HO scale Rice Lake, Dallas & Menomonie RR

HOscaleRiceLakeDallasMenomonie

Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Rice Lake, Dallas & Menomonie RR Layout owner: Bob Wundrock Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 17 x 24 feet with a 2 x 9-foot interchange yard Prototype: Soo Line Locale: northwestern Wisconsin Era: 1950 to 1955 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 100 feet Minimum […]

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HOn3 Chama Yard

HOscaleChamaYard

Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Chama Yard Layout owner: Kim Nipkow Scale: HOn3 (1:87.1, 30″ gauge) Size: 1m x 10.5m (40″ x 34′-5″) Prototype: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR Locale: Chama, N.M. Era: present day Style: modular Mainline run: no main line Minimum radius: 55mm (21.6″) Minimum […]

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New model trains for the week of August 1, 2019

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Baldwin Sharknose diesel locomotives

HO scale locomotives 2-6-2 Prairie steam locomotive. New paint schemes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Boston & Maine. New road number: Pennsylvania RR. Model features operating headlight and smoke unit. $159. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, www.bachmantrains.com Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Baldwin Sharknose diesel locomotives Baldwin Sharknose diesel locomotives. BF-16A ($279.99): Baltimore & Ohio (blue, […]

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Video: Inside the September 2019 Model Railroader

    The September 2019 issue of Model Railroader magazine focuses on model railroading after dark. You’ll learn how to effectively light structures and rolling stock as well as the layout room itself. You’ll even get tips for setting up nighttime operations. You’ll also get two layout tours, tips for modifying an N scale steam […]

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Stuff We Use: Adjustable snap and glue clamps

Adjustable snap and glue clamps

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page For projects such as building a model structure roof, gluing pieces of styrene at an angle can be tricky. Associate editor Steve Otte shows you how to make this task much easier and quicker with a set of snap-and-glue clamps. […]

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Stuff We Use: How to use microbrush applicators

Adhesvies, microbrushes, and a boxcar on a workbench

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Microbrush applicators have myriad uses in a model railroader’s workshop. Learn about these useful tools with Model Railroader Senior Editor Dana Kawala. If you need to stock up on microbrushes, get some at the Kalmbach Hobby Store! […]

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