How to install a SoundTraxx Blunami decoder in a Lego locomotive
I love Lego, and I love trains. When I first saw the SoundTraxx Blunami decoder being demonstrated inside a Lego…
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Model railroad layout photography tips: Taking great shots of your layout has never been easier. Digital single lens reflex cameras…
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Malcolm Furlow’s waterfall modeling technique: Malcolm Furlow’s article presented here originally ran in the August 1980 issue of Model Railroader…
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Three types of staging yards: Staging serves the role of representing a model railroad’s connections to the rest of the…
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Add depth to structures using mirrors: In working on the addition to my On30 Olympia & Sand Creek layout, I’d…
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Brass engine disassembly basics: When I was a kid, I’d go to the local hobby shop and drool over the…
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Trains.com Director David Popp shares 11 easy urban lighting tips to help model railroaders learn to light their layouts for…
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As modelers we take pride in our work, especially our layouts, whether they be a shelf layout, or a sprawling…
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Five model railroad uses for Lego. My wife and I have two kids who are enthusiastic about Lego. We enjoy…
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Managing the installation of a Tortoise switch machine on my layout’s two-inch thick foam baseboard has been challenging. I tried…
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The lost art of soldering was once an important skill for model railroaders. Until the mid-1970s, knowing how to solder…
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How do you blow up a decoder? Fail to isolate the motor, creating a dead short. Various older locomotives used…
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