge and has always been there to answer questions and provide a wealth...
I would like to cast my vote for Bill K. to enter the Z scale hall of fame. The biggest problem will be which catagory to put him in. I would suggest...
Hi FolkZ, I have given the subject a little thought and I have come up with the following suggestions for categories for nominees to the Z Hall of Fame: ...
I'm in for $10 as well. Let's see if Rob Kluz will accept to prepare a plaque and take our contributions. Rob might also accept credit card payments,...