Recent progress Pictures of my C&SF
Model Railroading - Lessons learned
Layout Plannning
- A Pox on Hidden Staging?
- Tunnels
- Layout Planning
- Train Cadd
Bench work
- Roadbed
- Roadbed, foam or plywood
- Sound board as roadbed
- Roadbed joints
- The Valence and Fascia New 10-2008
Building the layout
- Track
- Turnout Selection Methodology
New 12-29-2007
- Hand laid turnouts, no way!
New 11/8/2007 - Ballasting Track
- Weathering Atlas Track New 04-29-08
- Track related Polls
- Plexiglas Fencing
- Wheels
Scenery and Finishing
- Scenery
- Plaster Hydrocal & Screen wire
- Foam, er Plaster
- Making Trees
(New 2-2008)
- Mountains update (new 5-2008)
Miscellaneous
Computer control
- Automation Software, painful! Updated 10/2008
Block detection selection
(Poll) - Dual Monitors
- Naming conventions
(Poll)
- Train Automation - the Goal
(Poll)
- Train Automation - Sensor and program logic
(New 6.8.2008)
DCC
- DCC buyer selection criteria
( Poll)
- DCC Decoders
- DCC Sound locomotives
- Lenz LH100 Quick Reference Guide
- Hare vs Wabbit
- DCC Drawer
- DCC Error Detection
- Lenz Throttle experiences
New 10-2008
- My New NCE Radio system New 10-2008
- Managing DCC Power New 11-2008
Product Evaluations NEW
- Athearn F7 AB
- Passenger cars (new 5-2008)
- Hare vs Wabbit
(New 02-2008)
- My New NCE Radio system New 10-2008
Tools
- Soldering and Unsoldering
- Battery powered soldering pencils
- Oh the joy of Tools!
- Train room air filtration (New 02-2008)
Opinion
- What is important to you, Opinion Poll
( POLL)
- Will the Net kill the local hobby shop?
- The perfect train hobby shop
- Is MTH about to harm DCC for HO?
- Choosing a Mentor New 12-07
- EBAY Pet Peeves New 8/08
Commentary
- The health of our hobby
- Using my time, expand or refine?
- What does a hobby cost?
- Big shop or bigger layout?
- Trains in Belgium
- Bargains
Feature articles
Computers and the web
Opinion
