Theo Cobb illustration So long as your rails are clean and your rolling stock is fine-tuned, it’s time to inspect your right-of-way for problems. This is the fourth of five quick articles on how to check for and fix common mechanical and electrical track problems with model railroad track. Electrical problems in turnouts and switches […]
Some power-routing turnouts use thin metal tabs to provide contact between the stock rails and switch points. These tabs are often unreliable, especially on older turnouts, and can cause locomotives to stall. Paul J. Dolkos Theo Cobb illustration So long as your rails are clean and your rolling stock is fine-tuned, it’s time to inspect […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Steve Brown is back to share a bit more of his progress constructing an N scale (1:160) layout. In this MRVP exclusive episode, he’ll show you the clever LED lighting strips that will help illuminate the lower level his Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR). […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Steve Brown is back to share a bit more of his progress constructing an N scale (1:160) layout. In this MRVP exclusive episode, he’ll show you the clever LED lighting strips that will help illuminate the lower level his Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR). […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Follow along with MR Senior Editor Dana Kawala as he shows how to install and prepare a Fleischmann Roco Z21 control system for use operating DCC-equipped locomotives on an HO scale layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Follow along with MR Senior Editor Dana Kawala as he shows how to install and prepare a Fleischmann Roco Z21 control system for use operating DCC-equipped locomotives on an HO scale layout. […]
Tom Knapp’s workshop now sports this N scale standard and narrow gauge model railroad test track that folds up. With the safety bolt retracted, Tom can lift the table out of its hangers and tip it up against the door. The test track folds flat against the door, where it’s held by a magnetic latch […]
In part 3 of this MRVP mini-series, Gerry Leone resumes his helpful instructions for working with an Arduino. This time Gerry shows how he harnessed their usefulness to solve a problem on his HO scale layout. Turns out the tiny devices really are powerful enough to stop a train in its tracks…or from flying off […]
In part 3 of this MRVP mini-series, Gerry Leone resumes his helpful instructions for working with an Arduino. This time Gerry shows how he harnessed their usefulness to solve a problem on his HO scale layout. Turns out the tiny devices really are powerful enough to stop a train in its tracks…or from flying off […]
Does your locomotive spark when it moves? Do you have a mass of indistinguishable wires under your layout? Download this free PDF to learn some basic electrical principles, practices, and commonly used products for layout wiring. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp breaks out the Hawaiian shirt (and crutch) for this spring episode of Ask MRVP! This month he addresses your questions regarding trackwork, wiring, the glass on Cody’s workbench, packing a layout for a move, painting, and more! Watch, learn, and then […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp breaks out the Hawaiian shirt (and crutch) for this spring episode of Ask MRVP! This month he addresses your questions regarding trackwork, wiring, the glass on Cody’s workbench, packing a layout for a move, painting, and more! Watch, learn, and then […]
