Garden Railways Product Review LGB Construction Site Starter Set

Man bent over and assembling large-scale circle of track encircling track box on a faded wooden deck. White-letter text overlays the scene.

Check out this Märklin/LGB large scale Construction Site Starter Set demo, as presented by Editor Hal Miller (and his dog Finn). Of course, you can read a complete review of the model in the Fall 2020 issue of Garden Railways magazine! […]

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PIKO America powered re-railer

PIKO America powered re-railer

Open the box and you might be tempted to dismiss the contents as two sections of thin (⅛”) plastic, each measuring 16″ long. Closer inspection reveals the top side of one section includes two 12″ metal plates (slot-and-tab installation) extending two-thirds its length. Probe a bit further to find an end cap, Phillips-head screw, and […]

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Fall 2020

Garden Railways Fall 2020 cover

Features Readers’ gallery Engineer a compact industrial switcher By Crispin Hollinshead 40 years on the Woodland Railway By Kevin Strong Scratchbuild stronger structures By Richard Weatherby Build a pond replenishment system By Jim Kottkamp Construct a case that does everything By Raymond Parent DEPARTMENTS From the Editor Touching a lot of lives Notes & news […]

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Garden Railways to cease publication

Garden Railways

For more than 35 years, Garden Railways has been the leading magazine devoted to the hobby of outdoor model railroading. While we remain committed to serving garden railroaders, we regret to announce that we are discontinuing publication of Garden Railways magazine. The Fall 2020 issue will be the last. However, the Garden Railways brand will […]

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How to make dimensioned drawings using Onshape online solid-modeling software

3-D printed gauge 1 wheel

Last time I 3D printed the wheel made in a solid modeling program called Onshape and I didn’t like the results. I redesigned the wheel to make it more aesthetically pleasing and to better meet my needs. Instead of walking through the steps that I took to create this new, improved wheel, I will show […]

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MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 21 — One groß collection

David Popp's LGB large scale trains

In this episode of MRVP Underground, David gets the itch to inspect his collection of LGB large scale trains. Check out some of the subtle and not-so-subtle variations in the locomotive, freight, and passenger car production samples that David has acquired over the years. […]

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