Northern Central Railroad Winter Reference Photos
Back in December of 2021 I took a day to go get some good reference photos for NCR area winter scenery. These are the albums arranged by location.
Windsor & Newton General Purpose Matt Varnish, a Dullcote Replacement
I’ve seen it before: something important in the hobby world just suddenly disappears and now we’re stuck trying to find a good replacement. This happened with paint recently, and I’m afraid it’s going to happen with the single most important coating in the hobby: Testor’s Dullcote. I think I’ve found a replacement.
Quick Broadway Limited Imports Conrail SW7 Review
Growing up surrounded by Conrail industrial branchlines in Philly gave me an early love of end cab switchers. So, when Broadway Limited Imports announced blue SW7s I had to get (at least) one. Here’s a quick overview of it right after I pulled it out of the box.
Fix Your Atlas Code 55 Turnouts with Conductive Paint
Atlas’s code 55 track line is great, except when it isn’t. The various internal wiring in the switches that transmits power to the closure rails sometimes fails, leaving ugly unpowered sections right where you don’t want them. A line of conductive paint solves this problem quickly and easily.
“Betz Lights” – The Model Railroader’s Secret Weapon for Lighting Where You Need It
A few years ago my friend Dave turned me onto some lights on Amazon that were just what the doctor ordered for various household and modeling lighting needs. They’re cheap, light, and flexible when it comes to mounting.
Slow Down and Enjoy Your Layout with the TrainCrew App
This is information for and from my presentation about TrainCrew at the 2022 MARPM Event.
Some Digital Art from the N Scale Weekend
I loved this photo I took on Brian’s Niles Tower layout so much that I had to do something with it.
The 2022 Altoona N Scale Weekend
The return of the Altoona N Scale weekend was a great success and the best one yet.
“K Mount” Turnout Controls
One of the best running N scale layouts I’ve operated on uses under the table slide switches for turnout control. It inspired me to do the same on my “New NCR” layout. This is how I do it.
Improving Atlas Code 55 Track By Making It Look Worse
Secondary tracks do not share the well maintained look of “out of the box” flex track. It’s relatively easy, if a bit laborious, to replicate this look.