Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroad Hobbyist 2023-03
Articles Listing

Publisher's Musings

The author visited layous in the Dallas, Texas area for future TrainMasters TV episodes, and shares information about the 6 layouts they visited.

What's Neat

Ken continues to work on his HOn3 modular layout (shows screen captures of the YouTube video), and he interviews Bachmann's Matt Stern.

Sound Decoder Best Practices

Tips for getting better sound out of DCC sound decoders. His focus is on the feature-rich decoders from TCS (Train Control Systems), ESU, and SoundTraxx (Digitrax and MRC are too limited or dated).

Mike Mackey's Texas & St. Louis

The author interviews the owner of this HO/HOn3. Includes many photos and a track plan of the 19' x 39', W-shaped layout.

Crowdsourced Hay Bales

The author shares what he has learned about making 2'x2'x4' bales of hay from scratch.