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DCC conversion on a budget suggestions for Atlas RS-3

Started by arvanlaar in Track and electrical/DCC: Hey All, After years thinking that DC would do me just fine for my layout (solo operator, very low budget etc), I went to my first operating...
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Stupid mistake (warped lumber)

Started by Ray Hamilton in Benchwork and roadbed Benchwork: When I was buying some of my lumber, I asked the HD person where the 1x3 lumber was. He showed me, and I bought the 10 pieces that I needed. That was...
Benchwork and roadbed Benchwork 31 5 619 1713536126
Publisher’s Musings: 21st century layout design

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have here....
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What If,...Designing a New Steam Locomotive Product??

Started by railandsail in Dream and design Steam Loco: What if you went to work for a model rr company, and was tasked with designing a new steam engine locomotive product? Are there changes from...
Dream and design Steam Loco 159 4 1,614 1713535464
Scratchbuilt coal dealer in HO

Started by compressorman12 in Scenery and structures: Just finished this local coal dealer for my layout. Scratchbuilt from styrene 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷
Scenery and structures 8 21 163 1713534485
LED voltages and keep alives

Started by Hamms in Track and electrical/DCC Keep-Alive LED blunami: I'm starting my first DCC install with Blunami decoders (HO scale) and a couple questions about LEDs and keep alives that I didn't find answers for....
Track and electrical/DCC Keep-Alive LED blunami 11 3 260 1713533413
Dead Rail

Started by Daboosailing in General discussion: I am having problems with the shorting of my hand laid track. This problem has been on going and started the Winter of 2022/2023 when I started...
General discussion 39 3 819 1713533152
Mineral Spirits for track cleaning

Started by railandsail in Track and electrical/DCC Track Cleaning Mineral Spirits: I recall some very high recommendations for using mineral spirits for cleaning track (prior to any other coatings). I picked some up the other day...
Track and electrical/DCC Track Cleaning Mineral Spirits 161 0 11,128 1713532413
The Living Room and Coffee Table Central (An N Scale Hogwarts Adventure)

Started by MikeHughes in General discussion: The Coffee Table Central has been renamed, and the concept has evolved a bit from the first few posts, but pictures of the initial implementation...
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Weekly Photo Fun - Apr 14-20, 2024

Started by JC Shall in General discussion Photos: It's another week . . . post 'em if you got 'em.
General discussion Photos 27 5 1,250 1713529904
Bellows Falls Subdivision build

Started by skiwiggy in Journals/Blogs: This Journal/Blog will showcase the construction and scratchbuilding of structures along the Rutland Bellows Falls Subdivision. Various...
Journals/Blogs 108 14 4,969 1713528636
What's on your workbench? April 2024

Started by Eric Hansmann in General discussion Workbench: It was great to see all the model and layout progress last month! Who's ready for a new month? Use this forum thread to share your latest modeling...
General discussion Workbench 86 6 4,128 1713527860
Prototype Photographs 2024

Started by Nick Santo in Prototype railroading: Hello! I enjoyed all your photographs from 2023 and before! Thank You for posting them!!! Please feel free to add photos when you...
Prototype railroading 97 6 4,191 1713527541
Limited Modeler: Small trains for small layouts

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have here....
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Calling the farmers

Started by Railman284 in Scenery and structures: ... 'cause I'm not. I'm though building a barn that will serve an Apple orchid. The barn is being built into a hillside. Well here; 📷...
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13 steps

Started by AzBaja in General discussion 3D Printing Turnouts: Copilot Using the web Certainly! Let’s polish that up for you: " 13 Steps of Rapid Prototyping , from concept idea to final...
General discussion 3D Printing Turnouts 3 1 179 1713524894
Rick's Diner for April, 2024!

Started by gmpullman in General discussion: Rick's Diner (named after departed forum member Rick Wade) allows for off-topic discussions on your triumphs, infirmities etc, (but no...
General discussion 108 3 2,412 1713506882
The Ruphe & Tumbelle Railway Company, What's New

Started by On30guy in Journals/Blogs: Hello all. 📷 I've been posting here for a few years now and have decided that instead of starting separate little blogs for every...
Journals/Blogs 3,495 18 385,512 1713503765
Alternative foamboard or gatorboard

Started by jimcubie1 in Scenery and structures: I make buildings off layout and i like to do it on foamboard. Unfortunately it warps so easily. I understand gatorboard is a better...
Scenery and structures 16 1 386 1713498604
Susquehanna River Bridge Free-mo Module Build

Started by Yaron Bandell in Journals/Blogs Module Build HO scale Free-mo: This blog will serve as a place to show the progress of my build of the Philadelphia & Reading bridge over the Susquehanna river in Harrisburg,...
Journals/Blogs Module Build HO scale Free-mo 214 22 9,472 1713498214
Carl Magnussen’s Chessie System Elk River Sub

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have here....
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BAPM 2022 The Rolling Stock

Started by CMRSPublicity in Locos and rolling stock: Posted a video
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Electrical Impulses: Using servos to control turnouts

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 ARTICLE SHOPPING LIST Arduino UNO R3, $10,...
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Signal systems

Started by chuck68 in General discussion: I would to install some signals on my layout, but I don't know what to choose. I could some help. Is there such a system that will use a sensor...
General discussion 70 1 1,132 1713490553
Getting Real: Modeling the shipping of perishables

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Neal Schorr’s Pennsylvania Middle Division

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How is this water column supposed to go together?

Started by Yellow_Dog in Scenery and structures: I picked up this beautiful brass water column for 8.99 at my local. But I cannot figure out how the large spout is supposed to fit onto the smaller...
Scenery and structures 34 3 587 1713489247
HO Southern RR

Started by Lirrlirr in Journals/Blogs: I have a blog in the railwire, never started one here. I switched from N to HO about 5 years ago…… I model a fictional portion of Southern in the...
Journals/Blogs 72 41 5,259 1713488923
Publisher’s Welcome:Layout project power supplies

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 ARTICLE SHOPPING LIST 5V 2A power supply with...
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The Work Shop Thread

Started by thewizard1 in General discussion: This is about all things work shop related, tools storage work spaces paint booths lighting ect. I think often times modelers over look the...
General discussion 23 9 741 1713487469
Athearn Genesis - Driveshaft

Started by Dearborn Station in Locos and rolling stock: Yesterday, I began to hear some squealing as my Athearn Genesis F3A was pulling a 6-car passenger consist. A couple of minutes later, I noticed that...
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Occupancy Block Help Request

Started by Chuck Stuettgen in Track and electrical/DCC Automation ESU LokSound occupancy detection: The GFRR is a freelance short line railroad operating in Granite Falls, a fictional city located in north central Arkansas. The railroad was founded...
Track and electrical/DCC Automation ESU LokSound occupancy detection 5 0 116 1713487126
Arcomora for turnout servo control

Started by MarkCan in Track and electrical/DCC Turnouts: Hello everyone, Some time ago I installed few servo control switches. Arcomora controller, build based on arduino was fairly easy to set up and use....
Track and electrical/DCC Turnouts 43 1 764 1713486888
New steam locomotive models: small and designed for prototype variety

Started by yeti in Locos and rolling stock Steam Loco: I think smaller steam locomotives are needed more than new articulated or 4-8-4 steam with massive pulling power; and I doubt I am alone seeking them...
Locos and rolling stock Steam Loco 26 9 458 1713478049
Scratchbuilding the train ferry Viola for the Emerson Coast

Started by J Emerson in Scenery and structures: Well, off and running on another project in an effort to keep the momentum going! This time, it’s the train ferry, which is rather...
Scenery and structures 76 21 2,653 1713477788
Barchester, Pennsylvania

Started by Robert (Robin) Mountenay in Journals/Blogs: I haven’t been a regular poster here, though I have shared pictures of several of the layouts I’ve built, including my latest, Barchester....
Journals/Blogs 219 31 11,244 1713477698
Improving Our Steam Engines Performance

Started by railandsail in Locos and rolling stock Steam Loco: Improving Our Steam Engines Performance I'll admit right up front, I am a hopeless steam engine fan. And the last 10-20 years has seen some really...
Locos and rolling stock Steam Loco 181 1 7,175 1713475272
Missouri Pacific Railroad’s Central Division Update

Started by musgrovejb in Journals/Blogs: Latest update of my Missouri Pacific Railroad layout. Enjoy! Joe
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Effective Repair Of Cracked P2K Gears

Started by Rasselmag in Locos and rolling stock: Hello, 📷 The usual case with this elder P2K locos, the axle gears are cracked causing some failures like out of mesh gears (clicking noise),...
Locos and rolling stock 363 8 6,670 1713473096
MRH Running Extra - April 2024

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Nicholas & Ashley Creek Railway

Started by anteaum2666 in Journals/Blogs: I've been working on my HO Scale Nicholas & Ashley Creek Railway for a couple of years now, but really started in earnest over the past few months....
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ATSF 4-8-4 #2921 Leads Special Train

Started by jmt99atsf in Journals/Blogs 3D Printing N Scale ESU LokSound Hallmark 4-8-4: N Scale Hallmark 4-8-4 #2921 leads a special military train westbound. The engine has an ESU LokSound decoder installed. The cars are a mix...
Journals/Blogs 3D Printing N Scale ESU LokSound Hallmark 4-8-4 0 1 50 1713469303
Installing HOn3 trestle kits on my layout

Started by JK-28 in Scenery and structures: I have partially assembled a trestle kit for use on my layout. The base is 2” foam on an around-the-room shelf. I need to know how to...
Scenery and structures 1 2 102 1713466695
Building Pennsylvania X26 and X26c Boxcars

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have here....
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Ah-Hah Moment: Florists’ foam for scenery

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 ARTICLE SHOPPING LIST 576 cubic inches, $15.99,...
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Weathering and ballasting E-Z Track

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have here....
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PD&W Grain Mill

Started by Larry Brinker in Journals/Blogs: Mill construction was started to see if it could be used to help hide the old closet door frame and if it would fit in this small space. I used...
Journals/Blogs 4 16 439 1713461879
What’s Neat: Ken builds a layout module, …

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have here....
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SP Lordsburg Sub - Construction

Started by Paul Mac in Journals/Blogs: Construction of my SP Lordsburg Sub has begun! My first (of four) stud walls went up yesterday. The first view is standing in the doorway...
Journals/Blogs 290 3 36,008 1713459836
New Jersey Hobby Shops Worthy of a Visit?

Started by gmpullman in General discussion Hobby Shop: Hello, Folks I have a friend in Brazil who is planning a U.S. visit later this month and will have time to spend in New Jersey. He asked if I knew...
General discussion Hobby Shop 12 2 224 1713459053

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