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Directions#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 […]
Read More >#69 December Status Report
December 3, 2012
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 69) This is a special report on a brand new display being added to the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. It’s an amusement park, but not just any amusement park. It will replicate the main features of Cincinnati’s own Coney Island. While it will not be an exact replica […]
Read More >#68 Status Report
November 8, 2012
As in past, this article shows some of the things recently changed in the EnterTRAINment Junction layout. As usual, the order in which they are presented is in the order in which you would come upon them as you followed the layout’s aisle. The first change is the replacement of a building, across the […]
Read More >#67 October Status Report October 28, 2012
October 28, 2012
This month’s article is a follow-on to last-month’s Part 66 in which I mentioned the need for some method to hold the camera steady during the long exposure times I recommended for photographing the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. This article looks at some of the devices and methods that can be used to steady the […]
Read More >#66 – September Status Report
September 30, 2012
This month’s article is a follow-on to last-month’s Part 65 in which I described some of the pitfalls of flash photography of the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. This article looks at the technique of using the available light in the layout to photograph it. As I mentioned last time, the camera sensor needs a certain […]
Read More >#65 Status Report
August 8, 2012
For this month I have a somewhat different topic related to the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. I thought I’d share some lessons I’ve learned from photographing the layout. Having photographed with film for many years before “upgrading” to digital cameras, I believe that the two are very much alike; and much of what I learned […]
Read More >#64 Status Report
July 8, 2012
This month’s article looks at some of the recent happenings on the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. As usual, the order in which they are shown is in the same order as you would see them (or might have seen them) as you moved along the layout aisle. An item of joy for some us is […]
Read More >#63 Status Report
June 8, 2012
One of the most common trackside details one can find in railroading are the crossing gates at grade crossings, where roads cross active tracks. The EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout has needed these details for quite some time, but implementing them into the layout in the appropriate way, properly configured and animated, required special attention, modeling […]
Read More >#62 Status Report
May 8, 2012
This time we’ll look at some more details and small scenes on the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout. As in the past, the order in which they are presented is in the order you would see them as you proceeded along the EJ layout’s aisle. You come upon the first scene just as you exit […]
Read More >#61 – April Status Report
April 9, 2012
I’m taking a totally different tack in this article by describing one of the special events held at EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) recently. The event was a recurring annual event, the Model Engineering Show, which EJ, its volunteers, their friends, and local hobbyists provide free of charge for EJ visitors. The most recent occurrence of this […]
Read More >#60 – March Status Report
March 15, 2012
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 60) One of the new features which has been recently introduced into the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout is day-dusk lighting cycle. This highlights the lighting details which has been incorporated into the models in all parts of the layout and accentuates the interior details included in many of […]
Read More >#59 – February Status Report February 15, 2012
February 15, 2012
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 59) As in past articles, this time we’ll look again at some of the details of the EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) layout which may not catch the eye at first glance but which contribute to providing a sense of realism to the layout and enhance its overall quality. As […]
Read More >#58 – December Status Report
December 29, 2011
The Big Train Project Status Report (Part 58) The end of the year often brings with it summaries and retrospectives, and the concept of the top-ten list can be a useful framework for addressing a subject of interest. So, what follows is a top-ten list of what I personally believe are the most noteworthy elements […]
Read More >#57 Status Report
November 8, 2011
The holidays bring with them special feelings, and the staff and volunteers at EnterTRAINment Junction try to bring some of that spirit into the layout and the other parts of the facility. So, in this report we’ll look at some of the special EJ preparations for the holidays in 2011. In honor of Veterans […]
Read More >#56 Status Report
October 24, 2011
In this installment we’ll take a different approach. We’ll look behind the scene of a single item, a building, showing how it’s constructed and why it was done the way it was. Before the upgrade described here, one of the last things you saw before exiting the EnterTRAINment Junction layout is a pair of […]
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