Episodes

  • Episode 48
    Dec 23 2024

    Episode 48 Topics

    • Project Updates
      • Ian's Trainfest Report Part 1
    • Shoebox Challenge Contest Winners
    • Micro Model Railway Dispatch Winter Issue Recap
    • Ian's Trainfest Report Part 2
    • Final Thoughts & Holiday Wishes

    Cast:

    Hosts: Ian Holmes & Tom Conboy
    Announcer: Shawn Branstetter


    Click here for the listen link (podcast player will open in a new tab).


    Episode Links for e48:

    Mini Diorama Track Modules by Kato...

    https://katousa.com/mini-dioramas/

    Ian's YouTube Channel...

    https://www.youtube.com/@MicroModelRailwayDispatch

    Tom's YouTube Channel...

    https://www.youtube.com/@microlayoutsbytom

    Popular Podcast Links...

    New Blog for the Micro Railway Cartel (formerly The Micro Model Railroad Cartel)

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com


    Tom's Micro Layout Blog...

    https://microsbytom.wordpress.com/


    Ian's Micro Railway Blog

    https://iansmicrolayouts.blogspot.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch e-zine

    https://micromodelrailwaydispatch.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch Editor

    Send comments, questions, and/or article submissions to Ian

    at mmrdeditor@gmail.com


    Facebook Pizza Layout Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/191063817370670


    Model Railway Resources

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com/micro-model-railway-sites/

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    Music for Cartel Conversations...

    "Jingle Bells" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  • Episode 47
    Sep 30 2024

    Episode 47 Topics

    • Project Updates
      • Ian's been quite busy!
    • Micro Model Railway Dispatch Autumn Issue Recap
    • Ian is attending Trainfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
      • November 23-24, 2024
    • Ian's writing a book about micro layouts!
    • Shoebox Challenge Contest in the Home Stretch
      • Build phase ends on November 30, 2024
      • Contest entry on December 1, 2024
      • Voting begins December 2!

    Cast:

    Hosts: Ian Holmes & Tom Conboy
    Announcer: Shawn Branstetter



    Click here for the listen link (podcast player will open in a new tab).


    Episode Links for e47:

    Ian's YouTube Channel...

    https://www.youtube.com/@MicroModelRailwayDispatch

    Tom's YouTube Channel...

    https://www.youtube.com/@microlayoutsbytom

    Popular Podcast Links...

    New Blog for the Micro Railway Cartel (formerly The Micro Model Railroad Cartel)

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com


    Tom's Micro Layout Blog...

    https://microsbytom.wordpress.com/


    Ian's Micro Railway Blog

    https://iansmicrolayouts.blogspot.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch e-zine

    https://micromodelrailwaydispatch.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch Editor

    Send comments, questions, and/or article submissions to Ian

    at mmrdeditor@gmail.com


    Facebook Pizza Layout Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/191063817370670


    Model Railway Resources

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com/micro-model-railway-sites/

    ........................................................


    Music for Cartel Conversations...

    "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  • Episode 46
    Aug 3 2024

    Episode 46 Topics

    • Life & Project updates
    • Micro Model Railway Dispatch Summer Issue Recap
    • Podcast Updates
      • New Show Schedule starting in October 2024

    Cast:

    Hosts: Ian Holmes & Tom Conboy
    Announcer: Shawn Branstetter

    Click here for the listen link (podcast player will open in a new tab).


    Episode Links for e46:

    Ian's YouTube Channel...

    https://www.youtube.com/@MicroModelRailwayDispatch

    Tom's YouTube Channel...

    https://www.youtube.com/@microlayoutsbytom

    Make It With Calvin on Etsy...

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/calvinwitt

    Popular Podcast Links...

    New Blog for the Micro Railway Cartel (formerly The Micro Model Railroad Cartel)

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com


    Tom's Micro Layout Blog...

    https://microsbytom.wordpress.com/


    Ian's Micro Railway Blog

    https://iansmicrolayouts.blogspot.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch e-zine

    https://micromodelrailwaydispatch.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch Editor

    Send comments, questions, and/or article submissions to Ian

    at mmrdeditor@gmail.com


    Facebook Pizza Layout Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/191063817370670


    Model Railway Resources

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com/micro-model-railway-sites/

    ........................................................


    Music for Cartel Conversations...

    "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  • Episode 45
    May 11 2024

    Episode 45 Topics

    • Project updates
    • Fourth Anniversary of the Podcast
      • Leading or Preeminent Podcast?
      • The Annual Micro Layout Challenges
    • Ian's Fiddle Yard Idea
      • Introducing Ian's YouTube Channel (link below)

    Cast:

    Hosts: Ian Holmes & Tom Conboy
    Announcer: Shawn Branstetter


    Click here for the listen link (podcast player will open in a new tab).


    Episode Links for e45:

    Ian's YouTube Channel...

    https://www.youtube.com/@MicroModelRailwayDispatch


    New Blog for the Micro Railway Cartel (formerly The Micro Model Railroad Cartel)

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com


    Tom's Micro Layout Blog...

    https://microsbytom.wordpress.com/


    Ian's Micro Railway Blog

    https://iansmicrolayouts.blogspot.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch e-zine

    https://micromodelrailwaydispatch.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch Editor

    Send comments, questions, and/or article submissions to Ian

    at mmrdeditor@gmail.com


    Facebook Pizza Layout Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/191063817370670


    Model Railway Resources

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com/micro-model-railway-sites/

    ........................................................


    Music for Cartel Conversations...

    "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  • Episode 44
    Apr 2 2024

    Episode 44 Topics

    • Project updates
    • The 2023 Cartel Christmas Challenge Winner Interview
      • Ian & Tom speak with Tom Bowdler

    Cast:

    Hosts: Ian Holmes & Tom Conboy
    Announcer: Shawn Branstetter


    Click here for the listen link (podcast player will open in a new tab).


    Episode Links for e44:

    New Blog for the Micro Railway Cartel (formerly The Micro Model Railroad Cartel)

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com


    Tom's Micro Layout Blog...

    https://microsbytom.wordpress.com/


    Ian's Micro Railway Blog

    https://iansmicrolayouts.blogspot.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch e-zine

    https://micromodelrailwaydispatch.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch Editor

    Send comments, questions, and/or article submissions to Ian

    at mmrdeditor@gmail.com


    Facebook Pizza Layout Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/191063817370670


    Model Railway Resources

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com/micro-model-railway-sites/

    ........................................................


    Music for Cartel Conversations...

    "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Honey Bee" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/




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  • Episode 43
    Feb 29 2024

    Episode 43 Topics

    • Project updates
    • The 2024 Cartel Christmas Challenge
    • Ian's 0 Scale Virtual Exhibition Opportunity
    • Writers needed for the Micro Railway Cartel Blog

    Cast:

    Hosts: Ian Holmes & Tom Conboy
    Announcer: Shawn Branstetter


    Click here for the listen link (podcast player will open in a new tab).


    Episode Links for e43:

    New Blog for the Micro Railway Cartel (formerly The Micro Model Railroad Cartel)

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com


    Tom's Micro Layout Blog...

    https://microsbytom.wordpress.com/


    Ian's Micro Railway Blog

    https://iansmicrolayouts.blogspot.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch e-zine

    https://micromodelrailwaydispatch.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch Editor

    Send comments, questions, and/or article submissions to Ian

    at mmrdeditor@gmail.com


    Facebook Pizza Layout Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/191063817370670


    Model Railway Resources

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com/micro-model-railway-sites/

    ........................................................


    Music for Cartel Conversations...

    "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/



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  • Episode 42 Updated
    Feb 3 2024

    Episode 42 Topics


    • A New Name and Blog
    • Project updates
    • Changes in the Hobby
    • Micro Model Railway Dispatch Info
    • Trainfest 2024 Discussion

    Cast:

    Hosts: Ian Holmes & Tom Conboy

    Announcer: Shawn Branstetter




    Click here for the listen link (podcast player will open in a new tab).


    Episode Links for e42:


    New Blog for the Micro Railway Cartel (formerly The Micro Model Railroad Cartel)

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com


    Tom's Micro Layout Blog...

    https://microsbytom.wordpress.com/


    Ian's Micro Railway Blog

    https://iansmicrolayouts.blogspot.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch e-zine

    https://micromodelrailwaydispatch.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch Editor

    Send comments, questions, and/or article submissions to Ian

    at mmrdeditor@gmail.com


    Facebook Pizza Layout Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/191063817370670


    Model Railway Resources

    https://microcartel.wordpress.com/micro-model-railway-sites/

    ........................................................


    Music for Cartel Conversations...


    "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  • Episode 41
    Dec 23 2023

    Episode 41 Topics

    • 2023 Cartel Challenge Winner
    • Project updates
    • The Christmas Putz
    • Christmas Challenge Recap
    • New Year's Modeling Resolutions
    • Merry Christmas Wishes

    Cast:
    Hosts: Ian Holmes & Tom Conboy
    Announcer: Shawn Branstetter




    Click here for the listen link (podcast player will open in a new tab).


    Episode Links for e41:

    History of the Christmas Putz

    https://padutchcompanion.com/2020/12/18/history-of-the-christmas-putz/

    Collecting Cardboard Putz Houses

    http://www.cardboardputzhouses.com/

    Papa Ted's Place

    https://cardboardchristmas.com/papateds/categories.html

    Tom's Micro Layout Blog...

    https://microsbytom.wordpress.com/


    Micro Model Railroad Cartel Blog

    https://mmrrc.blogspot.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch e-zine

    https://micromodelrailwaydispatch.com/


    Micro Model Railway Dispatch Editor

    Send comments, questions, and/or article submissions to Ian

    at mmrdeditor@gmail.com

    Facebook Pizza Layout Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/191063817370670

    Links Page for Inspiration...

    https://microcartel.blogspot.com/p/links-for-inspiration.htm

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    Music for Cartel Conversations...

    "Jingle Bells" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    "Aces High" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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