Spaces to Places IV | Light up this whole town, part 6
Westcott is now officially more of a place than it is a space! It’s time for host Gerry Leone to…
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Did you ever wonder about the history of the word kitbashing? Kitbashing is a basic term modelers of every stripe…
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by Eric Mueller The Oberammergau, Ogden & Olomana Railroad (a.k.a. the Triple O) operates across eras and continents on a…
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Dirt and N scale layouts: A locomotive model won’t run if current doesn’t pass from the rails to the pickup…
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Built by Others is an article series showcasing layouts constructed by modelers using plans and projects from the pages of Model Railroader and…
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Disassembling N scale diesel locomotives: In the 1990s, Kato pioneered its classic, vertically split-frame design. Since then, probably more than…
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Baltimore & Ohio’s Howard Street Tunnel below downtown Baltimore was the site of the first “steam-railroad” electrification in America. This…
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Located outside Indianapolis, Avon Yard was one of several modern freight classification yards New York Central opened in the 1950s.…
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Have you ever been curious about how to calculate the speed of toy trains? Running trains over a layout, how…
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5 tips for better scenes on your toy train layout Whenever someone asks me what makes a toy train…
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The Classic Toy Trains staff built the Polar Express layout over a five day period, from benchwork to final scenery.…
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Trouble with TankTrain cars: Sometimes I think this column should be called “Jim’s latest screw-up.” Here’s a recent case in…
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