Model Train Media | Andrew | Activity https://modeltrainmedia.com/members/andrew/activity/ Activity feed for Andrew. Sat, 23 May 2026 20:45:45 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.0.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 e82adb7f5ece20bff23a015ed7c4ecc7 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/21857/#acomment-21885 Fri, 22 May 2026 13:42:06 +0200 Great job!

In reply to - WyattDoStuff posted an update

I made this station using cardboard, and paint. Honestly, I could have done better, but it works for what I want it to do!

]]> 8e808b24323e4cbb4e0c12817fd263ca Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/20399/#acomment-20436 Wed, 20 May 2026 15:35:39 +0200 It may seem frustrating at times, but you will get a lot of joy out of the hobby! Enjoy!

In reply to - Orientboy posted an update in the group Introduce Yourself

Hi, I’m building my first layout learning and making mistakes as I go. I hope learn from this group.

]]> c64b3ff6c4872defc9172c37a52bd488 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/20399/#acomment-20435 Wed, 20 May 2026 15:35:22 +0200 It may seem frustrating at times, but you will get a lot of joy out of the hobby! Enjoy!

In reply to - Orientboy posted an update in the group Introduce Yourself

Hi, I’m building my first layout learning and making mistakes as I go. I hope learn from this group.

]]> cd40fe52a34ed08ef039339f0cad2bb4 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/17711/#acomment-17744 Thu, 14 May 2026 14:23:23 +0200 Thank you for all the hard work you are doing to give us this platform!

In reply to - Modeltrainmedia posted an update

Based on all the feedback we’ve received, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to improve the performance of the Model Train Media app.

As of now, you should hopefully […]

]]> e6a828a8beb1f3a65ea60e6c5fb96638 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/17197/#acomment-17232 Fri, 08 May 2026 15:48:14 +0200 Love the app!

In reply to - Modeltrainmedia posted an update

After months of hard work, the app is finally here and I’m incredibly excited to have you all here from the beginning 🙌

The official launch will be on May 18th, but starting today […]

]]> 02641e08514085b26fdb8baf6543c06a Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/17179/#acomment-17231 Fri, 08 May 2026 15:39:05 +0200 I’m loving the app!!

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For the past months we’ve been working incredibly hard behind the scenes on something we truly believe can become a huge step forward for the model railway community worldwide […]

]]> 84882157f59f73859bcc1c625671174b Andrew posted an update: KATO recently changed the design on their 3-way […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/16659/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:09:44 +0200 KATO recently changed the design on their 3-way extensions and created a 5-way. I found this website that 3D prints cases for these new cords, as well as other N and HO scale T-TRAK or regular…

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Are you upset that Kato no longer includes a box on their splitter cables? Fear not! PnL Designs now offers a two-piece box to house the new splitter cables. The box snaps in together and holds the connectors securely in … Continue reading

]]> 1 e03489126e66ecfb9292ed094708de77 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/15961/#acomment-16158 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:22:22 +0100 @casey-jones We love doing stuff like this!

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My club’s clubhouse is in the basement of the administration building at Scouts Canada’s Camp Samac. In Ontario, this week is March Break, so there’s a camp going on at Camp Samac. […]

]]> 013a1958925f5a1177cf62b42bdbd228 Andrew posted an update: My club's clubhouse is in the basement of […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/15961/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:35:53 +0100 My club’s clubhouse is in the basement of the administration building at Scouts Canada’s Camp Samac. In Ontario, this week is March Break, so there’s a camp going on at Camp Samac. The organizers approached us a few months ago and asked if some of the groups can come in and have a look (even though the permanent layouts are only…

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]]> 2 02538f3e24217d8e45b2eded94b1e93f Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/15861/#acomment-15924 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:39:42 +0100 Looks good!

In reply to - Modeltrainmedia posted an update ]]> 889fd15bcd6751401ed09bae4208a07f Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/15656/#acomment-15692 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:38:19 +0100 Thrift Store finds are awesome!

In reply to - SoullessEngineer615 posted an update Thrift store next to my job ironically also another thrift store, had a 30% off sale today so everything I got including the box ran me $23.04 after taxes ]]> 07875051678080969129a25f6c8dbcba Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/15678/#acomment-15691 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:36:47 +0100 Excellent!!

In reply to - Modeltrainmedia posted an update

It’s been amazing to see how much the US and UK communities have grown over the past weeks. 🚂

Every day more layouts, projects and discussions are being shared, and it’s great […]

]]> 0a631fcb3d249c1321fdd40272b66155 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/14826/#acomment-15036 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:48:13 +0100 @LCTrains I believe it’s Woodland Scenics

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I found an old camera in the back of the store that still works!

]]> 60ed190e7befa7d212b8b90f0ae48319 Andrew posted an update: I found an old camera in the back of the store that still works! https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/14826/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:36:50 +0100 I found an old camera in the back of the store that still works!

]]> 3 087f792f96989e87f382c10aaf338a36 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/14086/#acomment-14198 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:10:54 +0100 @US_Z_Scale The inside surface is 4×8, with 1/4 inch border/frame on each side

In reply to - Andrew posted an update

Here’s an overhead shot.

]]> 43fa64ce52e37e2d7982cce719f9fffa Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/14086/#acomment-14197 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:10:46 +0100 @US_Z_Scale The inside surface is 4×8, with 1/4 inch border/frame on each side

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Here’s an overhead shot.

]]> a105896b4866ee1e615ee2ef2746a2f1 Andrew posted an update: Here's an overhead shot. https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/14086/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:59:44 +0100 Here’s an overhead shot.

]]> 6 420abdf47cb0c7a6c1f66f8245f0d124 Andrew posted an update: I'm starting to like taking photos of the store layout! LOL! https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/14080/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:58:05 +0100 I’m starting to like taking photos of the store layout! LOL!

]]> 2 45dbe70a2aaa64e58718754fcc17f6f2 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/14027/#acomment-14031 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:52:23 +0100 Looks fun!

In reply to - Modeltrainmedia posted an update ]]> a77e74bb42f7d27c9c83517f5092fd4e Andrew posted an update: Business is slow today with the weather, so it's […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/13930/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:08:47 +0100 Business is slow today with the weather, so it’s the perfect opportunity for some more photos of our store display layout. Our locomotive is a Walthers Trainline Ontario Northland #1600 GP7 chop nose. Trainline locos are good for starting off!

]]> 1 efaf1738c4cf532e151776214d48ffe0 Andrew posted an update: In one of my previous posts, someone said that they […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/13302/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:48:10 +0100 In one of my previous posts, someone said that they hold their phone the opposite way so that the camera is on the bottom. I gave it a try! I think I will do this more often!

]]> 3 69400fa8d732b4502eb38e7dcccbfc02 Andrew posted an update: Business at the store is slower today (likely because of […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/13301/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:40:58 +0100 Business at the store is slower today (likely because of the snow), so I have some time to pay attention to the trains that are going by. I grew up on a branch line (both CN and CP on either side of the harbour) that serviced a grain elevator and a foundry on the CN side and a few different industries (such as Monroe, PPG and Good Year) on the…

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]]> 1 fbec9990273c02514508a17fbc99b75c Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/11208/#acomment-11232 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:53:27 +0100 I like using the Anderson Power Pole connectors. They are good and solid.

In reply to - Pennsylvania_421 posted an update in the group PC&NP Magic City subdivision in N scale

The last day of 2025, I finally got around to starting the wiring on the layout. On December 31st, I ran the the buses for […]

]]> 4785531fd1233f4de9a91082d38e41c6 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/11153/#acomment-11171 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:05:36 +0100 Nice!

In reply to - Pennsylvania_421 posted an update in the group PC&NP Magic City subdivision in N scale

Once all the switches were installed, I was able to finish permanent work on the mainlines, which consisted of only a […]

]]> b99bcd28adefc947306d334537e78155 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10980/#acomment-11170 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:56:45 +0100 @Hububba Oh, sounds interesting! I will try that!

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Just experimenting with some angles…

]]> 58bd41841a94ef49cfc992b9f21b480b Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10980/#acomment-11169 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:54:34 +0100 @casey-jones Yes, George’s Trains in Markham, Ontario Canada.

In reply to - Andrew posted an update

Just experimenting with some angles…

]]> 04d0659f9a7a9b9a74abed9a329d5e02 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/11080/#acomment-11168 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:53:09 +0100 Looks like a great start!

In reply to - Hububba posted an update in the group A Happy Junction – N Scale

Hey friend!

I spent the weekend dismantling the outer mountain pass and replacing what I had constructed with a Woodland Scenics 2% incline kit. […]

]]> 68b5eb76f3e716f68c8daf95ad395ef7 Andrew posted an update: I was having a conversation with someone the other day […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10991/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:59:54 +0100 I was having a conversation with someone the other day about how he was a professional musician (I was at one point a semi-pro) and he still enjoys going out in the evenings and being in community bands. I realized that for some, they would want to keep work and personal life separate. Well, it is very similar with me. I work in a model…

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]]> 5 ad89c7af62791a4a05589603c8d8c719 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10989/#acomment-10990 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:26:39 +0100 🤞

In reply to - ChooChoo308 posted an update

With all the cold weather in the south last weekend and this coming weekend packages sitting. Just waiting on a switch that has not moved since Monday. Hope it gets here […]

]]> adb7314cfc0f1a4d8d3578413e49b6ae Andrew posted an update: Just experimenting with some angles... https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10980/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:10:44 +0100 Just experimenting with some angles…

]]> 7 c8e6fe1647cffb5505dfb94a548c97ea Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10949/#acomment-10952 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:42:38 +0100 I love this idea! Hope to see the final results!

In reply to - AstroKnight posted an update in the group HO scale

Hi guys, i have an HO scale boxcar that im going to fit a Bluetooth speaker into. I think ive found a good option in terms of speakers, gonna do a little […]

]]> 86b2a468d7729cee9a7fc3c1bc5e47b4 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10572/#acomment-10683 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:34:07 +0100 @casey-jones Me too!

In reply to - casey-jones posted an update

we have crossed the channel to the UK

]]> 0ea90ace013be9f4de876a94da15a2a0 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10572/#acomment-10580 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:44:47 +0100 Looks great!

In reply to - casey-jones posted an update

we have crossed the channel to the UK

]]> d95ae0a5dcfff9afd6b5f4a55eac19ab Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10551/#acomment-10553 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:51:21 +0100 Looks good!

In reply to - Hububba posted an update in the group A Happy Junction – N Scale

I discovered a new sense of satisfaction while gluing down the track…It feels like reaching the end of a book or having cooked a steak to the […]

]]> c5d87389e629250305b5a42eff73430e Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10211/#acomment-10514 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:36:25 +0100 @zak98 It does! I wish it was mine! Someone sent me the meme with no details…

In reply to - Andrew posted an update ]]> 8e305c5bd76402850faf3c0593e2de7f Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10211/#acomment-10513 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:36:16 +0100 @zak98 It does! I wish it was mine! Someone sent me the meme with no details…

In reply to - Andrew posted an update ]]> 1567ab5871bb9e622ac6bf7cbf5d345b Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10165/#acomment-10512 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:33:31 +0100 @ChooChoo308 It’s still out 🙂

In reply to - Andrew posted an update

I don’t want you to put the train away!

]]> 6696d038afe8e15d148cb68cd41c5919 Andrew posted an update: https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10211/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:47:14 +0100 5 ac073080a2fafb0e70b4aad3bed6c806 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10177/#acomment-10208 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:52:10 +0100 Looks good!

In reply to - Thaisen posted an update

As another hobby I like to do scale models, so i had some wheathering products at home. decided to bite the bullet and try it, after all i have like 6 or so of that car. Used AK […]

]]> 2d05912968ffab0ccf5161f5b043602e Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10165/#acomment-10207 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:45:36 +0100 @casey-jones Exactly! LOL!

In reply to - Andrew posted an update

I don’t want you to put the train away!

]]> a70a95df1b3ce0aebd9b56085593b21f Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10197/#acomment-10206 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:43:35 +0100 Great start!

In reply to - Hububba posted an update in the group A Happy Junction – N Scale

Happy Day!

The last time the contents of these paper ream boxes had seen the light of day I had setup a point-to-point layout atop a hollow core […]

]]> 97b6a0d2ae53451d88522c21bda45284 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10202/#acomment-10205 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:43:00 +0100 Sounds good!

In reply to - Modeltrainmedia posted an update

I wanted to share a small teaser with you all 👀

Behind the scenes, we are making great progress on the Model Train Media app, and I can honestly say that we’re getting closer […]

]]> fba5d9aa86c0818eee619fcadf1f5a15 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10172/#acomment-10175 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:07:54 +0100 Looking forward to seeing the progress!

In reply to - Hububba posted an update in the group A Happy Junction – N Scale

Welcome! I will be sharing my journey of modeling in N-Scale as I construct a 4’x10′ layout.

I have no experience modeling / model railroading […]

]]> cb8aa2947b3dcf77d40b603f63e54f1b Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/its-a-small-world/#comment-1812 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:05:11 +0100 4dc5ed37d79c234f6795beeb64fb62ea Andrew posted an update: I don't want you to put the train away! https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10165/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:21:05 +0100 I don’t want you to put the train away!

]]> 4 de8be836963368090d32cd044edd78d9 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10138/#acomment-10164 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:16:40 +0100 Looks great!

In reply to - casey-jones posted an update

the detail is awesome

]]> aada1073a25ba8de5f4bbbe5fc2bc8ce Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10015/#acomment-10052 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:54:51 +0100 Personally, I was not a fan at first, or actually a big fan of it still now, but working in a train store, I can see the reasons why. If we are getting good enough pre orders, it helps us to gauge (no pun intended 😉 ) how much to order in for stock. However, if the project gets cancelled like a couple of Rapido (just across the street from…

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In reply to - FriscoJeff posted an update

What is everyone’s experience with pre orders? I made my first pre order in 2025 and it had a target delivery date of year-end. Not delivered yet, but also no indication of a […]

]]> 4ae3536e2635af4a7f69af9e015fe59d Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10018/#acomment-10051 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:50:39 +0100 Great job!

In reply to - SW150037 posted an update in the group Weathering

I weathered some more cars today, bringing the total of unweathered cars to zero! I am quite enjoying my new airbrush. 🙂

]]> cef3a79afd269e8b66a8541f9d033715 Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10029/#acomment-10050 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:50:00 +0100 Wow! That is amazing!

In reply to - casey-jones posted an update

I am glad I was able to get these pictures in case they never reopen.

]]> 3f70bbc583355576c3f8874db6a2d8eb Andrew posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/10041/#acomment-10049 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:49:19 +0100 Happy New Year! Looks good!

In reply to - Hilly posted an update Happy new year everyone….. the photo below is my latest and only creation. The layout is about 95% complete, but I have problems with trains running consistently! My thoughts are the track […] ]]>