Around The Layout - A Model Railroad Podcast

Dave Oppedisano joins us to talk about his BNSF Lakeside Subdivision layout. Ray and Dave met at the New England/Northeast Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet in Springfield MA, and they discuss this event and Dave's presentation during NERPM. Dave tells us about the Lakeside Sub area and the parts he's incorporating into his layout. He also shares advice about choosing backdrop materials and shares his passion for all things electronics.
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Dan Dossa joins us from Eden Prairie, Minnesota to tell us about his Minnesota Commercial HO scale switching layout. Dan shares his progression in the hobby and how the prototype aligned perfectly for model railroad operations. Dan also talks about his involvement in the Twin Cities Division of the NMRA and their outstanding podcast, TCD Crossing Gate.
Listen to Dan and the crew at the TCD Crossing Gate here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1429390
Learn more about the Twin Cities Division of the NMRA: https://tcdnmra.org/
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NMRA Nutmeg Division Superintendent Jeff Hanke stops by to tell us about the upcoming Connecticut Yankee Regional Convention. Jeff previews the events that will be taking place September 15th-18th at the Marriott Hartford/Windsor Airport Hotel in Windsor, Connecticut.
For more information or to register, visit https://ner-conventions.org/connecticut-yankee
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Joe Musgrove shares his path from modeling in N scale to his current HO scale Missouri Pacific Railroad Central Division layout. Joe talks about the challenges in changing scales, and discusses his methods for researching the prototype. He also tells us about his growing YouTube channel and how he's giving back to the community he's learned from by sharing tip and techniques he's learned.
Joe's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3aKrXCVuCbYLBmXqygQINw/videos
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It's a trip back to the late 1940's as Chris Adams talks about how his passion for NYNH&H history has driven him to model New Haven's Connecticut Valley line in HO. Chris shares the collaborative effort from a large circle of friends that has made The Valley Local not only a great layout to operate, but a trip back in time as it tells the story of post WWII railroading. Chris also shares his impressions of the recently visited Franklin & South Manchester and his takeaways from the recent New England / Northeast Railroad Prototype Modelers meet in Springfield MA.
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Check out The Valley Local's website - www.thevalleylocal.net
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Joe Mammay joins Ray Arnott as they celebrate 2000 downloads of the podcast by reading some of the emails sent in by the listeners.
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Painter and model railroader Kevin Gallagher tells us about Hopedale Shops and how he has created a plethora of beautiful custom locomotives for customers and for himself. He shares some of the techniques he uses in creating accurate and highly detailed products. Kevin also shares how he worked his way into becoming an engineer on the Hobo and Winnipesaukee Railroads.
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Kevin highly recommends Highball Graphics: https://highballgraphics.com/
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On this episode of Around The Layout, we talk to Kyle LeBlanc, who models the 1950's Boston & Maine in HO scale. Kyle tells us how he chose the B&M, talks about the influence his late father Ron had on his modeling and how he's incorporating structures from his dad's layout into his own. Ray and Kyle share lessons from their late friend on kit bashing and never fearing cutting a structure to make it work and review their recent trip to George Sellios' Franklin and South Manchester layout.

Paul Cassar joins us from Sydney, Australia and tells us about his River Belt Line HO scale shelf layout. He shares the process of building this 18’ x 18’ switching layout in his garage using commercial shelving units. We also learn about the wildly popular HO Scale Shelf Modelers Facebook group that Paul administers and find out how he’s worked to crack the Facebook algorithm and grow the group to over 9.3 thousand members.
Check out Paul's River Belt Line: https://www.facebook.com/The-River-Belt-Line-400978519962021
The HO Scale Shelf Modelers Facebook group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/484711889437745
Paul recommends you check out Boomer Diorama for great modeling tips:
https://www.youtube.com/c/BoomerDioramasTheImmersiveModelRailroad
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