If you made it here from Pt I, and are willing to hear me out a bit more, let’s talk about a few things to avoid. And by ‘things’, I am mainly referring to certain brands that are likely to …
So you’ve decided to get into model railways. Congratulations and welcome to the fold. It’s a beautiful hobby that can be practised in many different ways, and all of them are equally valid. You’ve probably already read a bit about …
Yes, it’s been a while. Again. You have my permission to chuckle. Amidst webserver woes and general life challenges I have not had the time or energy to post, much less make significant progress with my model train setup. But …
Sound in model trains is one of those things. Opinions are split as to whether it’s any good at all. In forum discussions I have read, some people defend sound in models as an addition to the perceived realism of …
As pointed out in a previous post, I needed one more point motor to motorise all my existing points. And that presented a bit of an issue. Because for some odd reason, I had a really hard time finding another …
So, what did we get from the first haul? We spent a good hour in the store, evaluating options and asking questions. Not a lot of details had been determined upfront. We knew it would be H0 scale or equivalent, …
When I was in my early teens, I used some saved money to buy myself a model railroad. The scale was TT (1:120), a scale that was popular in East Germany and still is in Eastern Europe, but has niche …
