❶ Getting a boost. The Digitrax DB210 booster can supply 3, 5, or 8 amps depending on the power supply used with it. Note the toggle switch for selecting from three possible voltage ranges for N, HO, and O/G scales. ❷ Keeping cool. The Model Rectifier Corp. boosters are available in 3.5 and 8 amp […]
Learn all about Digital Command Control (DCC) with the Model Railroader staff! Bill Zuback The July 2019 issue of Model Railroader magazine features a buyer’s guide for Digital Command Control (DCC) starter systems. To learn more about DCC, check out this DCC resources page. Below you’ll find links to reference articles, product reviews, and demo […]
Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Rutland no. 208, an Alco RS-3, passes Duffy’s Coal as it approaches the north end of the Rutland, Vt., freight yard on Gregory Wiggins’ HO scale layout. This month you can download the trackside photo sized appropriately for your […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Knickerbocker & Rockland RR Layout owner: George Marshall Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 8 x 12 feet Prototype: Penn Central; Lehigh Valley; Central RR of New Jersey; Reading Co.; and New York, New Haven & Hartford Locale: upstate New York Era: early 1960s […]
❶ Introductory systems. Introductory systems like the Bachmann E-Z Command, left, and NCE PowerCab are inexpensive ways to get into Digital Command Control. Larry Puckett offers DCC shopping tips. I can’t even begin to remember how many times folks have asked me “which Digital Command Control system should I buy?” or “Which one is best […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Gerry shares a quick update on his progress thus far. Then, you’ll see how he integrates the highway and backdrop into the scene. From there Gerry tackles the cornfield and stand of trees along the right-of-way. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Gerry shares a quick update on his progress thus far. Then, you’ll see how he integrates the highway and backdrop into the scene. From there Gerry tackles the cornfield and stand of trees along the right-of-way. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Loads of log loader construction in this episode of Log Bog! David is working on a straddle-type log loader to install on the Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout, so you’ll get to see just how he manages to meld all of the components […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Loads of log loader construction in this episode of Log Blog! David is working on a straddle-type log loader to install on the Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout, so you’ll get to see just how he manages to meld all of the components […]
Members of the Engineering Department at Lionel’s factory in New Jersey, pushed to develop three-rail models of the latest diesel and electric-profile locomotives during the second half of the 1950s, received instructions of a different nature sometime after 1956. They were asked to create a replica of an old-time steam locomotive and tender in response […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out two new sound-equipped HO scale diesels and more new model railroading products in this month’s Cody’s Office video. Group technical editor Cody Grivno will also give you a quick tip for storing the miters of an NWSL Chopper II tool. Viewer […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out two new sound-equipped HO scale diesels and more new model railroading products in this month’s Cody’s Office video. Group technical editor Cody Grivno will also give you a quick tip for storing the miters of an NWSL Chopper II tool. Viewer […]
