Quick-and-easy snow covered trees
While commercial snow-covered trees are easy to come by during the holiday season, here’s an option for you to make…
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In the July 2005 issue of Classic Toy Trains, I wrote a story about adding MTH’s Digital Command System to…
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No doubt about it, trains run better when you keep the rails clean. There are many commercial products on the…
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The age of miniscule computer chips has delivered sweet sounds to modern toy train locomotives. But such systems can add…
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In the October 2005 issue, I explained how to build a large terminal building for your O gauge layout. But…
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One of the common drawbacks of tubular track, particularly older pieces, is inconsistent electrical conductivity. This is caused primarily by…
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There are many track choices available to the O gauge hobbyist, but for the traditional enthusiast Lionel tubular track…
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In the less technologically complex postwar era, the two most popular ways to activate such trackside devices from Lionel as…
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People collect almost everything imaginable — bottle caps, Cadillacs, pieces of string, sheet music to sing — and of course,…
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Sketching with Steve Introduction to track templates Learning to use a track template was among the first tasks I gave…
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I can’t deny that I love Kato Unitrack. Its ease of operation, solid electrical contact, top-notch quality, and quick setup…
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My longtime friend Bill Phalen is working on an HO scale layout depicting the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minn., and…
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