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Newsletters were published aperodically, only when there was news (and time to post!). For that reason, you won't find one for every month. A brief description is given for topics covered in each edition.
 
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2005
One of my favorite schemes, a staging yard plus a large industry, in about 8 sq. feet in N scale using T-TRAK modules. Bay Area SIG Meeting in Feb '06. A closer look at the Webster Street Lead, one element of my Oakland Harbor Belt.
 
Good, great, compelling: What sets the best designs and op sessions apart from the rest? Non-contiguous layout designs linked by operations and staging. An N scale design for an HO virtual branch? A first look at my own proto-freelanced Oakland Harbor Belt.
 
57,000 pageviews on my website, wow! The most popular articles.  NMRA 2005 Convention, including notes from my clinics. Beginning Ops Ideas for a 4x8 in HO. "The Shoemaker's Children" and building a layout of my own.
 
Bad yards, or wrong expectations? Problems with overly optimistic hand-drawn track plans. "Junior" Hoboken Shore -- a shelf layout in HO scale.
 
Photos of a layout design project under construction, articles published in the commercial press, "So that's why they play the game" -- engaging operations in a familiar setting
 
Project updates, CAD news, letting go of "anchors" in layout design
 
 
2004
Project updates, new layout design gallery, layout design "vision" -- a client's experience
 
Project updates, layout design like a casino?, So Cal trip
 
Layout design and ops planning project updates
 
Layout design and ops planning project updates
 
Project updates and a brief introduction to my own home layout concept.
 

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