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Articles Listing
What's Neat
Magazine:
Model Railroad Hobbyist 2020-12
Page:
34
Author:
Ken Patterson
Category:
(various topics)
Scale:
HO
The column covers installing a Train Control Systems Trainspeed1 speedometer, and bonding rocks and trees with Ballast Magic and Ballast Bond.
Custom Circuit Boards
Magazine:
Model Railroad Hobbyist 2020-12
Page:
52
Author:
Earl Hackett
Category:
Electronics
The author describes how he designs and has custom printed-circuit boards created.
Making Your Own Ballast
Magazine:
Model Railroad Hobbyist 2020-12
Page:
73
Author:
Joe Fugate
Category:
Track
Scale:
HO
The author describes how he makes his own custom blend of ballast from fine sand. Includes information about what size prototype ballast is for a specific era, and how to color the ballast.
Ops for the Rest of Us Part 1
Magazine:
Model Railroad Hobbyist 2020-12
Page:
94
Author:
Doug Matheson
Category:
Operations
This article kicks off a series on how to implement operations on one's layout, covering the lightweight ops version first.
BNSF - Wichita, Kansas
Magazine:
Model Railroad Hobbyist 2020-12
Page:
110
Author:
Derek Duncan
Category:
Layout Design
Scale:
HO
The author covers how he started designing his 24"x24" garage layout. Includes detailed track plans, and a sidebar on a vertical transfer table.