Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroad Hobbyist 2017-02
Articles Listing

MRH Q-A-T

Covered are team tracks, rules for running locomotive bells, and a paint stand for models.

DCC Impulses

Using an HO-scale Atlas RS-3, the author describes his methods for how he thinks through a DCC decoder installation.

Getting Real

The author shares his method of applying standards to his equipment on the layout, to help with performance, detailing, and lettering & weathering.

What's Neat with Ken Patterson

Topics covered are a follow-up on the breaker bar handle track cleaner, the Digitrax DCS 240 command station, building the Athearn snowy trestle photo shoot diorama, and the Soundtraxx Tsunami 2.

Weeds Along the Right of Way

Using real lichens, the author shows how to model Goldenrod and several other weed types in various scales. Includes plenty of model and prototype photos.

Lighting Up the Ditches

The author describes how he retrofitted his engines with 0603 LED ditch lights. Includes a sidebar on how to wire up an LED.

My Turnout Scratchbuilding Journey

The author shares the mistakes he made and what he did to correct them in building his first hand-made turnout. He consulted both Charlie Comstock's video and the Fast Track turnout templates.

Designing & Building the Emey Falls Module

The Swedish author shares how he built the two-meter long set of modules. Includes track plans and many model photos.

Track Marking Gauge

Making a T-shaped gauge for marking parallel tracks for his staging yard.

Reverse Running

It is better to have a smaller layout that runs well than a larger layout that runs poorly, is the theme of this article.