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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Cure Train Blindness // Choo Choo Vision Camera
Do you wish your model trains could see? Add a Choo Choo Vision camera and get live cab views from your locomotive. This week’s video...
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Stephen Strum
- Mar 5
- 1 min
Looking at a TT and an S Scale Locomotive
A look at a small Hornby TT scale locomotive as well as an American Flyer Baldwin Switcher S scale. These two scales are much less...
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Stephen Strum
- Feb 19
- 1 min
G Gauge Trains are Huge!
A Quick Look at a USA Trains G Gauge train set that I recently picked up. It is remarkable how much larger a G scale train is compared to...
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Stephen Strum
- Dec 26, 2023
- 1 min
Kato Silver Streak
A look at the Kato Silver Streak N Scale passenger train set. This is another great set from Kato that both looks and runs great. This...
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Stephen Strum
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
My Top 5 Power Tools for Model Railroaders
The five power tools I think are most useful as a model railroader. There are dozens of power tools I use, but these get used the most...
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Stephen Strum
- Dec 12, 2023
- 1 min
Broadway Limited Conrail SW7 — A Great Running Small N Scale Diesel
This Broadway Limited SW7 with a Paragon 4 DCC board is a great small N scale locomotive that runs better than others thanks to an...
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Stephen Strum
- Oct 10, 2023
- 1 min
An Easy-To-Use Small 3D Printer that is Great for Making Small Detail Parts
Make as many model detail parts or complete small models as you want with the Kokoni EC1 3D Printer. This incredibly compact and...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 11, 2023
- 1 min
Z Scale Trains are Surprisingly Good!
A look at a Z scale train set from American Z Line and a first look at a small Z scale layout I built. The full build video of the Z...
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Stephen Strum
- Mar 21, 2023
- 2 min
What N Scale Track Should You Use?
In my latest video I look at six different types of N Scale track. Kato Unitrack, Bachmann EZ Ttrack, Atlas Code 80 and Code 55 and Peco...
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Stephen Strum
- Mar 14, 2023
- 4 min
The Aufero Laser 2: A Great, Low-Cost Laser Cutter for the Hobbyist
I recently obtained the Aufero Laser 2, which is a low-cost laser cutter and engraver. This laser cutter must be assembled, but doing so...
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Stephen Strum
- Feb 25, 2023
- 1 min
Affordable, Great Looking Paper Structures!
I Are you looking for an affordable way to add structures to your layout, try a paper structure kit! The one I build in this video below...
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Stephen Strum
- Feb 14, 2023
- 1 min
The Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter
The Proxxon hot wire cutter is a great tool to add to your workshop if you spend a lot of time cutting foam for your modeling projects....
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Stephen Strum
- Jan 31, 2023
- 3 min
7 Essential Scenery Supplies
Anytime I have a scenery project to work on, these are the seven items I always have on hand and use on just about every single project....
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Stephen Strum
- Jan 25, 2023
- 1 min
Kato Pocket Line Tram on 4.5” Radius Curves
A look at the Kato Pocket Line Tram and how it runs on the 4 5/8” radius curves that I will have on the top level of my new project...
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Stephen Strum
- Dec 16, 2022
- 1 min
Bachmann On30 Norman Rockwell Christmas Trolley Set
Here is a video on the Bachmann On30 Norman Rockwell Christmas Trolley Set. This is a battery powered set that has a point-to-point track...
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