Easy Layout Lighting with LED Strip Lights
I was struggling to get good lighting on my small 1'x5' N scale switching layout, so I used a roll of LED strip lights to add some needed...
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Model Railroading in Small Spaces
My focus is on building small and portable model railroads, usually in N scale. Come explore some of my recent projects.
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Stephen Strum
- 4 days ago
- 27 min
Track Plans (Mostly N Scale)
An ongoing blog post with track plans that I will add to over time. I'll try to get the track plans for layouts I've actually built here...
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Stephen Strum
- Sep 3
- 1 min
More Structures for the N Scale Switching Layout
I've completed four more structures for the N scale switching layout including one with a rail door that opens. The layout is nearly done...
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Stephen Strum
- Aug 27
- 2 min
More Door Layout Ideas
I'm still working on ideas for a 36"x80" N scale layout that I plan to start building next year. Previously I've been playing around with...
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Stephen Strum
- Aug 20
- 1 min
All My Locomotives
A quick look at all my motive power in T, Z, N, TT, HO, S, On30, O, and G scales and gauges. While my collection is small compared to...
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Stephen Strum
- Aug 13
- 1 min
Get Your Hobby Area Organized with a Label Maker!
I bought a label maker and it helped organize my hobby workshop! The label maker I have is a Dymo label maker that I picked up from...
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Stephen Strum
- Aug 6
- 1 min
Atlas DC and DCC N Scale GP40-2 // Easy DCC Install
A look at the Atlas N Scale GP40-2 locomotives in both DCC and DCC Ready (DC) versions along with how to upgrade the DC version to DCC....
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 30
- 1 min
Easy Custom Structures
In this week's video I show how I used modular structure elements to create a custom structure for my small N scale switching layout. I...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Complete On30 Layout Build
The video below shows the complete start-to-finish build of this small On30 train layout. This layout is only about 25” by 28” in size...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 23
- 1 min
Finishing Up the Big Pine Mine On30 Project Layout
I’ve wrapped up the On30 Project Layout. See how I finished up the scenery and wrapped up this project! I‘ll have a full start-to-finish...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 16
- 1 min
Ideas for an N Scale Layout on a Door
I’m considering building an N scale model railroad on a hollow core door sometime next year as one of my future projects. Here are some...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 9
- 1 min
The Mine for the Big Pine Mine Layout
The small On30 Big Pine Mine Railroad finally has a mine! I built the mine using the Little Creek Mining Company kit from Banta Model...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 2
- 1 min
Adding DC Control to a DCC only layout
I added an Apollo DC controller to my 1’x5’ N Scale switching layout, which previously had only DCC control. It is simple to add DC...
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Stephen Strum
- Jun 25
- 1 min
Choo Choo Vision Camera Improvements!
The ChooChoo Vision cameras have been improved with higher resolution sensors and better software! You can now view as many as six live...
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Stephen Strum
- Jun 18
- 1 min
Model Railroader Resources Update
A look at all the new model railroad related resources I’ve added to my resources page here: https://www.steves-trains.com/post/resources...
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Stephen Strum
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Shipping the 2’x4’ N Scale Layout
I built a wood crate to ship the 2’x4’ N scale train layout across the country. In this week’s video I show how I built the crate and...
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Stephen Strum
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Running Trains One Last Time
A collection of the final video and photos I took of the 2’x4’ N scale layout before packing it up in a shipping crate and sending it off...
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Stephen Strum
- Jun 4
- 1 min
Model a Big Pine Tree
I built a pine tree for my Big Pine Mine On30 layout that is two feet tall! This tree is made from a piece of bass wood with holes...
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Stephen Strum
- May 28
- 1 min
Atlas N Scale GP15 with a TCS Keep Alive Capacitor!
I picked up a DC versio of an Atlas GP15 and then added a TCS drop in decoder along with one of their small Keep Alive capacitors and...
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Stephen Strum
- May 21
- 1 min
Operating Session on the 2’x4’ N Scale Layout
A look at an operating session with a switch list on the 2’x4’ N Scale project layout. This was a simple operating session that only took...
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