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  • A Visit to the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museumarticle featured image thumbnail.

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    A Visit to the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum

    I recently made an inspiring trip to the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota, that I would like to tell you about. The Twin Cities Model Railroad… Read Article
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    An Overview of Glues for Model Railroading

    I’m going to diverge a bit from my ongoing series of blogs to talk about something that’s vital to the pursuit of our hobby. Glue! We all seem to find… Read Article
  • Basic Detailing for Model Railroads: A Day in the Southern Pacificarticle featured image thumbnail.

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    Basic Detailing for Model Railroads: A Day in the Southern Pacific

    What about basic detailing? We’ve come a good distance in our blog series, so I think that we're ready for the really rewarding part! If you’ve read my series (find… Read Article
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    Creative Ideas for Model Railroad Structures

    Photo by Doug Hodgdon Model railroad structures are important in many ways, and by “structures” I’m including bridges and other man-made, primarily fixed elements that we include in our layouts.… Read Article
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    Ideas for Adding Personality to Model Railroad Layouts

    I’m digressing a bit for this installment. I’ve had many great experiences designing and building model railroads for over fifty years now and met rail modelers from many avocations. For… Read Article
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    Helpful Tips for Model Railroad Wiring

    Wiring for a model railroad layout can be easy or complicated. I like to manage my wiring so that later on, I’ll be able to trace each wire back to… Read Article
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    Tips on Trackwork

    How about trackwork? The trains we love can’t do much without track. In the next installment of our series, I’ll present some track and track laying options to think about… Read Article
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    Ideas for Unique Layout Concepts

    In this installment, I’d like to suggest various types of railroad layouts (in no particular order) from which you can derive inspiration for your concept: Club layout: I’ve visited some… Read Article
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    Assigning a Theme for Your Model Railroad Layout

    The next installment in our ongoing series on planning and building a model railroad layout is all about layout themes. In case you missed our previous installment on track configurations,… Read Article
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    NMRA National Convention & Train Show 2016 Recap

    Model Railroad Academy sent me to Indianapolis this year to take in the 2016 NMRA National Convention and Train Show July 8th through the 10th. My primary interest in attending… Read Article
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    Choosing Model Railroad Track Configurations

    There are many factors to consider before we start building a model railroad layout. I know of many model railroaders who have started building without much of a plan and… Read Article
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    So You Want to Build a Model Railroad Layout?

    I think model railroading is a fantastic hobby for many reasons, not the least of which is it gives an individual the opportunity to learn about many different things. You… Read Article
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