Working Structures Into Your Design
When starting a design for a customer, it’s fairly common to hear something along the lines of, “Oh, by the way, over the years I’ve been...
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Jun 1, 20164 min read
Making Model Railroad Design Features “Pay Their Freight”
As we take a design from the conceptual to detail stage, foremost in our mind should be the realization that what we draw WE must build. ...
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May 17, 20162 min read
Three Common Construction Errors
Here are three common construction mistakes that will bite you in the rear if you aren’t careful. I’ve made all of them. Most of the...
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Apr 26, 20163 min read
Planning For Success in N Scale
In the past several years I’ve noticed a trend in the scale my customers select for their layouts. N scale now accounts for almost half...
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Apr 17, 20162 min read
Layout Planning, Covering All of the Bases
When the term “layout planning” is thrown out, the image that pops into most people’s mind is a track plan with a sidebar that delineates...
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Mar 31, 20163 min read
Should You Double Deck?
When you look at a developing model railroad design it should be from the perspective of having the blinders off and being crystal clear...
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Mar 17, 20162 min read
Preparing For the Day You Have A Layout
The customers I see in my business often have a common history leading up to the time they contact me. Due to time and/or space...
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Feb 17, 20162 min read
Should A Layout Ever Be “Complete”?
One of the most important layout planning decisions comes early on. Specifically, you need to answer the question, how big should I...
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Feb 5, 20163 min read
Let Time Drive Your Layout Design
Many years ago the stars aligned and space and resources became available to build my dream layout, an N scale version of the Monon...
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Jan 13, 20161 min read
Add A “Drill Track” To Your Yards
When it comes to designing a yard for your model railroad, give some thought to how you’ll keep the activities of your yard switcher...
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Dec 29, 20152 min read
Model Railroad Bench Work Height
How high should I make my bench work? As a model railroad designer, the question comes up frequently. It’s an important one as it will...
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Dec 15, 20153 min read
Know Thyself
Just as idle doodling and sketching can be relaxing, so can casually roughing out model railroad design sketches. The initial stages of...
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Dec 1, 20152 min read
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb you enthusiasm. Well….not so much curb it but at least keep it in check. The early stages of a model railroad project are...
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