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What's New Today...

As this site has been updated, added to and expanded, the pages have started blending into each other. So, from today forward we will post any changes to the site here with a link that will take you to the updates for quick access to things that may interest you.

2-22-2012

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated

2-21-2012

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated

2-20-2012

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated

11-24-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated
  2. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated.

11-12-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated

11-10-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated
  2. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated.

10-16-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

10-11-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

8-15-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

5-28-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

5-23-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

3-22-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

3-21-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

3-8-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

1-21-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

1-13-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

1-12-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

1-9-2011

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

12-5-2010

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

12-4-2010

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

10-11-2010

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

9-25-2010

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

8-19-2010

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

7-7-2010

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

12-4-2009

  1. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated.
  2. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

12-2-2009

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

11-8-2009

  1. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated.
  2. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

11-8-2009

  1. Cleanup of several pages was needed (I've come to the conclusion that I must be illiterate).

11-3-2009

  1. A donation button was added to the Homepage to aid in the cost of a total site revamp.

9-21-2009

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.
  2. A complete revamp of the website is underway. The new site will be faster, cleaner, updated and 100% Microsoft free.

8-28-2009

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

8-26-2009

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

2-17-2009

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

1-22-2009

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

1-19-2009

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

12-15-2008

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.
  2. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated.

9-21-2008

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

9-12-2008

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.

3-27-2008

  1. The Repaint of our SD-45 in GT colors has been added to the Technical Stuff area.
  2. The rebirth of the Michigan Coffee Company has been added to the Technical Stuff area.

2-15-2008

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated.
  2. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated.

1-12-2008

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new Google Map links.

1-1-2008

  1. Minor site updates.
  2. A few more of the larger format Videos have been added.
  3. Seriously considering re-writing the entire site by hand and getting rid of all the Mickeysoft problems.

12-31-2007

  1. A few of the large format Videos are back online in Windows Media Format.

12-6-2007

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

12-2-2007

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.
  2. Click-able Google Map links have been added to the Michigan Train Shows page.

11-25-2007

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

11-19-2007

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

11-12-2007

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

11-9-2007

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.
  2. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated.

2-12-2007

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

2-1-2007

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

1-7-2007

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with a bunch of new listings.

12-2-2006

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

11-13-2006

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

11-12-2006

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

10-22-2006

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

10-8-2006

  1. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated with new open house dates.

7-13-2006

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

6-16-2006

  1. The Links page has been updated.

5-15-2006

  1. I cleaned up the Michigan Train Shows page a little. Keep sending me listings to post!

5-10-2006

  1. A few "typos" and spelling errors have been fixed (I wish I could spell).

5-6-2006

  1. A little spring cleaning was done on the site today.

4-9-2006

  1. Spring has sprung so it's time to get to work! We are thinking about starting over with all our plantings this year. The weeds took over last year and everything has suffered because of it...

2-14-2006

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

1-2-2006

  1. Some minor updates have been made to the site...

12-25-2005

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

12-23-2005

  1. The Links page has been updated with a couple of non train related sites.

12-12-2005

  1. I'm in need of a job so I've built JonFostersResume.com to get more exposure.

12-9-2005

  1. A few more Videos are back online...

12-7-2005

  1. The message board has been removed. I've never spent any time in there so...

12-6-2005

  1. Videos are slowly coming back online but very compressed and small for now.

12-4-2005

  1. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated with new picture links.

11-27-2005

  1. A new layout has been added to the Michigan Train Clubs.

2-26-2005

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

2-19-2005

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.
  2. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated.
  3. Some broken links around the site have been fixed.
  4. Changed the format of the Pictures page. But would still like to increase the resolution sometime.

2-18-2005

  1. Doing a little over due house cleaning on the site and trying to get it back in order.

12-9-2004

  1. Well, not much new going on yet. I'm job hunting right now so things are going to be slow coming.
  2. The videos page is offline again. Sorry, I know it's popular but I'll get them online again soon!

7-16-2004

  1. Well the damage from the septic field has been fixed and we're almost ready to run trains again!
  2. We're working on some scratch 1:29 Autorack's so keep an eye open for the how-to article soon.

3-2-2004

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

2-27-2004

  1. More minor site updates and server changes getting ready for new technical pages.

2-17-2004

  1. More minor site updates.
  2. We haven't had a chance to play with a single train this winter due to work but we have lots of plans!
  3. The layout almost met it's demise in December. A new septic field was installed... It was a close call...

2-7-2004

  1. Minor site updates.

10-25-2003

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

10-6-2003

  1. I was just going through several months of back logged E-Mail and found that several of you are concerned that the site has not been updated with anything new. For that I am truly sorry. But, it is not by any means an indication that we don't like our trains anymore! I've been extremely busy with work and family things (darn kids) but things are starting to calm down a little so we should be back to burning the midnight oil and working on our trains soon. We have tons of ideas, plenty to do and too many things to post, so keep checking back for updated and new pages.

    Thanks, Jon.

7-3-2003

  1. The Videos page is finally back online. Thanks to all those who e-mailed me about the videos being down.

7-2-2003

  1. We finally added the Elfin Thyme picture to the Plants Page.
  2. A quick update was done to the Scale Rulers Page.

7-1-2003

  1. The Technical Stuff area has a new Scale Rulers page.

6-25-2003

  1. A new photo has been added to the (last) Pictures page.

6-18-2003

  1. The LGB Track Template for Visio has been updated by the creator, Stan Silverman.

6-8-2003

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

6-7-2003

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

5-30-2003

  1. Minor updates to the Links page.
  2. Minor updates and fixes to the site in general (been too long coming).
  3. Several questions have been asked about updates to the site. They're on the way I promise!

4-9-2003

  1. The Videos page has been updated with the first of many videos from the 2003 ECLSTS in York, PA.

1-26-2003

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

12-23-2002

  1. It has come to our attention that our DNS table had some errors so e-mail sent via the links on the site have not been working. If you have been sending us mail and not getting any return replies please re-send the e-mail and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Sorry everyone! It looks like it's been going on for a while too.

11-26-2002

  1. Minor updates to a few links on the site...

11-3-2002

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

10-21-2002

  1. Added some of my sons Kato N Scale videos from the kitchen table to the Videos page.

10-19-2002

  1. Trying to get back into the swing of things. Winter is coming so we'll be indoors a lot now.
  2. We're working a huge Technical tips page for JigStones too. It should be online soon.

8-7-2002

  1. Half a gig of layout tours from the GCGRS convention been added to the Videos page.

7-31-2002

  1. I found a few of my home videos from the Huckleberry Railroad. The first one is on the Videos page.

7-28-2002

  1. There are several new pages ready for publishing to the site but we are out of hosting space for now.
  2. We hope to have the site up (updated too) and running on a dedicated server in the next month or so.
  3. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with more listings.

5-11-2002

  1. We have added several new 1:1 Thomas the Tank Engine video clips to the Videos page.

4-6-2002

  1. Sorry the updates to the site have been at a stand still. I promise they will start rolling out again fairly soon. We have been house hunting for a few months and busy with various other things that have cut into our train time...

1-6-2002

  1. More snow plowing videos have been added to the Videos page.

1-2-2002

  1. Welcome to the new year everyone! I hope this years updates will be more timely and enjoyable!
  2. Copyright © updates added.

12-27-2001

  1. Another quick update to the Videos page. This time we're plowing the first snow of the year!

12-16-2001

  1. The Where To Buy page has had a minor update.

12-11-2001

  1. The Links page has been updated with some new addresses.

11-28-2001

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with more listings.

11-26-2001

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

11-19-2001

  1. A very minor update has been added to the Sound Systems page with many more soon to come.

11-18-2001

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.

11-4-2001

  1. The Michigan Train Shows page has been updated with new listings.
  2. New public schedules have been added to the Michigan Train Clubs page.

10-29-2001

  1. Finally, an update! Nothing much new, just some new movies to look at on our Videos page.

9-11-2001

  1. Today the United States was attacked by terrorists. Today the Sleeping Giant has been awakened again...
  2. Again, sorry for the slow updates to the site. Too bad this update is made with such sadness.

7-22-2001

  1. Sorry for the slow site updates, I've been out of town and working a lot lately.
  2. Earlier this month we registered our own domain name and have finally starting to use it.
  3. The site can now be accessed through your browser at www.largescale-trains.com.
  4. In addition I can also be reached at jonfoster@largescale-trains.com.

7-8-2001

  1. Our Videos page is back up with good links again. Downloading should be fast and easy.

7-6-2001

  1. A new picture has been added to page 3 of the Our Pictures pages.
  2. A new conversion for the USA NW-2 has been added to the Kadee Coupler Conversion page.
  3. New web hosting has been secured and the videos should be back online this week.

6-11-2001

  1. Another Kadee Coupler Conversion has been added to the list. This time it's on a Bachmann Shay.

6-6-2001

  1. Small update made to the Local Club page.

5-27-2001

  1. A coupler conversion has been added to the Kadee Coupler Conversion page for an Aristo 0-4-0.
  2. It appears that the free hosting service for our videos is offline. Look for updates later this week.
  3. More minor updates to various pages... It's amazing how many errors you can find sometimes!

5-26-2001

  1. Minor updates and Elfin Thyme have been added to our Plants page.

5-18-2001

  1. A USA 20 Tonner, GP 7/9 and GP 38-2 conversion has been added to the Kadee Coupler page.

5-17-2001

  1. A USA SD 40-2 coupler conversion has been added to the Kadee Coupler Conversion page.
  2. Minor updates added to our Plants page.

5-14-2001

  1. A Sound Systems page has been added but is still under construction.

5-13-2001

  1. More links have been cleaned up on the Links page.
  2. Some minor updates have been done to the Message Board.
  3. Minor updates and Corsican Mint have been added to our Plants page.
  4. A new Sound System technical page is almost ready to be put online.

5-1-2001

  1. A very simple and basic Message Board has been added to the site just to see what happens.

4-27-2001

  1. Another coupler conversion has been completed. This time it's on a small LGB 0-4-0 engine.
  2. Cleaned up the Links page a little.

4-26-2001

  1. The Aristo-Craft Lil' Critter is our first engine to be completed for the Kadee Coupler Conversions.

4-22-2001

  1. Along with spring comes some minor updates to the Plants page.

4-16-2001

  1. We just added a new Kadee Coupler Conversion page that should grow over the next month or two.
  2. Minor changes to various pages.

3-23-2001

  1. Updated a few links on various pages such as the Scale Calculator page.

3-18-2001

  1. Fixed up some minor typo's on a couple of the site's pages.
  2. Trying to get out of my winter slump and start working on the trains again.
  3. This coming week we will be working on Kadee coupler conversions so look for the new articles soon.

2-18-2001

  1. The LGB Track Template for Visio has been updated with new features by the creator, Stan Silverman.

2-7-2001

  1. The Michigan Train Clubs page has been updated with 2001 run schedules for Great Lakes Live Steamers..

2-4-2001

  1. A Motive Power page has been added to the Technical Stuff area but is still under construction.
  2. A Rolling Stock page has been added to the Technical Stuff area but is still under construction.

1-31-2001

  1. A Who Am I page has been added.
  2. Updated the Pictures page by breaking it up into several pages to decrease downloading time.

1-30-2001

  1. This page added.
  2. Basic web site updates such as copyright information.
 
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