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Rehab My Wrecker

Tue, 2021-11-02 08:06 — Roger Litwiller

Before and After photos of the latest project on my layout, the Trenton Subdivision in N Scale rehabing this old heavy lift crane. Read on for details.

What's on Your Workbench - November 2021

Mon, 2021-11-01 12:52 — Eric H.

The days are shorter and the lawn doesn't need as much attention. You have time again for layout and workbench projects! Share notes and photos on your current workbench and layout projects!

Eric

Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist

Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

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The San Miguel Central RR, On30.

Mon, 2021-11-01 02:39 — Graffen

"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."

So, here I am. Born anew.
My journey in model railroading is a continuous one, and after building a layout in HOn3 the last couple of years, I've now jumped headfirst into the dark side of model railroading; On30!

As some may know, I live in Sweden and work as an artist/cultural heritage consultant.

Project Organizer

Wed, 2021-10-27 16:39 — BR GP30 2300

Hello all,

Here is a photo of a project organizer I built towards the end of last year (2020) to help me be better organized when it comes to the many modeling projects that I have. (For some reason the projects seem to multiply)

When I get more time I'll post more photo's as a how-to on this project.

Stay tuned.

Joints in Fascia

Mon, 2021-10-25 15:46 — dave1905

I use 1/8 in hardboard for my fascia. I use plastic trim pieces designed for joining paneling or shower enclosure material to join the fascia pieces. That covers the joint to provide a finished look.

Improving Sound on HO Kato Diesels

Thu, 2021-10-21 07:07 — duckdogger

There is no question in my mind about the fidelity of Kato HO locomotive shells. The tooling is superb and continues to improve. The downside is the shells are solid so there is little choice in installing a speaker for DCC sound. And on the recent units I modified, the frames were pretty much a road bock to sound routed through the bottom.

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