Revive your Pike: New Life for an Old Scene
Benny posted some pictures of the changes he and other are making to their layout. At about 80% completion, they decided some things need to change. They’re going to remove a culvert, cut a creek and...
View ArticleThe 2012 Grand Rapids NMRA Convention – LD-SIG Tours
Here’s some more news from the 2012 NMRA convention in Grand Rapids. The LD-SIG tour had 20 layouts on the list, and Jeff Shultz was able to view 11 of them in one day. Starting at 9:30am and...
View ArticleNTS 2012: Those ExactRail Wheelsets
ExactRail announced new wheel sets at the National Train Show last week, and Jeff Shultz was there to take a look at the offerings. There are three different versions: brass, blackened, and nickel...
View ArticleUncoupling cars at the NMRA 2012 convention Train Show DCC
At the National Train Show last week, there were a lot of new things being shown. One such thing can be the future of model railroading couplers. Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to set up uncoupling...
View ArticleSue Lines One of the Great Model Railroads Operating Session
I came across this video of an operating session of the Sue Lines model railroad in Shreveport, LA. It’s an HO Scale model with a complete CTC system, DCC, and JMRI Panel Pro. It currently uses Rail Op...
View ArticleEUREKA! I GOT IT!!!! We can do it TONIGHT!!!
As you can tell from the title, someone is really excited. That someone would be Benny. He’s come up with a way of doing Remote Ops needing only a couple of things: layout with DCC, a PR3, a computer...
View ArticleCommercial Model Railroading: Why the MMORPG?
While I can’t say that I play MMORPGs, I am familiar with them and have heard about the most popular one, World of Warcraft. Benny has an idea of bringing the model railroading community together in a...
View ArticleThe Paper and Pines RR – A Track Plan You Can Build
When getting into model railroading, you will have many ideas for a layout, and never enough space. Ryan has put together a 4′ x 8′ HO scale track plan that allows for some switching as well as a...
View ArticleInsulated Joiners – A Quick Tip
If you are using insulated rail joiners on your layout, Ryan has a quick tip for you. It’s mostly geared towards those using Atlas’ insulated rail joiners, but the tip can be applied to other brands of...
View ArticleInspirational Images – Interior Decorating
On your layout, you will have buildings to bring more life and scenery for your trains to run through. But why leave your buildings as an empty shell? Why not give them some life of their own? A little...
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