Month: March 2013
Two Layout Designs Win Model Rail Radio Design Contest
I learned yesterday that two of the five winners in the Model Rail Radio Shelf Layout Contest 2013 were mine! This is the first time I actually designed a layout to enter a contest. Never thought I would win, I was just having fun doing the designs. Of the three layouts, I entered two made…
Convert a Computer Power Supply
I have been using strip LEDs for my layouts since they became affordable. Although most people think of LEDs as low power consumers, try stringing a few hundred together. My Mound City 1862 layout uses two LED strips of about 6.5 feet each and they are high density (120 LEDs/M). One strip…
Working with Foam Core – Part II
In my prior post, Working with Foam Core, we looked at the On30 Bakersville layout I had started two years ago. Since pulling off the shelf again I have begun working towards completion (albeit very slowly and in between other projects). In this update I add the sides and the backboard to the…
Brewery Tramway
Back in the article Small Layout Inspirations we took a short look at the Guinness Brewery Tramway. That article mentioned that the brewery had a spiral tunnel (helix) connecting the lower and upper portions of the complex. This became the inspiration for the Brewery Tramway layout presented here. The Guinness Brewery was…
