by Bernard Traffic | Sep 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Workbench Wednesday 3 Remember that TARDIS I picked up at Fan Expo last week? Well, wouldn’t it be cool to pulse an LED on top just like when the TARDIS dematerializes in a Dr. Who episode? Only one small problem. I know absolutely NOTHING about electronics....
by Bernard Traffic | Sep 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Long before the Maker movement. Long before the Raspberry Pi. Long before the Internet and Amazon and shopping online… there was ACTIVE Surplus. After 30 years on Queen Street West in Toronto, ACTIVE is closing its doors this month. Rumour is that it’s...
by Bernard Traffic | Sep 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Prototype Monday 3 Ahhh… the EMD SW1500. It’s my favourite engine. There’s just something about it… The EMD SW1500 was constructed directly after the SW1200 and was the builder’s second model to employ its upgraded model 645 prime mover....
by Bernard Traffic | Sep 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Shoutout Sunday 2 There are a lot of great modelers out there that inspire me to be better and do better. Today I want to share two instances that reminded me how much fun this hobby can be. The first is from the Port Rowan in 1:64 blog by the ever inspiring Trevor...
by Bernard Traffic | Sep 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Scenery Saturday 2 ‘Why doesn’t anyone make a HO scale beaver?’, I wondered. I googled… nothing. I found moose, deer, bears, even wolves, but no beavers. The beaver is iconic. A Canadian symbol. The beaver (and it’s pelt) lured the...
