Working with Foam Core
There has been a lot of conversation in the forums about using Gator Foam, Foam Board, Insulation Foam and the pros and cons of each for layouts. I…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
