For as long as I can remember, I've always had an interest in both model trains and real trains. I remember being a little guy, and having my dad drive past the Montana Rail Link rail yard here in Laurel frequently, seeing different locomotives sitting in the yard all the time. On top of that though, I remember often watching VHS tapes on our VCR (remember when those were popular?) of trains running through different parts of the country. How else would I keep my interest at an early age?
When it came to the model railroading aspect, that started up when I was around 4. They may have been the lesser-quality things that no full-fledged experienced model railroader would want, but it was a start into the hobby on my end. Up until 2013 (finally), I got back into model railroading and decided to actually build one from the ground up. I finally got it built to where I think it looks great and to where I can finally run some trains, even though it's just a 4 x 8 foot layout. Always getting the best out if it with 1 small addition at a time, including figures (not too many for now) and small improvements to the scenery that make a large difference. When it comes to the railroads I model, I mainly model the Burlington Northern from 1970 to the late 80's/early 90's, and also the BN's predecessors which ran through Montana before 1970, including the Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads. To make it a little more simple, I model railroads of Montana from 1992 and earlier.
When I weather or paint locomotives and freight cars, I use a Paasche H single-action airbrush with a compressor and assorted brushes for smaller details, or hog bristle brushes if i'm weathering with ground chalks or drybrushing paint. I have been painting model trains for 1 1/2 years and counting.
-Tanner
When it came to the model railroading aspect, that started up when I was around 4. They may have been the lesser-quality things that no full-fledged experienced model railroader would want, but it was a start into the hobby on my end. Up until 2013 (finally), I got back into model railroading and decided to actually build one from the ground up. I finally got it built to where I think it looks great and to where I can finally run some trains, even though it's just a 4 x 8 foot layout. Always getting the best out if it with 1 small addition at a time, including figures (not too many for now) and small improvements to the scenery that make a large difference. When it comes to the railroads I model, I mainly model the Burlington Northern from 1970 to the late 80's/early 90's, and also the BN's predecessors which ran through Montana before 1970, including the Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads. To make it a little more simple, I model railroads of Montana from 1992 and earlier.
When I weather or paint locomotives and freight cars, I use a Paasche H single-action airbrush with a compressor and assorted brushes for smaller details, or hog bristle brushes if i'm weathering with ground chalks or drybrushing paint. I have been painting model trains for 1 1/2 years and counting.
-Tanner