... The backbone of model railroading is the building of railroad models...
Title | Author | Date | Format | Notes | ||
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Cabooses, A Kaleidoscope of | P Gliebe | May 2017 | ||||
CAD and Your Layout | D Yarnall | Jul 2017 | PP | |||
Cliffs and Cuts, Stomping some good looking | B Fink | Jun 2017 | ||||
Dalmatian Switching District | T Masters | Jul 2011 | PP | Historical | ||
DCC Decoder Installation | W Davis | Jun 2017 | SS | |||
DCC, Selecting a System | UNK | Nov 2012 | PP | Dated | ||
Decoder Tester, Improving a | W Davis | Jun 2017 | ||||
Dennison Presentation | E Swain G Rauch | May 2014 | PP | |||
Diorama Contest, Member brief | R Zimmerman | Apr 2016 | PP | Dated | ||
Diorama Contest, 4-16 | R Zimmerman | Jun 2018 | PP | Dated | ||
Div3, History, Presepective on | R Lach | Marc 2021 | PP | |||
Engine Facility Presentation | E Swain | Sep 2015 | PP | |||
Foam on the Fast Track | R Persing | Jun 2017 | SS | Foam roadbed | ||
Foam Roadbed?, Ready to Work with | B Fink | Jun 2017 | ||||
Freight, Cars, Superdetailing | R Lach | Jul 2017 | PP | |||
Freight, How Moves | H Schmellenkamp | Sep 2019 | PP | |||
Grasshopper Railroad | M Mason R Starnes | May 2018 | PP | |||
Kitbashing Narrow Gauge Locomotives | P Gliebe | Jan 2021 | ||||
Layout Planning, Design and Benchwork | UNK | Jan 2013 | PP | |||
LED Clinic | W Davis | Jun2016 | ||||
LED's For Your Layout | B Feairheller | Sep 2017 | PP | |||
LEDs Types and Uses | W Davis | Dec 2020 | PP | |||
Living With a Train Nut | P Smith | May 2013 | PP | Dated | ||
Model Railroad Planning & Design | R Zimmerman | Jul 2015 | PP | |||
Open Loads Clinic | B Frankrone | Jan 2020 | PP | |||
Open Loads Manual | Alaska RR | 2015 | 88 pages | |||
Rails To The Capital 2016 MCR Convention | UNK | Mar 2016 | PP | Historical | ||
Soldering, Basic, for Model Railroaders | W Davis | Dec 2014 | PP | |||
Shelf Layouts, Designing small, for Ops. | P Gliebe | Apr 2016 | ||||
Sugar Beet Industry, Operations Oriented Industry. | R Zimmerman | Nov 2016 | PP | |||
Trees, Decker on | D Decker | Jan 2009 | HTML | |||
Water, Modeling | S Swanson G Albers | Apr 2014 | PP |
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SS = Slide Show
HTML = Web page
Historical = All or some information contained within may be out of date. Use with caution.
Dated = Contain references to past events but basic information still valid. Check other sources for updates.
Hints and Tips Link List--places to go for helpful information
This PDF list links to various web sites that contain information useful to the modeler. There will be links to sites with modeling tips, also to sites with scale and prototype data and information. From the beginning modeler to the MMR it will have information useful to all. It will be a continuing project with updates as sites are found. If you know of a site that you have used to gather information, techniques and data drop a line to the webmaster. Click here for the PDF
DCC Decoder Installation
Here is the information from Wil Davis' clinic on installing DCC decoders in locomotives from the July 2013 meeting. You may view the slides on-line, or download the package as a PDF file.
Ready to Work With Foam Roadbed?
Bob Fink has shared his approach to using foam on spline as roadbed. He has prepared some instructions, with photographs in PDF format so you can download and print the sheet. Bob has had a lot of luck with this fast and easy way to build track. Click HERE to view and download the file.
Improving a Decoder Tester
In the September 2013 Call Board, Wil Davis presented an article on improving a commercial decoder tester. The full article is downloadable here as a PDF file.
Doing an Open Load?
Here's a reference manual to modern standards for securing all types of open-top loads. The 2015 edition of the Alaska Railroad Load Manual describes and illustrates almost every type of load carried by rail and also gives detailed descriptions of different tie-down and securing methods. This 88 page manual is in PDF form and may be downloaded from Alaska Railroad Corporation Load Manual.
Tree Demonstration
Dave Decker, our late, great tree guru, has made a sample tree demonstrating the different techniques used to get away from the "bottle-brush" look of many commercial trees. Click HERE for a look at the demo.
Dave's tragic passing left a large hole in the modeling community, and he is sorely missed.
How a MMR Does It
Before there was "shake-the-box", long before RTR, there were still terrific models. This miracle came about by way of a technique called "scratchbuilding". If you read the mainstream magazines you might think that this is a nearly extinct side of the hobby, but never fear. It's magic is still being practised in basements all over the Miami Valley!
This example comes from the workbench of Bob Fink, MMR. Bob needed some B&O Wagontop boxcars, but no kits were available. Starting with a formed wood block for the basic shape, Bob added hand formed ribs, detail parts, and paint to achieve the delightful result shown here.
A scratchbuilt model won't be complete overnight, but it sure will be something to be proud of when it is finished.
Foam on the Fast Track!
Ray Persing has developed a fast and efficient way to build foam roadbed and risers. He has made a fully illustrated manual of instructions available which can be downloaded HERE in .pdf format. Ray is using this technique to build his Cincinnati and Western layout with outstanding results.
Click HERE for photos of the completed project.
Good News! Ray has promised Part 2 of this seminar in the near future! Keep an eye on this space.
Stomping some good looking Cliffs and Cuts
Bob Fink reports: I've been trying to find a way to easily get the broken shale look of a rock cliff or sides of a railroad cut. While looking up at the upstairs ceiling it hit me! They “stomped” them with a tool while the plaster was still soft and left a pattern . Why not make a tool and stomp the wet plaster or spackling on a layout? I did and it worked. I ended up with the most realistic ones I've produced yet. It was far quicker than carving and a lot more realistic. Here's a link to the .pdf:
Note: Do you have an item for this page? bring it to a meeting to share and we'll photograph it, or you can send the photo(s) to the webmaster, along with a description of the project and he'll take it from there.