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Directions#81 Decemeber Status Report
December 21, 2013
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 81) This month we’ll look at two things of note on the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. The first is the annual Christmas layout. The second shows some of the methods of upgrading the interior lighting of buildings in the Middle Period city. The Christmas layout is an annual […]
Read More >#80 November Status Report
November 21, 2013
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 80) This month we’ll look at two things of note on the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. The first is the variety of camouflage methods used to hide switch machines (the actuators that set the points of turnouts). The second is the latest major scenic feature to be added […]
Read More >#79 October Status Report
October 21, 2013
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 79) This month we’ll look again at recent changes to the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. As usual, we’ll look at the features in the order in which you’d see them as you follow the aisle through the layout. The first new addition comes from the “founders” of the […]
Read More >#78 September Status Report
September 14, 2013
The theme of this month’s report has got to be “fixing things left undone.” There are a lot of changes that have been made to the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout over the years. Most of them don’t happen instantaneously. This article looks at two features of the layout as examples of the continuous improvement philosophy […]
Read More >#77 August Status Report
August 14, 2013
With all the attention I paid recently to the Coney Island model, I haven’t had the chance to give an update on some of the other changes that have been made to the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. As part of the upgrade of the mezzanine area, which included the Coney Island model, the entire mezzanine […]
Read More >#76 July Status Report
July 13, 2013
This is a continuation of our look at EnterTRAINment Junction’s (EJ’s) newest attraction, its model of Cincinnati’s Coney Island amusement park. The model officially opened on June 21, 2013, with some new and impressive features to make the nostalgic trip back to 1965 better than ever. In the center of the layout area’s mezzanine is […]
Read More >#75 June Status Report
June 13, 2013
This time we’ll focus exclusively on EnterTRAINment Junction’s (EJ’s) model representing Cincinnati’s Coney Island amusement park, showing how it looked in the 1960’s. The model is located on the mezzanine opposite the windows and adjacent to the elevator. This was a major addition to the layout planned to be ready by the time for the […]
Read More >#74 May Status Update
May 23, 2013
In this article, I’ll be going in a completely different direction than is usual for my status reports about the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. We’ll be looking at the history of an itinerant model building, whose multiple locations make it unique among all of the buildings on display at EJ. Instead of a sequence by […]
Read More >#73 April Status Update
April 15, 2013
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 73) As promised last month, this month’s article showcases the 1/24th scale model circus loaned to EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) by Richard and Twyla Schillhahn of Springfield, Ohio. The model is located in the entry to EJ’s fun-house, and is by itself worth the price of admission. As is […]
Read More >#72 March Status Update
March 15, 2013
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 72) This month we’ll look again at what’s new. As usual the order of the items shown is in the order you’d see them as you progress along the aisle through the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. On the Mezzanine above the theater, there’s newly built mountain structure which […]
Read More >#71 February Status Update
February 25, 2013
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 71) One of the fascinating features of the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout is the number of interesting and unusual characters that populate various scenes and locations throughout the layout. Their purpose is to add a bit of light-hearted fun to layout, and maybe generate a smile, as the […]
Read More >#70 January Status Report
January 25, 2013
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 70) This report hopes to shed some light on some of the techniques used to model large multi-story buildings with interior lighting on the the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. When EnterTRAINment Junction opened in 2008, a majority of the buildings in the Modern city were made of Gatorboard […]
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