Model Railroader managing editor David Popp shows how to use insulation displacement (suitcase) connectors to wire underneath your layout. […]
How to use suitcase connectors to wire your model train layout
Section: Expert Tips
How to wire a model train layout for Digital Command Control (DCC) part III: Feeder wires and system testing
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader managing editor David Popp shows how to test circuits on a layout with a railroad amp meter and a quarter. […]
How to add dust effects to locomotive models
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to add dust effects on your locomotives using an airbrush. […]
How to wire a model railroad layout
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader executive editor Andy Sperandeo shows how to wire a layout for electrical reliability. […]
How to wire a model train layout for Digital Command Control (DCC) part II: Bus wiring
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff shows how to install bus wires when creating new power districts. […]
How to wire a model train layout for Digital Command Control (DCC) part I: Boosters and circuit breakers
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader managing editor David Popp show how to upgrade a layout using Zonemaster power supplies and Zoneshare circuit breakers. […]
A cure for noisy track
A number of years ago I started to experiment with substitutes for white glue to hold down the track and fix the ballast in an attempt to limit the transmission of sound through the benchwork. Part of my solution came in the form of acrylic-latex caulk (the type used around doors and windows). I use […]
How to work with light colored decals
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to easily work with white or light colored decals. […]
The Operators video special: Mail and express train car models
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ll find tips for adding mail and express switching operations to your layout in the July 2010 installment of “The Operators” column in Model Railroader. In this video, Executive Editor Andy Sperandeo shows you some of the mail and express train car models […]
Build a two-engine firehouse from kitbash remnants
Photos by Michael Raynor Once I finished building my Grand Central Station from two MTH bank structures (see the May 2006 issue of CLASSIC TOY TRAINS), I kept thinking about those great-looking leftover wall sections. After pondering the parts, I decided to shape the three unused bank walls, plus the roof section, to form a […]
