Dear fellow Valeasians, Yes, I know that this is the second time that I have announced that the Paris trip is off. It's always a difficult thing to make so...
Hello fellow Valeasians, I have updated the Last Spike article library to include the latest submissions to Ztrack Magazine. As members of VECRR you have...
Hi Jeff, it was good to meet you and see your railroad at the Springfield show. It's an amazing piece of work! I hope you had a good time and had (or are...
Dear fellow Valeasians, This year's Amherst Railway Society BIG Train Show held in the Eastern States Exposition this past weekend is now history. And from my...
Hi Peter, I guess that I never posted the final version of the VEC track plan. I have corrected that oversight and uploaded a photo in the "Photo" section....
MY! OH! MY! Wrong control box connected to the wrong cable,.....again!!! Shades of Eurospoor! Some people are just sslloowwwww learners! :) :) But sounds like...
What do you mean, "sslloowwww learners"? I got two sections screwed up at Eurospoor but only one at the BIG show. I'm actually improving my performance!! ...
Hellow Fellow Valeasians, My dear wife has given me the green light to make plans for the two of us to attend the NMRA British Region Convention next October...
Hi Jeffrey, If you want to put up with me again, I would be honoured (sic, for you and our UK friendZ! :) to assist in any way possible with the display and...
Hi Jim, You are always welcome to lend a hand with the VEC anytime, anywhere. For the moment, however, I am not planning on taking more than one module with...
Hi Jeffrey and All Other Team MemberZ, "Ah, now I see!", said the blind man, as he winked his other eye. OK, taking one valise of the Val Ease makes a lot of...
Hello Fellow Valeasians, It would be great to have you join my wife and me in the UK next October for the British NMRA Convention. I have been in touch with...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, Just a quick note to say that I have received our hotel and convention booking confirmation from the UK organizers. We'll be staying...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, In other news, I have received a very encouraging email from Brent Runzel, director of marketing for Kato USA Inc., regarding my...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, The long Easter weekend is now behind us, as is the last outing of the VEC, or should I say, a section of the the VEC. The fine ...
Sounds like you had a lot of fun - even with shopping for non-RR items :-) Yup - crud happens. The Wahl Oil loosens this stuff from both wheels and rails. If...
Dear fellow Valeasians, Spring is here and the excitement is growing as the summer train show season kicks into gear. Here are the latest developments...
Dear fellow Valeasians, The decision has been made...the VEC will not be taking part in the 2004 NMRA National Train Show in Seattle. The initial plan was to ...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, Next June 29 a new management team will (or should) be in place over in the 'other' list that I founded 5 years ago (Z_Scale). This is...
Dear fellow Valeasians, Over the last two weekends I have been making a bit of progress on Val Ease Summit, the long awaited, often postponed, fourth module in...
Hello fellow Valeasians, I'm really enjoying my voyage of discovery with VES. I am now in the process of carving the styrofoam layers to form the rough...
Hello Fellow Valeasians, Val Ease Summit reached a new altitude record on the VECRR with the addition of a fourth layer of blue styrofoam. Stop laughing, 6 ...
Hello Fellow Valeasians, I am happy to welcome several new members to our merry band of Valeasians. For the most part, the new members are current members of...
Hello fellow Valeasians, Here is a link to the VES photo album where I will be uploading construction photos as I go along. I still have to upload the early ...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, June 30th marked the official re-opening of the Canadian Railroad Museum - Exporail in St-Constant, Québec, located about 30 km from...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, Welcome to our newest members. Thank you for joining this select band of model train enthusiasts. I invite all Valeasians to explore ...
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I noticed ,with interest, your use of rubbercement, for cementing styrofoam. I have used it for years for odd jobs as it is almost always available but have...
Rubber cement, a sticky situation! Without a doubt, my experience using rubber cement as an adhesive on the VEC has been extremely satisfying. I originally ...
Dear fellow Valeasians, I really appreciate the comments the new members have been sending along with your membership requests. Some of you have mentioned ...