N scale trains on HO curves
N scale trains on HO curves: In 1968 Aurora and Revell gambled that N scale train sets would be a…
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Facts & features Name: Tygart Valley Division Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: Two rooms, 15′ x 18′ and 12′ x 20′…
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If you’ve ever tried to run a big locomotive around a small radius curve of track, you probably realized that…
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Q: I want to run six-axle power and trains of 15 cars or so around a return loop without any…
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Modelers often compress industries to fit more of them on our model railroads. But doing the opposite – expanding a…
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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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Basic parts of a gauge-1 switch: Switches are necessary any time one wants to send a train in an alternate…
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Facts & features Name: Adamsville Branchline Scale: N (1:160) Size: 3′-3″ x 3′-6″ Prototypes: Freelanced Locale: New England Era: Steam-to-diesel…
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Facts & features Name: Gulf & Pacific RR Scale: HO (1:87) and HOn3 (HO scale, 3-foot narrow gauge) Size: 20…
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Q: I have a 5’-6” x 6’-0” HO scale layout modeling south-central Oregon in the years 1950 to 1979. I…
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In some of my early “Sketching with Steve” articles – in particular, “What is a station?” and “Big industries for small…
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