Stephen Strum
Hakko FX-888D Soldering Station and Quad-Hands
Great tools for improving your soldering game. Two of my recent tool acquisitions, both Christmas and birthday presents, were the Hakko...
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
- Jan 21, 2021
- 3 min
Athearn 53' Bulkhead Flatcars and How to Make Easy Lumber Loads
In this post, we are going to take a look at the Athearn 53' bulkhead flatcars in N scale as well as an easy and basically free way to...
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Stephen Strum
- Jan 12, 2021
- 4 min
The Executive Switching Layout
A very simple, easy to build, and fun to operate, N scale Inglnook switching layout that you can put together with about an hour of work....
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Stephen Strum
- Dec 10, 2020
- 3 min
Athearn Genesis GP38-2 with DCC and Tsunami 2 Sound
Here is a look at the Athearn GP38-2 locomotive with DCC and Tsunami 2 sound in HO scale. Ok, first let's do a quick unboxing. The main...
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Stephen Strum
- Dec 3, 2020
- 13 min
Tulsa Spur from Start to Finish
In this post, I'm going to show you from start to finish how I built this 1 by 6.5 foot HO scale switching layout. This layout went...
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Stephen Strum
- Nov 18, 2020
- 7 min
Finishing up the Tulsa Spur Switching Layout
After taking about 10 months off from working on the switching layout, I finally finished the layout. I'll probably still add a few more...
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Stephen Strum
- Oct 23, 2020
- 13 min
Colorado Loop Layout Build
A 2x3' N Scale Mountain Layout Ok, so this project started back in the spring as part of a simultaneous build of four layout projects....
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Stephen Strum
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Colorado Loop: a 2x3 Foot N Scale Layout Preview
A preview of a small mountain-themed N scale model railroad layout. I've completed another small N Scale layout project. This layout is...
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Stephen Strum
- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
1x3 Foot HO Switching Layout
A small Inglenook Sidings switching layout for an office shelf.
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Stephen Strum
- Sep 10, 2020
- 15 min
Desktop Micro Layout: 17" x 30"
A tiny layout with continuous running and some industrial switching operations.
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 31, 2020
- 4 min
Super Trees!
Inexpensive, easy to make, and super realistic trees. The Scenic Express SuperTree material has been a popular base for realistic scale...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 29, 2020
- 3 min
Woodland Scenics N Scale Chain Link Fence Kit
A durable, nice looking fence kit, but the fence posts and rails are too large for N Scale. I recently picked up a Woodland Scenics N...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 16, 2020
- 1 min
Resistor Lookup Tables
I put together some resistor lookup tables for different combinations of LEDs and power supplies that I use myself when wiring up some...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
On30 Durante Motors "Twin Schnozzer" Engine
An On30 locomotive kit built on a Bachmann engine. This was another Boulder Valley Models kit that I built a couple of years ago after...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
On30 Little Bose Boxcab
An On30 Boxcab built on a Bachmann On30 Gas Mechanical locomotive. I built this On30 Boulder Valley Models Little Bose Boxcab kit a...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
2020 Donation Layout
A small 20" x 36" On30 Micro Layout I once again decided to build a small train layout to donate to the annual silent auction at my son's...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
Tulsa Spur
A 1' x 6.5' HO Scale Switching Layout ***Note, I built this layout into a shadow box in 2020. See how I did that here:...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
A 24" Diameter N Scale Mountain Layout
A small battery-powered N Scale layout with a display track, waterfall, and push-button operation. Another 2020 layout project was to...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
A Tiny 11" Diameter Micro Layout
A small N scale layout with a Kato Pocket Line train I built this neat little 11" diameter N scale micro layout in early 2019 that is...
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Stephen Strum
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
A Modular N Scale Layout
An N scale layout built from T-Trak modules One of my current projects is a modular N scale layout using T-Trak modules from Masterpiece...
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