A blog by Duncan McRee about model railroading based on my experience building the Tam Valley HO model railroad http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:20:00 -0700 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:23:06 -0700 A discussion of how I used a lever switch to power a frog with my new servo drives. http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/feb18frogpower.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:20:00 -0700 Building my own DCC accessory decoders http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jan18diydccdecoders.html Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:20:00 -0700 Latest round of modifications to the track plan for the new Donner Summit layout http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jan8donnersummitv3.html Thu, 8 Jan 2009 01:20:00 -0700 I visit the SP narrow gauge museum in Laws, CA http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jan609slimprincess.html Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:20:00 -0700 A discussion of building a novel locomotive sound system on the new layout http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/oct23soundxperiment.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:20:00 -0700 A discussion of the start of benchwork construction on the new Donner Summit layout http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/oct15constructionstart.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:20:00 -0700 A discussion of the planning for Main St Colfax on the new Donner Summit layout http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/sep15mainstcolfax.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:20:00 -0700 How to increase the depth of field in model photographs using a software solution Focus Stacking and multiply focused images http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/sep108focusstacking.html Mon, 1 Sep 2008 01:20:00 -0700 Continued discussion of the my planning for the next layout - the town of Colfax http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/aug1508colfaxdepot.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:23:06 -0700 Continued discussion of the my current planning for the next layout including a detailed track plan http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/aug408newlayout2.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:23:06 -0700 Discussion of the my current planning for the next layout - a trip over Donner Pass on the SP http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jul3108newlayoutplan.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:23:06 -0700 Snow has fallen at the Ogden Engine terminal http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jul2208snowinogden.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:23:06 -0700 A tour of Lee Christopher's McCloud Railway http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jul1908mccloudrailway.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:23:06 -0700 A discussion of how my trains are solar powered and what is the worth of a smollar? http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jul8solarandprofits.html Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:23:06 -0700 I visited the last Cab Forward at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jun2708ac124294.html 74517648-E229-4E27-8C51-C6490BBBBB63-4085-000030AFC704FEF7-FFE Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:23:06 -0700 A discussion of Southern Pacific GP9 5623 and my model of it. http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jun1908spgp95623.html 74517648-E229-4E27-8C51-C6490BBBBB63-4085-000030AFC704FEF7-FFA Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:23:06 -0700 A discussion of a test I did to demonstrate the effect of changing the f-stop on depth of field on close-up model photography. http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jun1808depthoffield.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:23:06 -0700 A discussion of Craftsmen Kits and the building of a FOS Scale Limited kit. http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jun162008craftsmankit.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:35:52 -0700 A discussion of SP 4-8-8-2 Cab Forwards and how buying one transformed my vision of the Tam Valley RR. http://www.tamvalleyrr.com/blog/jun152008cabforwards.html Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:04:36 -0700