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Jon’s modules – thoughts on point control
Looking back at earlier posts, you will have detected a dislike for wiring. Having looked at the design of staging for the main line, my thoughts turned to operation. Loops at either end of a N-club modular set-up could need … Continue reading
Layout design – different voices – Carendt.com is back
After a lot of work, the new version of the best micro-layout site around, Carendt.com, has been launched. Hopefully new content in the form of new ‘Small Layout Scrapbook’ posts will follow soon. The site has been updated as to its … Continue reading
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Tagged layout design, micro-layouts, model railroad, model railway
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Jon’s modules – the staging
I’m beginning to make some model railway time again. The first part of the year was hectic, with my mother’s demise, my wife’s hip replacement, the ESNG exhibition, and a number of panics at work. It’s a bit quieter now. The … Continue reading
Is our hobby art?
A blog post I was reading recently asked the following question: Is our hobby a creative art form? And added a quote from John Updike: “Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better” I was mulling … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Layout design, Weird and wonderful
Tagged hints and tips, model railroad, model railway, N gauge
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Physics Room 101
Originally posted on The Erratic and Wandering Journey:
Well, it has been a while since I posted, but I have had little to say – I hope I have done it eloquently. Anyway, I have been assembling L-girders, cutting sub…
Posted in Out and about, Weird and wonderful
Tagged hints and tips, layout design, model railroad, model railway
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LVRR – Lehigh Gorge
Nice photo posted on the Model Railroad Hobbyist site (quick plug – this e-magazine is nearly all North American, but is free, high-quality and downloadable on any tablet or computer to keep). Not sure of the photographer, but it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Layout design
Tagged layout design, Lehigh Valley, model railroad
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Now we’re talking – an Electoliner for ‘N’!
OK – it’s 3D printed on Shapeways, it’s unpowered and there is no obvious mechanism to put inside. The livery may be difficult to carry off. And it’s not my main area of interest. But can you resist an ‘N’ … Continue reading
Apocalyptic Perspectives and Dystopian Dioramas (recommended)
The Model Railroad Design blog recently had an inspirational post on “Apocalyptic Perspectives and Dystopian Dioramas” offering some inspirational, if slightly depressing ideas for model railroad design. I recommend the full article, but here are a couple of photographs from the … Continue reading
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Tagged hints and tips, layout design, model railroad
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Remote Controlled Locos Signs
A great idea from Eric Bergh and the Model Railroad Hobbyist blog. The blogger saved the pictures, resized them in Paint and printed them out in Word (for HO in his case). The signs below ought to be printable for use … Continue reading
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Tagged hints and tips, layout design, model railroad
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Off my trolley – modelling traction in N
Let’s take a slight diversion away from layout design to consider what one might run on this N gauge traction layout. At moments like these I sometimes wish I had chosen HO to model in. There is a good range … Continue reading
Posted in Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design, Traction
Tagged model railroad, N gauge, Pacific Electric, traction
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