Incorporating Multimedia Into Your Model Railroad Layout

July 4, 2007

If there’s one thing that will really increase the look, feel, sound and even smell of your model railroad layout that would be the intelligent use of multimedia into your existing display. Creative and new ideas are popping up all the time, and these days you are truly limited only by your imagination, as the [...]

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NMRA Australasian Region 2007 Blue Mountains Convention

July 4, 2007

The 2007 Blue Mountains Convention of the Australasian Region of the NMRA will be held on Saturday, October 6th, 2007 in Wentworth Falls, NSW from 8 AM to around 9PM.
There will be several workshops and clinics, as well as a bring and buy table, Modeling Contest, ladies program (bus tour of the local Blue Mountains [...]

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Purkey’s Toy Trains

July 3, 2007

Walking into Purkey’s Toy Trains in Sykesville, Maryland is like stepping back in time. Wiley Purkey spent much time and effort restoring his store to it’s original state in 1878, and this is where he houses his model trains supply shop. He sells everything from ready-to-go model trains to a liquid to make your locomotive [...]

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Tips for Stunning Backdrops for Your Model Railroad Layouts

June 29, 2007

One of the best ways to add authenticity to our model railroad layouts is by the use of a carefully crafted and painted backdrop. This makes your model railroad take on dimension it otherwise wouldn’t have had by the use of something called forced perspective.
This is where the objects in the foreground, (your layout) will [...]

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Bringing Your Model Railway To Life

June 28, 2007

To bring your model railroad layout to life, you’ll need to populate it with buildings, people and other detail. This is one of the more enjoyable parts of building the layout, but requires some attention to detail.
Model railroad buildings can be created in several ways, either as a plastic form already built, a plastic model [...]

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2007 Mid-Continent Region’s Annual Regional Convention and Train Show

June 28, 2007

The 2007 Mod-Continent Region’s Regional Convention and Train Show will be held on Saturday August 4th from 8:30 AM  to 2 PM at the Lenexa Community Center in Lenexa, Kansas.
This year’s meet is filled with activity, with a special emphasis on the model contest. If you have a model (or as many as you choose) [...]

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How to Cross That Model Railroad Bridge When You Come To It!

June 26, 2007

Okay, you’ve planned a great model railway layout and have constructed a table to neat the band, laid out the basics of your scenery and have come to the point where you’ve simply got to cross that bridge!
Building a model railroad bridge isn’t as hard as other tasks you might have to do, but it’s [...]

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More Upcoming Model Railroading Events

June 26, 2007

Well, one that’s actually running now and a few others that are upcoming…
The Rocky Mountain Division Train Collectors Association 53rd National Convention – A huge event lasting from 6/23 to 7/1, the main model railroad show is on the 29th and 30th. The show is located in Westminster, Colorado, and is breathtaking in scope. Truly [...]

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Practical Model Railway Building Materials

June 25, 2007

For your layout to come alive and bear the authenticity you’d like you need to recreate the scenery as best you can. Nothing is more intriguing than to see a perfect scale model train coming down the track through an equally perfect scenic layout.
This, however, is where the work comes in.
There are several ways to accomplish [...]

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How to Come Up With Ideas For Model Railway Themes

June 22, 2007

Making up one’s mind on just how to theme your model railroad layout is a process that takes in many different thoughts. You have to coordinate thoughts on just what you’d like to portray, (your theme) as well as integral aspects such as era, geographic locations and seasons (and possibly weather).
The first step in all [...]

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