Hello fellow Valeasians, I am please to announce that I have put together my NTS 2007 road trip report for your enjoyment. Please follow the link below to...
Jeffrey, I just got done reading your excellent report on Detroit NTS. As always it was a great report that made it seem like I was there (oh, I was, wasn't...
The Z community should know that both Andy Sperandeo and Neil Besougloff of Model Railroader came to Mr. Dave's layout and spent a good 15 to 20 minutes...
Hi fellow Valeasians, I would like to thank Don Avila for providing an update to events at NTS. It appears that the editorial team of Model Railroader...
Hi Bob, I'm glad that you enjoyed the report. I am kicking myself because I didn't get a photo of you, my G & Z buddy from Kalamazoo, MI. It was terrific...
Don Avila created a P.R. package for the "G ~ B & C C " to capture interest of magazine publishers at the Detroit NTS. He hit the bulls eye with Model...
Hi Dave, It sounds like the MR team were completely surrounded! It would really have been unfortunate if they had NOT shown up at your layout. Birthing of an...
Hello faithful fellow Valeasians, Marthe and I are back home after a 10-day road trip that took us to NTS Detroit and way out to Denver, and back. We put 4000...
Jeffrey, I have no high hopes yet for MR publication. I'll do my best, as assisted by you and others,to make the cut. Nice seeing you and Marthe. I just did my...
Jeffrey, You would be the first MMRA in Zscale?,,,right ? Mister Dave ... From: Jeffrey MacHan To: VECRR@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:49 PM ...
As far as I know, there have never been any Z-specific MMRs in the history of the NMRA. Tom Browning in Texas is working hard on reaching MMR so it looks like...
Jeffery, Good luck on your endeavor. From what I have seen of your work, I'm sure you will give it 110% and make it. Good luck - have fun - enjoy the venture....
Hello fellow Valeasians, September is upon us and the lettercarrier (AKA mailman in Canada) has delivered the Amherst Railway Society BIG Train Show exhibitor...
Good evening fellow Valeasians, Well, I have had 24 hours to think about the invitation I received in the mail yesterday. My initial response was to sign the...
Jeffrey, Although I understand your wanting to retire, I am really going to miss your "Last Spike". Your last article was extremely interesting, informative,...
Jeffrey. I don't know if you remember me but I certainly remember you (and your articles). Even my wife remembers your layouts though we have never met - you...
Hi Carl, Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. Your last paragraph is full of very wise advice. Taking time off has always been a challenge for...
Hi Gavin, Congratulations on your blessed event. Twins! Now there is a good reason to shift your priorities, if I have ever seen one. Of course, I remember...
Hello fellow Valeasians, Sometime yesterday, I don't remember exactly when, I sent my last "Last Spike" column to our good buddy, Rob Kluz, editor and...
Hey Jeffrey, My best to you and Marthe. You have been a champion to me and many others in our precious hobby of Z Scale Model Trains. I expect to see you at...
Jeffrey, As I have mentioned in the past, we are all going to miss the "Last Spike" in Ztrack. You have a great knack for writing and I am really going to...
Jeff, thank you so much and congrats for all the work you've done here! I look forward still seeing you within these lines in the future! All the best, Dom...
I am sorry to see Jeffrey go. But, I understand fully his decision. It is hard to believe eight years have passed. Jeffrey has been nothing but remarkable in...
Hi Dave, 6 Megs is on the low end of the resolution spectrum for MR and your Coolpix lens does not offer the image quality that MR requires. The trick to...
Hello dear Valeasians, The September - October issue of Ztrack is hitting mail boxes around the world and readers will be able to enjoy another "Last Spike"....
Hello fellow Valeasians, I had a chat with our good buddy, Terry Sutfin, last night. We got caught up on the little things in life on our opposite sides of...
Hello fellow Valeasians, I am happy to share news of our friend and VECRR Life Member, Dieter Nolte. Dieter is Z Ambassador in Essen, Germany and has been...
Jeffrey, Dieter's photos show fine craftsmanship. I wonder if Dieter will be at Geseke next April. Larry Donsbach and I are already booked ,and many plans...