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Very minimum radii
Again trawling the Traction Facebook site. Volkmar Meier has some interesting 3D printed interurbans and streetcars on Shapeways. But here he looks at getting the trolleys to go round in ever decreasing circles…. Tomytec drivers, have you ever wondered about … Continue reading
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Tagged interurban, Layout design, model railroad, traction
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Two traction micros
A few weeks ago I posted a link to the little micro-layout of the Japanese Gakunan line. I’ve included the track layout and another picture below… I recently joined the Facebook ‘Traction Model Railroading’ group, that is full of inspiring … Continue reading
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A video and some interesting loops….
Brian has been testing his Brighton Belle…. “This is not supposed to be a spoiler, but I couldn’t help but be impressed by the detail on The Brighton Belle 5BEL from Arnold – it shouts quality” And how about these … Continue reading
End loop ideas
I have been continued to think about the best design of end loops for our N-club modules. I was impressed by this loop next to us in Stuttgart this year, with its internal sidings. I have also been spurred into … Continue reading
Off my trolley – an excellent little layout
Recently, I came across this rather fine little trolley layout. Unfortunately, there are no sizes or track plan given. The plan is pretty obvious, though I’m not sure what happens around the back of the layout. As for size, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged model railroad, N gauge, Pacific Electric, traction
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Off my trolley – streetcars and trolley layouts – repost
Whilst we’re on holiday this week, I’ll repost the all-time top four posts on the blog. Still the most popular post is this one trolley layouts. If it’s so popular, why don’t we see more layouts??? Again we need a … Continue reading
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Tagged interurban, Layout design, model railroad, traction
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Llanastr – yet another small layout – repost
I realised that, having just written my post on expoEM and Llanastr, I had already blogged this little layout. As it’s a busy week, I’ll repost this earlier screed. It’s coming up to holiday season again, so I may well … Continue reading
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Tagged Layout design, model railroad, model railway, small model railway
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B**x** free zone!
Just to show that things could be worse, this man in Austria seems to have a steady job. It may take some time to get the trains running, though. Are you there, Ron? Is this the world’s most dangerous commute … Continue reading
How do you choose?
Mojo not in good shape this week, so another interesting quote from Mike Cougill’s OST Blog…. How do you choose between two or more equally compelling options? That’s the situation a number of us will face at some point in … Continue reading
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More on the detail trap
More on the detail trap from The Erratic and Wandering Journey…. Out of Context? I recently re-blogged René Gourley’s post, in which he quoted Marty McGuirk’s comment on Georgia O’Keefe: “Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It … Continue reading
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