Once we relocated, I started modeling my favorite Maine 2-foot railroad, the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes in On30 (also called On2陆). Though I'd handlaid all the track on my HO layout, I decided that at age 65 (and the proud owner of multiple pairs of reading glasses) I wasn't...
If you're at the point where you need to start ballasting your model railroad track, then you might want to check out this video tutorial on wiring. Learn how to wire your model railroad track. How ToHand lay scaled model railroad turnouts ...
Railroad ties, also calledcross ties, or railway ties,arecreosoted or chemically treated timbersthat have been historically used to lay railway track all the way across North America.The treated wood ties resist decay for years but are eventually replaced as a matter of safety....
And, if you've got some time in Bulawayo a trip to the Railroad Museum (right near the station) is pretty fantastic, too!" Traveller Douglas Tam used the Bulawayo to Vic Falls train in 2017: "I travelled alone in Zimbabwe last week and took the train from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls ...
Now you know how to model snow on your model railroad layout. But what if you model the “mud season,” that time of early spring when most of the snow has melted but some deeper drifts remain? Inour December 2008 issue, Mike Confalone tells how he tried lots of materials, including ...
3. Set Up the Track's Second Half Take the Special tiles for the Swamp, Crossroads, Railroad Crossing, and the A.C.M.E. Laboratory and choose 1 at random. Add the chosen Special tile to all 8 of the other Second Half tiles and shuffle facedown together. Once shuffled, place these ...
And it rotted his teeth so he had to have wood ones. Sheena Iyengar Exactly. And so, Nancy Johnson lived in Philadelphia. She was a woman in her 50s. She was the wife of a chemistry professor. She was also an abolitionist, so she was part of the underground railroad. And so, she’...
There are two ways to get past particularly steep slopes: You can either cut down the number of cars for the trains going up the slope, or you can place the track diagonally across the slope: While this runs the risk of crossing tracks because slanting a railroad track across a slope tak...
What to See Along the Way The major cities of Astana, Karaganda, and Almaty are all on the main rail line and make both good stopovers and bases for exploring the surrounding natural and historical sites. Other off-the-beaten-track locations, such as the Baykonur rocket base and Altay Mou...
This step-by-step guide on how to draw a train in 9 steps will have you on the right track! How to Draw A Train – Let’s Get Started! Step 1 To begin this guide on how to draw a train, we shall start with the front of the train. For this step, we shall be using lots of...