Good evening, fellow Valeasians, Over the past few weeks I have been mainly busy with the garden railroad but I nevertheless have spent a bit of time on the...
Hi Gang! Here in Gatineau (Ottawa), the weather has been cool and windy but nothing to complain about...no rain at all from Irene. *******Gardenville Short...
Hi Gang, After several months of construction, I have finished measuring, assembling, bending, cutting and clamping the last 30 feet of the garden railroad...
Good evening, fellow Valeasians, A few days ago I wrote the following, Quote... Never one to hesitate a daring solution to a conductivity problem, I ordered an...
Hi there, fellow Valeasians, I got back from a fun summer weekend in Montreal with a few goodies that I picked up at Hobby Junction the hobby shop in Dorval,...
Good afternoon fellow Valeasians, The Canada Post strike backlog has finally been cleared and I have received the final two packages that I was expecting. The...
Good morning fellow Valeasians, Yesterday's mail delivery brought a much-anticipated package to my door. As you may recall from a previous posting I planned to...
Hi Gang, What a gorgeous summer day we had today. Hot, humid, sunny...a perfect day for a Sunday drive. About 60 km from Ottawa, there is a lovely country...
Good evening, fellow Valeasians, I thought it might be fun to update you on my June activities. As of yesterday, I have officially started work on the garden...
Greetings fellow Valeasians, It has been a while since I did any work of any consequence on a model railroading project. I guess you might say that I have been...
... SNIP So today is the official start of my major summer project.SNIP> ... Hi Jeffrey, so it appears that the CP GP9 will have a field to play on! Best, Dom...
Good evening, fellow Valeasians, I have completed the center section scenery and by doing so the KvSB qualifies for the NMRA "Golden Spike" award. Actually,...
*Hi Jeffrey: When you get to putting in DCC in some of the steam engines, look into putting the DCC package into the tender and if you go with something like a...
Not only is Tom a wonderful modeler,,and very deserved of the MMR award,,he is a great photographer and knows how to help out new guys in the hobby. He was...
Hello fellow Valeasians, I just discovered that Tom Browning has earned the title of Master Model Railroader. Tom has been working in Z in the Lone Star...
Wishing you a very healthy, happy and prosperous 2011. Stay safe and enjoy your favorite pastimes, friends and family to the max. Greetings from Gatineau ...
Hello fellow Valeasians, It has been a while since we spoke. My professional obligations have been especially demanding over the past year. My leisure time...
Hello fellow Valeasians, Thanks to eyewitness accounts from "Mister Dave" George, Garth Hamilton, Don Avila and the NMRA, I have compiled the report from the...
Good evening fellow Val-Easians, After much consideration, I have renewed the www.Val-Ease-Central.com domain name for another 9 years (July 2019). There are...
Hello Fellow Valeasians, I am happy to say that Doug Auburg, the NMRA National Convention Clinic Coordinator, has once again invited me to offer one or more...
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...
Hello fellow Valeasians, If you have not already heard the news, let me be the one to share an invitation from Micro-Trains Line to the 2010 National Z Scale...
Welcome new Valeasians, I am happy to answer any questions you may have about any of the content in the Val Ease Central virtual universe. I expecially...
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 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 morning fellow Valeasians, Continuing my commentary on the November-December issue of Ztrack Magazine, I would like to bring your attention to an...
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...
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...
Greetings fellow Valeasians, I would like to start 2008 off with my hope that all of you will enjoy a wonderful year, full of joy, surprises, new toys and...
