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One of the greatest features of the Arduino micro control system for the model railroader is being a learning tool. Modern DCC layouts are a marriage of older technology from the early electric toy train days and solid state devices with computer control. This comprehensive e-book show a number...
One of the things that bothered me with the model was that the chest armor looked like a vest, very flat much like the jackets worn by the guards from Bespin (Empire Strikes Back). Looking at a movie still from Return of the Jedi, the Scout Trooper should have a shorter chest plate. ...
SERIES 5: 1960s weathering Layouts 'OO' gauge 'N' gauge 'O' gauge 'OO9' gauge Reviews 'OO' gauge 'N' gauge 'O' gauge 'OO9' gauge TT:120 scale Features Step by Step Wild about Digital Sound The art of weathering Train Formations Staff Projects History Airf...
In late 2017 I met Julius Theißen a.k.a. “Dampfstein” on a meeting of LEGO Fans at our local LEGO-Store “Steinchenbrüder” in Hannover, Germany. Like me Julius was totally into 8 w LEGO train MOCs. On this evening he brought his excellent model of a German Baureihe 03 to ...
Permanent layouts with detailed scenery are an essential part of the hobby. Bachmann originally entered the model train field by providing injection molded plastic models of buildings, under the brand Plasticville® U.S.A. Running HO and OO models at the same time is not recommended at all ...
A friend of mine pointed me to theseinteresting control components for switches etc. using compressed air. There are a number of designs suitable for converting turnouts from LGB and other garden rail manufacturers. There are also under table versions suitable for inside layouts in smaller scales,...
Resorts near Iron Spike Model Train Museum Remember when you were a child and you put up a train at Christmas or saw a train display in a store window? It's like that every day here. The museum includes O-, HO-, N-, G- and TY-gauge layouts. Many of the layouts have be...
How about TCA layouts at state fairs, malls and other public places where the train collector doesn't congregate? Instead the TCA is involved in self promotion. As for the dues, I do not think it is a good value anymore at $50/yr so I dropped out after 35 years of continuous ...
This was not Monty’s first LGMS layout, he has coordinated two previous LGMS layouts the Great Scale Model Train Show and also one for Brickfair Virginia 2021. He is also helping with the track plan for two upcoming shows, Brickworld, and the NMRA National Train Show, coordinating for ...