Category: Small Layout How To Articles
Turnout Control with Servos – Part II
Back in 2016 I wrote the article Turnout Control with Servos . Since then I have been using servos exclusively on all my layouts. I…
Free-mo Endings
Before you ask, I am not giving up Free-mo! This month we are going to take a look at designs for Free-mo ends. These will…
PESHEKEE RIVER RAILROAD II – Learning from mistakes
Sometimes you just have to learn the hard way. My original Peshekee River Railroad design located the layout in my basement workshop. Now I do…
BUILDING A FREE-MO MODULE – Part II #modelrailroad #fremo
This month we will take a look at building the legs for our Free-mo module. As I stated in prior articles (FREE-MO MODULE DESIGN and BUILDING A…
Turnout Control with Servos
With the building of my new Free-mo module set “The Boat Yard“, I have had to change some of my usual “go to” items. I have…
Building a Free-mo Module – Part I
In my last article, we looked at a Free-mo Module Design that was light weight, strong and easy to setup among other things. This month we take…
The 4×8 Layout – A Rite of Passage for the Model Railroad Rookie
I have been a model railroader for many years. My first layout was the classic 4×8 sheet of plywood. It was placed on top of…
2014 Small Layout Design Meet
The Small Layout Design Meet has concluded and was fun for all. We had several new attendees and several new layouts. Most major scales were…
Small Layout Ideas – The Flong Railway
Here is another look at an interesting prototype railway to model. As with the last article, I hope this will inspire another small layout design….
Traffic Sources – Freight Houses and Team Tracks
Everyone wants more traffic on their railroad and we like to have reasons to put them there. I found through research on the period I was…
