Traverser
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Building a Traverser

The design for the layout included the need for a traverser so trains appear to go somewhere. I am hoping to stage up to three…

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New Historical Information Becomes Available

In November I was contacted by Richard Kuenneke, Media Producer of Oakview Road Media, Carbondale, Illinois and the writer-director of an award winning documentary about…

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Using Mock-ups and Building Bridges

To take a break from the monotony of spiking on the Mound City 1862 layout I thought I would review progress on the Peshekee River Railroad. The…

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194 inches, 776 ties, 3,104 spikes

Progress has been slow. I decided to spike every tie for a more authentic look. the finished results are looking good but it is slow…

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Hand Laying Track

Part of my plan for Mound City 1862 is to have authentic looking track work. That will mean rough wood ties, stub switches and code…

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Small Display Layout with Variable LED Lighting

While researching how to light my Mound City 1862 display layout, I received some very innovative lighting recommendations from Joseph Norris. I met Joseph through the Yahoo Small Layout…

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Carl Arendt's Squarefoot Estate Railway, G scale in one square foot
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Consider the Small Layout

NOTE: Many of the sample layouts featured in this article were borrowed from Carl Arendt’s web site. Links back to appropriate page on Carl’s site have…

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Mound City Map
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Mound City 1862 – Overview

Mound City 1862 is a display layout I am building that is intended to travel and be shown much like is done in the UK…

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KBScale Tipper Wagon and Platform Wagon
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Fun with O14

I always have several projects in the works at any one time. I like variety! One of the projects I am contemplating is a micro…

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Iron Range and Huron Bay 4-8-0
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Peshekee River Railroad – HO Shelf Layout Design

My larger model railroad project centers on a freelance railroad that traverses northern Michigan from Champion to Arvin on Huron Bay. Although the overall layout…

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