Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Most Valuable Hot Wheels Cars of All Time

Car and Driver has a page featuring twenty of the most valuable Hot Wheel cars of all time. Do you own any of them?

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Another Post from Miscast Terrain

Here is another interesting post from Miscast Terrain, where the authors produces several types of war-gaming wall sections and how to take care of problems as they arise. Make sure you download the templates from the provided link.




Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Miniature Movie Sets By Dan Ohlman

I am always looking for inspiration; here is another site featuring miniature environments or sets that show cinematography before CGI.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

SCIFI Inquisitor Trilogy

I found this page at the legion of plastic site depicting the authors third installment of what he calls the Inquisitor Trilogy. The page depicts some truly wonderful images of a science fiction war-game in progress. The scenery is full of a array of industrial colors of rust and neglect. You must see it to truly appreciate it.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Tales of Lost Isles

“The Ghost Archipelago, a vast island chain that is covered with ruins of ancient and other worldly civilizations, has reappeared after centuries, to the far reaches of the Southern Ocean.”

Tales of Lost Isles is a collection of short stories giving one several scenarios and ideas to use with the Tales of Lost Isles war game.

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Curiosities of Locomotive Design

Puffing Billy image as found here in the public domain.

Curiosities of Locomotive Design was republished by the Catskill Archive and features several fanciful locomotive designs that lead up to "present day" steam locomotive design. This is an interesting treatise was taken from Angus Sinclair's "Development of the Locomotive Engine, Railway and Locomotive Engineering—September-December, 1907

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Narrow Gauge Burma Mines Railway (Myanmar)

Burma Mines Railway, Railtruck to Namtu


Japanese Hino truck converted to run on a two foot line

Burma Mines Railway, steam train from Namtu to Lopah, Myanmar (2 foot line)



No 42, a 2-6-2, Bagnall, built in 1928, hauls a FarRail charter train from Namtu to Lopah.