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You’re fill of great stories from the weekend, you went deep sea fishing only to realize the boat was in dry dock the whole time. You entered the world of competitive jig-saw puzzling, finishing third because three of the pieces looked bruschetta. Why not relax from all the excitement spending quality time with three of the hobbies dynamic personalities, Barbalet, Borcherds and Ed Olszewski. So grab yourself a big bowl of shredded life jackets, a big glass of melted propeller grease and enjoy !!

Follow the journey of a young boy as discovering the joys of model railroading from Staten Island to the bright lights of Nashville. A professional musician, waiter and he can do your taxes while you wait, Joey’s interest in the hobby has always been there. He loves to weather rolling stock and if he’s not on stage or getting familiar with the ladies you’ll find him working on his latest project. So grab a tambourine, a harmonica or your favorite cigar box bass guitar and get ready to jam with Joey

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from the “Young Gun” so this seemed like as good a time as any to check in. Of course as always it wasn’t hard to fill up a couple of hours talking but we managed to keep it to forty-five minutes. Turns out Shane and Tony Cook the editor of Model Railroad News had already done a great interview Chris Palomarez the brand manager at Athearn Trains. So grab yourself a big smoking bowl of crushed decoders, a steaming hot mug of melted soldering paste and enjoy

They did it, they done went and got dirty. Mike “the Spoon” Ostertag and Andy “StraightBall” Dorsch entered a weathering contest on the YouTube channel of Ron’s Trains and Things. So it’s up to the AML nation to support and vote for your favorite cast member in this historic showdown. In the tradition of those great Chicago mayoral elections remember to vote early and vote often. So grab yourself a hot steaming plate of shredded mail in ballots, a tall glass of North Branch Canal discharge an

This podcast is about a retired fire-fighter from Miami living the quiet life in Georgia, Tom’s passion for model and prototype trains has been there most of his life, from the first Lionel set to his current layout, the Georgia Northeastern, model railroading has been a constant. Working part time on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad helped him learn about prototype operations and focus on running a short line railroad. Many friends have helped with this great story that we’re sure you’ll enjoy.

Rob Arsenault takes his chances with the Kelly Questions, we take a trip out to New Jersey to find out what’s on the workbench of Ron Klaiss of Mine Mount Models and finally we check in with Joe D’Amato of Micro Trains as he tells us some excellent techniques for applying decals. So pull up a chair, grab yourself a tall glass of Solvaset, a big bowl of damp shredded backing paper and enjoy !!!

White River Productions announced that Otto Vondrak, is the new editor of Railroad Model Craftsman. The eighth editor of RMC, he’s a native of New York state and graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) graphic design program. He’s a member of the NMRA Northeast Region, and a co-founder of the RIT Model Railroad Club. We here at the ole’ AML world headquarters think Otto is a great choice and look forward to what he’ll bring to this already great magazine. Congratulations !!

Gordy Robinson is young, enthusiastic and ready to make the NMRA the best he can be… Find out why right here.

Another trip to Springfield is in the books, it was another great show with nine acres of model railroading to see in just two days. Now it’s time to find out from all your favorite AML characters what they saw, who they talked to and what they bought. So grab yourself a big bowl of shredded Tyco hopper cars, a tall glass of reuseable hot dog water and enjoy !!!

We met Brooks an through email we received at the ole’ AML headquarters. (It had fallen behind the filing cabinet.) He's perfect candidate for an interview, young, self motivated and dedicated to model railroading. It's an excellent interview exploring how life intertwines with this great hobby of and helps to strengthen the fabric of who we are as individuals. When he is not busy searching for Blue box models he’s running his business, Western Audio Works. Enjoy !!

Wondering what those bright lights were last night above your house, your Aunt Mabel claims she was abducted by aliens on Tuesday and they took her ’79 Pinto wagon with them. You’re convinced Area 51 is nothing more than a cover for the real UFO’s in Area 73. This all sounds quite reasonable but be prepared to go back… Way back. It’s the latest edition of the X2F Files as we take a look back at some of the hits and misses from model railroading’s yesteryear with Model Railroad News editor To

Scott Thorton is on the road again spreading joy throughout the model railroading world with the new ProtoThrottle from Iowa Scaled Engineering. We managed to take Michael Petersen the builder of throttle away from the booth for a few moments for a quick insight. Enjoy!!!

You need a vacation, somewhere warm to go, someplace exciting, a new adventure. Well here at the ole’ AML Network that’s a no can do but we can help you waste an hour and a half of your life without even going outside. Come with us as we once again cruise the murky waters of your imagination and try to figure out why socks are shaped like the letter “L”. Grab yourself a big bowl of discarded train show hot dog wrappers, a tall glass of reusable fountain water and enjoy !!!

Lego trains are definitely part of the model railroading community and BrickModelRailroader.com is quickly becoming an important representative by building the Lego train hobby one brick at a time. Lego trains constantly evolve and this segment of the hobby continues to grow. Many scale modelers are drawn to Lego trains and many folks are introduced to scale model railroading through because of Lego trains. So sit back and enjoy another great podcast about another segment of this great hobby.

It’s an all star cast with Kaylee Zhang answering the Kelly Questions and Shawn Becher providing all sorts of interesting thoughts to ponder. After a brief investigation it would appear Shawn’s segment scheduled for an earlier virtual hobby shop show somehow was lost. If we hadn’t been power washing the office we’d never have discovered Shawn’s on air segment jammed under a filing cabinet covered with green goo created when the model railroad hobby simply exploded. Enjoy.