Topic: Model Railroad Sound Hierarchy, Vantage Point, and Why We Are Approaching the Whole Shebang the Wrong Way There are two reasons we build model railroads, the satisfaction of assembly and the desire to be transported, transported to a time, place, or operational system that evokes strong emotions. The better our modeling, the more […]
Author: Lmind1
Layout Sound
Fighting Gravity
Fighting gravity. In modeling terms it’s the subconscious, omnipresent, urge for order and uniformity. We can get away with it when modeling man made features such as structures, roads, and rolling stock. We can’t get away with it when comes to scenery. If we can’t overcome this innate urge, our results will indeed look like something […]
LAJ Update
It’s been a productive month on the LAJ layout. Progress being: made a visit to the actual site in Vernon, solved the lighting problem, finalized and tightened up the track plan, laid all the track (half of which is permanent), wired in the track and activated the control system. The LAJ is proto freelance. It […]
Micro Engineering Turnouts
I added a chapter in the How To section on upgrading and enhancing Micro Engineering turnouts.
LAJ Lighting
“You can never be too rich, too thin,…….or have too many lumens” Wallis Simpson. Coming up with a method of lighting the LAJ proved to be more challenging than expected. Since this was in a finished room, with decorative track lighting already in place, the biggest obstacle was coming up with something that would bath […]