Building a 3.5' x 5.5' N Scale Layout Part 2: Track and Wiring
A lot has been completed on the layout and will be covered in this post (once I have all of it finished in a week or two): All track has...
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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
Feb 25, 20211 min
Steve's Trains on 24Trains.tv
We have recently put around ten of our videos up on 24Trains.tv, a website that offers thousands of train-related videos from around the...
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Stephen Strum
Feb 23, 202110 min
Building a 3.5' x 5.5' N Scale Layout Part 1: Benchwork and Base Scenery
Ok, so this new 3.5" by 5.5" foot N scale project layout you can see here features a double track, twice around design. The size of this...
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Stephen Strum
Jan 21, 20212 min
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...
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Stephen Strum
Jan 21, 20213 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, 20214 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, 20203 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, 202013 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, 20207 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, 202013 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, 20201 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, 20202 min
1x3 Foot HO Switching Layout
A small Inglenook Sidings switching layout for an office shelf.
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Stephen Strum
Sep 10, 202015 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, 20204 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, 20203 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, 20201 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, 20201 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, 20201 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, 20201 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, 20202 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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