Because all Boys love Trains
This article describes some of the functions of the Faller CAR-SYSTEM Faller vehicles offer the following functionality: High-performance bell-type armature motor with a service life of over 2.000 hours of continuous operation ON/OFF slide switch for starting and stopping the vehicle Permanent
DC-CAR SYSTEMS This article forms part of my series on CAR SYSTEMS , and gives some additional information to help you get started. Whatever system you end up using, the basics are pretty much the same, and it is probably good to
Did you ever wonder why a model railway straight track piece is the length that it is, or why a curved track piece has the radius that is has? Or why some sectional track systems seem to have better layout design capabilities
The “G” in G-Scale originated from the German word groß meaning “big”, although most people have come to interpret it as standing for Garden scale. Without a doubt, the introduction of “Lehmann Grosse Bahn” (LGB) by toymaker Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk in 1968 was
When the term “layout planning” is thrown out, the image that pops into most people’s mind is a track plan with a sidebar that delineates turnout size, curve radius, and track locations. That’s not the overall “layout plan”, it’s only the design,
How to get the best out of N Scale N scale has a lot to offer and will run as reliably as any other scale including HO/OO. What is even more interesting is that most of these individuals are in their sixties,
Here are three common construction mistakes that will bite you in the rear if you aren’t careful. Parallel Track Spacing In HO scale, a parallel track spacing of two inches is the norm (one inch in N). However, that only applies to tangents.
5 Model Railroad Features that are commonly requested It’s important, particularly for those building their first layout, that construction proceed methodically to the point where trains can be run without constantly getting bogged down by assembly challenges at every turn. It is
MODELING IN SCALE Dimensions, Conversion Charts, Sizes Scale Modeling Dimensions Irrespective of the type of modeling you do, most people will at some stage stop to think about the dimensions of a particular item/model.. It doesn’t matter if you use of-the-shelf items for
N SCALE TRACK Almost every manufacturer of model trains have their own track systems, with some designs dating back to the early days of N-scale prior to the establishment of the n-scale NMRA standard. By “track system” I refer to all track