Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David dives into construction of a scratchbuilt sawmill for his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion. He shares insights gathered from researching the Phillips Bros. steam-powered mill built 1933 in Oak Run, California (https://youtu.be/zAvurSjBVW8). David then shows how he used this knowledge to […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that the surrounding Fraser River Canyon scenery is done, David can finally add realistic river water! In this episode of the Canadian Canyons Series, you’ll see just what it takes to prep the plywood layout surface, and then mix and apply the […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that the surrounding Fraser River Canyon scenery is done, David can finally add realistic river water! In this episode of the Canadian Canyons Series, you’ll see just what it takes to prep the plywood layout surface, and then mix and apply the […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Michael Hardwick built a traverser track from 3-D printer parts, an Arduino microcontroller, and other low-cost electronics. See the push-button controlled traverser in action on Michael’s N scale layout in this video. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Michael Hardwick built a traverser track from 3-D printer parts, an Arduino microcontroller, and other low-cost electronics. See the push-button controlled traverser in action on Michael’s N scale layout in this video. […]
Thomas A. Yorke Thomas Yorke presents the third of three scratchbuilt projects in the August 2018 issue. Download these full-size drawings of his caboose and follow his instructions in the magazine. You will also need the basic flatcar drawings from the April 2018 issue for this project. Note: This drawing is broken into two pieces. […]
“Aria” wrote in, asking how to get sharply focused videos that reveal the road names on his rolling stock. His question appears here: http://cs.trains.com/grw/f/91/t/268387.aspx With some excellent comments by forum moderator Tom Trigg, and some research, we realized that sharper images of both prototype and model trains challenge our skills and our equipment. With professional […]
Click on the link to download the computer code. Get the download here. Michael Hardwick described how he built a push-button traverser track using an Arduino microcontroller, 3-D printer parts, and other low-cost electronics in the August 2018 Model Railroader. Click on the link below to download the computer program that Michael uses to operate […]
Name: Arcadia & Betsey River Ry. Layout owner: Harley “Skip” Luyk Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 14 x 28 feet Prototype: freelanced logging line Locale: Pacific Northwest Era: 1910 to 1957 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 74 feet (main), 87 feet (branch line) Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 4 percent Benchwork: mix of […]
Name: Piney Fork RR Layout Owner: Seth Gartner Scale: HO scale (1:87.1) Size: 23 x 31 feet Prototype: New York Central Locale: eastern Ohio (Minerva to Dillonvale) Era: early 1960s Style: multilevel, walk in Mainline run: 260 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 (industries), o. 5 (yardns), no. 6 (main line) Maximum grade: […]
“Aria” wrote in, asking how to get sharply focused videos that reveal the road names on his rolling stock. His question appears here: http://cs.trains.com/grw/f/91/t/268387.aspx With some excellent comments by forum moderator Tom Trigg, and some research, we realized that sharper images of both prototype and model trains challenge our skills and our equipment. With professional […]
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