How to find items in your chosen scale
How to find items in your chosen scale Download the PDF here. Once you have settled on a scale that…
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This three-rail track incorporates two different gauges—0 gauge and 1-gauge. Trains in 16mm-scale (1:19) and 15mm-scale (1:20.3) are equally at…
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Marc Horovitz Marc Horovitz This 1:20.3-scale figure may look right for this 1:32-scale locomotive but if you tried to put…
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Common scales of large scale trains: Most of us have had this experience as we got started in garden railroading:…
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How to host an open house: What fun is a garden railroad if you can’t share it with others? An…
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The Westie Line today Ken Brody Ken Brody The Summer 2019 issue of Garden Railways features the Westie Line. Don’t…
Read moreWhat grade can an engine climb? Different engines will climb different grades. If you are trying to stay within full-size…
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Garden railroad electrical/electricity questions and answers Is it safe to power your trains outdoors? Will I get electrocuted? It’s completely…
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By the 1850s, railroad operating rules, often printed as pamphlets or on the back of a time card, had evolved…
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This slideshow is related to the April 2018’s issue “Greening your railway” column on operations. Stan Ames shares his slideshow…
Read moreUse this handy chart to convert your drawings to another scale. Download our PDF and start building! [...]Read More...
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GoPro cameras, cell-phone cameras, and video-capable DSLR cameras are everywhere. This column will review a dozen examples of video technique…
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