Category Archives: Helpful Hints
Seven Items You Likely Won’t Find at the Hobby Shop
Seven Items You Likely Won’t Find at the Hobby Shop But which are very useful for model railroaders By Ernest H. Robl Okay, there are lots of different hobby shops, including some
Tracks in Concrete
Tracks in Concrete A quick project with tempered fiberboard By Ernest H. Robl In many industrial areas and even at some railroad facilities, tracks are embedded in concrete, much like streetcar tracks
Tips and Things to Consider 1
Tips and Things to Consider 1 First in a series of random hints and ideas By Ernest H. Robl A somewhat random collection of thoughts and things I’ve learned along the way
The C-Line #62058
The C-Line #62058 It’s not a locomotive but can still help keep your layout moving By Ernest H. Robl I’ve written before about problems with model railroad product documentation, mostly noting that
Layout Design Choices
Layout Design Choices Deciding What to Build and How to Build it By Fred Preller You stare at the blank sheet of paper, pencils sharp, rulers, protractors, triangles, french and spline curves
Interior Car Lighting and Marker Lights
Interior Car Lighting and Marker Lights By Roger Heid Not much has been written about interior car lights and end-of train (EOT) marker lights. Some people outright dislike interior lighting for
Catenary Issues Update
Catenary Issues Update By Roger Heid Some time ago, I published a blog dealing with overhead catenaries. This blog is meant to be a follow up and update to the previous
Proper Oiling and Lubrication
Proper Oiling and Lubrication By Roger Heid The Squeaky Wheel It is said that the wheel that squeals the loudest gets the most grease. Well, on my model railroad layout I never
Model Railroad Signals
Model Railroad Signals By Roger Heid Somewhere along the line you have decided to add some signals to your layout. There has been some confusion as to how to go about
Basic Wiring and Connection Techniques
Basic Wiring and Connection Techniques By Roger Heid This article addresses all you beginners who are unfamiliar with wiring and connectors. It is not intended to teach you which wire goes
