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Robert McLaughlin’s N scale Sierra Northern layout
Facts & features Name: Sierra Northern Scale: N (1:160) Size: 3′-0″ x 7′-6″ Prototype: Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific Locale: Western mountain railroad Era: 1949 Style: island Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 16″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 (main line), no. 6 (branch) Maximum grade: none Benchwork: hollow-core door Height: 42″ Roadbed: cork Track: […]
What causes an HO scale Proto 2000 GP30 model to make a weird noise?
Cody offers several tips and ideas for locating the problem in this video of Ask Trains. Do you need help repairing your model trains, or would you like to learn more about full-sized railroading? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where […]
What causes an HO scale Proto 2000 GP30 model to make a weird noise?
Cody offers several tips and ideas for locating the problem in this video of Ask Trains. Do you need help repairing your model trains, or would you like to learn more about full-sized railroading? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where […]
How do you create the flickering effect of a campfire on your model railroad?
Cody explains where to find a control/module to simulate a fire on a layout in this video of Ask Trains. Do you have questions about detail parts for your layout, or would you like to learn more about prototype trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for […]
How do you create the flickering effect of a campfire on your model railroad?
Cody explains where to find a control/module to simulate a fire on a layout in this video of Ask Trains. Do you have questions about detail parts for your layout, or would you like to learn more about prototype trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for […]
What was the color and consistency of the ore which the Delaware & Hudson pulled from the mine in Tahawus, N.Y., north of North Creek?
Cody explains where to find the color of the ore in this video of Ask Trains. Do you have questions about full-size railroads, or would you like to learn more about model trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where […]
Which manufacturer currently makes an N scale Shay steam locomotive?
Cody explains where to find an N scale Shay steam locomotive in this video of Ask Trains. Do you need help finding locomotive models, or would you like to learn more about full-size trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where […]
Which manufacturer currently makes an N scale Shay steam locomotive?
Cody explains where to find an N scale Shay steam locomotive in this video of Ask Trains. Do you need help finding locomotive models, or would you like to learn more about full-size trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where […]
Where can you purchase PIKO America track and turnouts?
Cody explains where to order from in this video of Ask Trains. Do you have questions about sourcing products for your model railroad, or would you like to learn more about full-size trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where […]
Where can you purchase PIKO America track and turnouts?
Cody explains where to order from in this video of Ask Trains. Do you have questions about sourcing products for your model railroad, or would you like to learn more about full-size trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where […]
What adhesive do you use to reposition figures on a model railroad?
In the past, Cody reviewed a product (some sort of glue) that didn’t permanently bond … Cody explains what product that was in this video of Ask Trains. Do you have questions on adhesives used in model railroading, or would you like to learn more about full-size trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… […]
