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Model Railroading - Lessons learned
Layout Plannning

• A Pox on Hidden Staging?
• Tunnels
  
• Layout Planning
  
• Train Cadd
  
  • Train Cadd assessment
    
  • Train Cadd Selection Criteria
    ( POLL)
    

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

• Around the Ceiling railroads
  Train Room Flooring
  
• Layout Safety (New 5-2008)
  

Computer control

• Train Tracking (New 08-2009)
  
• 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

One Second After (new)

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

• John Widmar's Royal Gorge and Western
  
  
• Colorado Modular Layouts
  (Pictures)
  

Computers and the web
Opinion

• Instant Messaging, pure Irony
  

MRR
Urban Legends