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Magazine: Model-Railroader
DCC boosters for a model railroad – what to buy and how many
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 […]
Digital Command Control resources for model railroaders
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 […]
Computer desktop wallpaper from the July 2019 Model Railroader
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 […]
HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR
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 […]
New model trains for the week of May 30, 2019
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD7 and SD9 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD7 and SD9 diesel locomotive. SD7: Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks); CSX (fictional scheme, dark blue and yellow with boxcar herald); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (black and gray with “Way of the Zephyrs” slogan); Pennsylvania RR […]
Selecting the right DCC system
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 […]
Video: Inside the July 2019 issue of Model Railroader magazine
Thinking of getting into Digital Command Control? You won’t want to miss the July issue of Model Railroader magazine, featuring a buyer’s guide to DCC starter systems. You’ll also get layout tours of HO and N scale layouts, a modeler’s guide to covered grain hoppers, and much more! Follow editor Hal Miller as […]
How-to Library: Turning Spaces into Places, Part 5
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. […]
New model trains for the week of May 23, 2019
Kadee Quality Products Co. HO scale assorted freight cars HO scale freight cars Assorted freight cars. Toledo, Peoria & Western Pullman-Standard 40-foot PS-1 boxcar with 7-foot, 5-panel Superior doors (built 1953, repainted 6/62), $39.95. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Association of American Railroads 50-foot standard two-bay hopper with lump-egg coal load (built 1949), $40.95. Injection-molded […]
Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 25
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 […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for May 2019
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 […]
