Helixology for N scalers
Helixology for N scalers: Never say never. I thought I’d never build a layout with a helix because of a…
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A (sort of) successful move: Back in 1995, I wrote a story for the first issue of Model Railroad Planning…
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Improve ready-to-run freight cars: A few weeks ago I bought an N scale freight car at my local hobby shop.…
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A signature N scale truck for Tehachapi: This photo of a cattle truck at Caliente, Calif., existed in my mind…
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N scale by the numbers: Scale model railroading couldn’t exist without numbers, some that are very important and some that…
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Improving N scale engine performance: One of the most puzzling N scale locomotive performance problems I’ve encountered came with the…
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It’s been more than a decade since Lou Sassi photographed my HO scale White River Division for a feature in…
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Choosing model rail sizes is one of the things modelers often spend time on when building their second layout.…
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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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Car Swap Project part 9: Lessons learned: Once the last clear coat had dried, David and Seth sent their cars…
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Car Swap Project part 8: Olympia cars and liquid rust techniques: In this installment of the Car Swap series, David…
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