Greetings fellow Valeasians, It's been a while since we last chatted and a lot has happened over the last couple of months. There have been some important...
Dear fellow Valeasians, A report from NTS2008 by Kim Velour brings great newZ on the module competition front. 1st place individual module, Robert Ray, end...
Greetings fellow Valeasians, I just sent an email to Mr. John P. McGloin, Rail Clinics Chair for the NMRA 2009 National Convention in Hartford, CT. I have...
As they say on a long time popular ,daytime game show,,,,Jeffrey MacHan,,,,COME ON DOWN ! ! I look forward to seeing you there. Cordially, Mister Dave ... ...
... Greetings fellow Valeasians, Way back in July 2007, I spoke to the folks at Scale Rails and the NMRA about giving them a hand with Z product reviews. To...
Jeffrey, I have asked,,over the last 6 years,, a variety of NMRA -NTS people ,,to consider giving some sort of recognition to honor the work and exhibiting...
Greetings fellow Valeasians, I just received an email from Mr. John P. McGloin, Rail Clinics Chair for the NMRA 2009 National Convention in Hartford, CT...
Hello loyal Valeasians, I was unable to attend the Shelburne Museum Train Show as planned on the past weekend due to an urgent need to do yardwork. My house is...
Jeffrey, Congratulations once again. You are terrific Z representative. Exporail must have been a lot of hard work but also a lot of fun. Do you recommend...
Hello fellow Valeasians, I have uploaded several MPEG videos that I shot at Exporail last August 17th. I plan to complete the "Gallery" section with photos ...
Bonjour Pierre, Any date is a good time to plan a trip to Zurich, don't you think! ;-) I am going to do my best to make the trip to the 14th Convention in ...
Hello fellow Valeasians, I just sent an email request to Dean Dickerhoof (NMRA Train Show Layout Manager) and Debbie Draper (NMRA National Train Show...
Greetings fellow Valeasians, The NMRA National Convention will be held in Hartford, CT next July 5-11 and the National Train Show will run from July 10-12 at...
Scenery planning tips for the small layout builder: improving realism and believability The vast majority of layouts are modest in size. Well planned and ...
This sounds like a fascinating clinic. I wish I could get to Hartford to attend it. If you ever publish and article on this please let us know so that we...
'morning, Bob! I'm glad that you find the topic of interest. I figured I would simply talk about the things I find most enjoyable about modelling a railroad. ...
Hello fellow Valeasians, My clinic title was 14 characters too long for the NMRA clinic database. Here is the new lite version... SCENERY TIPS FOR THE SMALL...
Jeffrey: Has anything more ever become of this?? Or is NMRA still planning to basically ignore Z ?? I note tonight a brand new member to the Z Scale Forum is...
Happy New Year! Contrary to a widely held belief in the Z community, the NMRA does not ignore Z nor any other model railroading scale. The NMRA is a ...
Greetings fellow Valeasians, I just received the November - December 2008 issue of Ztrack Magazine. The cover photo really caught my eye. It is a nice desert...
Hi fellow Valeasians, It was with great pleasure that I came across the back cover of the Nov- Dec 2008 Ztrack and saw the expanding line of Micro-Trains Line...
Good morning fellow Valeasians, Continuing my commentary on the November-December issue of Ztrack Magazine, I would like to bring your attention to an...
Good morning fellow Valeasians, I do not have an Amherst BIG Train Show report for you this year since I was recovering from a rather nasty cold (not flu) over...
Good afternoon fellow Valeasians, As usually happens, as soon as I wonder aloud about something, the answer appears almost immediately. Here is an Amherst BIG...
... almost immediately. ... Thanks Jeffrey. Just to emphasize a couple of points: 1) Z-scale is still unique and makes a big impression on folks. Listening to...
Happy Spring, fellow Valeasians, It dawned on me that I have not been very active in the posting department over the past month or so (well duh!). So here is...
Good afternoon fellow Valeasians, I have not been away, hibernating or stuck in a spelunking accident, no I have been busy renovating my house: laying...
Jeffrey: Interesting read. Too bad you missed the show as there were some good layouts in many scales, but a lot of Z Folks were missing. More interesting...
