Stan Trzoniec

2 months ago | trains.com | Stan Trzoniec

Adding details that make a scene more interesting or increase operating potential can take your layout to a whole new leave of realism. Try one (or all) of the ideas listed below! Share your photos with us at [email protected]. Adding details to the right-of-way is an easy way to add interest to your layout. Drainage ditches provided realistic elevation changes. Ties peddled along the edge of the ballast suggest a maintenance-of-way project is in progress. And don’t forget the track.

Jan 6, 2025 | athlonoutdoors.com | Stan Trzoniec

When I think of the word “magnum” three things come to mind. The first are big cartridges, next would be high velocity and the last, if you must ask, would be Weatherby rifles. The company and I go back a long time with my first Mark V ordered in July of 1973 as a production-custom rifle with some extras that just made my rifle a one-of-a-kind firearm.

Dec 30, 2024 | rifleshootermag.com | Stan Trzoniec

If you’re familiar with the golden age of cartridge developments, it doesn’t take long to notice that for, the most part, the .22 caliber was an important cartridge of choice. Good rifles were starting to appear, there was an upsurge in varmint hunting, and on top of all this, powders and bullets were making great headway. Defining the pace for all this, men like Harvey Donaldson, A.E. Mashburn, Lysle Kilbourn and Roy Weatherby set the tone for small game cartridges here in the United States.

Sep 23, 2024 | trains.com | Stan Trzoniec

It just has to be Lionel’s famed 2-6-2 Prairie type locomotive that is still in my collection.  This adventure started in 1947 at the early age of 5 years old, when Dad unpacked the Lionel train set he’d purchased downtown. We lived in Newark, N.J., on the top floor of a “triple decker” on the north side. My father had a good job as a supervisor at Forster Engineering Company, a firm that made large flow tubes and valves for submarines, so we lived in a great neighborhood.

Aug 12, 2024 | handgunsmag.com | Stan Trzoniec

Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. Now into its second century of popularity, it seems like 1911 models, variations and even materials have no end. One look at the Kimber Rapide Heat is proof of that. Chambered for the 9mm and .45 ACP, the gun is impressive, with a Kimber KimPro II black finish applied over a well-prepared and polished stainless steel slide and frame, the latter incorporating a Picatinny rail.