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Category Archives: Construction
Dust Screens
Eventually the basement will be filled with my railroad empire, until then it has to serve as woodshop, laundry room and general household overflow room. It’s the woodshop that creates a major headache towards running trains and building the railroad. … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Scenery
Tagged clean, Conrail, Construction, dust, dust problem, ho, hoscale, Model Railroad, problem, screen
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Dog Crate Installation in Van
I know this is some more stuff that isn’t train related but I want to get this out there… Everyone says you should protect your animals in case of a car crash. I searched for ways to mount dog crates … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Dog Stuff
Tagged Animal Safety, Car, Carmancraft, Construction, Dog Crate, Dog Crate installation, Dog Crate installed in car, Dog Crate installed in Van, Dog Safety, Dogsafety, Econoline, How to install a dog crate in a car, how to install a dog crate in a van, Poodle, Safety, Standard Poodle, standardpoodle, Truck, Van
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Neat Wiring Idea
Here’s a neat way to organize your wiring… I use Arlington Drive Rings. They are economical and simple to use. I used the 1/2″ size and got them from Cableorganizer.com. They cost about $15 for 100 pc.s.
Posted in Construction, Electronics, Signaling / CMRI
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Control Panels
Making more control panels, this one is on the hidden staging level. It routes the trains either up to main level via a grade or routes the train into the west staging yard. Panels are constructed on 1/8″ Masonite. I … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Electronics, Signaling / CMRI
Tagged CMRI, control, Control Panel, electronics, Model Railroad, panel
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Roadbed Heaven
From the “life is good” file…. Hey honey check and see if your work has any 1/2″ Homasote? If they do get my a 4×8 sheet, have them cut it unto 3 pieces – 32×48. And when I got home…
Basement Train Whistle / Air Horn
I wanted a train whistle in my basement and here’s how I went about it. A long time ago I purchased an aluminum Train Whistle. It had a good sound when you blew into it, but that has it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Signaling / CMRI
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Layout Lighting (Don’t have a catchy title for this one)
Layout lighting is another area where there are many trains of thought (that was pretty catchy-though). Florescent tubes are one option… with this method there are choices for tube color, number of tubes, fixture spacing and a concern of UV … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Electronics
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When Animals… ATTACK
I had to store my Time Saver layout in the garage over the winter and this is what happened. Some animal got in and stayed a few weeks and he was eating the scenery. I think it was a squirrel….These … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Scenery
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The Great Puff Ball Debate….
I posted this over at Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/8034 But here is the gist…. Hi every one…I am struggling at making trees. Joe makes the pine tree scenery look so good, us plain old folks trying to model eastern railroads … Continue reading