Because all Boys love Trains
Created by VPEB (Van PERLO Electronica & Besturenstechniek) , the Dinamo MCC Car System offers an alternative approach to vehicle control for model railroads. Unfortunately in most cases, cars have no lights, graze around corners at incredible speed without blinkers and
Smoke, Fire, Sirens.. Firemen to the resque! I have to admit that I remain pretty impressed of the work done by the guys (and ladies) over at Miniatur Wunderland, and it should therefore come as no surprise that I make an effort (during each visit) to
Smoke Effect using E-Cigarettes Article credit: D Bodnar I have used any number of different methods of animation when building model railroads including movement, sound and light. I have not, however, used smoke… that is until now.The fairly recent advent of smokeless
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
A few visitors have asked me to list some common tree scale sizes.. While scale tree heights are reasonably simple to calculate, this approach is almost always problematic because the trees just don’t look right! especially when modelling the smaller scale, such
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
The sides of this gondola are bulging from years of carrying rough loads. Notice the bulging between posts as seen from the inside as well. Even that boxcar in the background has a few extra bumps. Freight cars take a lot of
Applying Decals Chances are good you already have almost everything you need to apply decals in your toolbox. There are many decal options available for model railroaders. Whether you want to simply change a number, letter an entire car, or even design
In kit form, you can easily paint or even move walls around and combine parts with other model building kits – called “kitbashing.” But what if the model is already painted – or worse yet, already assembled? Indeed, assembled structures are becoming
Aging Decals to Model Faded Signs and Paint Decals are an easy way to add signs to model buildings and lettering to trains. Many of the buildings and trains we model have been around for many years however, and those bright billboards