Lessons learned on the helix
Lessons learned on the helix: Whether we’re talking about a model railroad or the real thing, it’s a lot harder…
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Tips for body mounting couplers: “Oh, no,” I can hear you saying, “He’s off on couplers again.” Well, sorry, I…
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Modeling plate girder bridges: The most commonly found type of railroad bridge in the country has to be the good…
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My first model railroad operating session: One morning each month I join the Old Codgers, a group of mostly retired model…
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N scale layout design tips and considerations: Sometime back I wrote about how prototype railroad equipment has gotten larger over…
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When N scale modeling doesn’t work out: I hate it when I’m working on some part of my N scale…
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The case for body-mounted couplers: For 40 or so years N scalers have been debating – sometimes rather fiercely –…
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Character, not caricature, in N scale: A few years ago I rode the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge RR. It…
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Tricks with N scale track: You bought ’em, you can modify ’em Some four decades ago I was looking at…
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Keep N scale track clean: Last summer I finished an extensive scenery project on my N scale layout, cleaned up,…
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N scale trains on HO curves: In 1968 Aurora and Revell gambled that N scale train sets would be a…
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Better track, wheels, and couplers: Several years ago Atlas introduced its code 55 N scale track, and soon a great…
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