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Model Railroad Manufacturer

Started by Bernd in Locos and rolling stock: Came across this model manufacturer on F-Book. Anybody ever here of it? Looks like they make custom models. https://glendinningengineering.com/ Bernd
Locos and rolling stock 10 3 393 1787608119
USA, Maine, Brewer, Eastern Maine Model RR club 50th annual show Nov 21 2026

Started by geoff04614 in Hobby event notices: Maine , Brewer, November 21, 2026. Eastern Maine Model Railroad club 50th Anniversary show at Jeff’s Catering 15 Littlefield Way Brewer ME 04412 .10:00 am to 3: 00 PM Dealers , White elephant...
Hobby event notices 1 1 8 1787607974
LED "Magnet Wire" Conduit Idea

Started by GT Mills in Scenery and structures: You know those very strong, thick-walled, tiny, 2mm OD straws you get on aerosol cans, like for WD-40 or Carb Cleaner? Perfect for magnet wire and LED stub wire leg conduits for signals etc....
Scenery and structures 2 0 6 1787607615
Speaking of hobby shops... I'm looking for one that's pretty business & technologically savvy

Started by Ed Kapuscinski in General discussion: Say I was looking for an online hobby shop to partner with for an interesting online business idea. It has the potential to make them some good scratch but would require them to be...
General discussion 9 3 415 1787606777
Lack of stuff for ProtoThrottle

Started by DT Train in General discussion: After leaving the hobby 10 years 15 years ago, I am now back in it and I am trying to buy a Proto throttle for the last eight months. Every day I checked their website and every day it says...
General discussion 24 1 739 1787606773
Removing Adhesive Caulk from Cork Roadbed

Started by Mark Pruitt in Benchwork and roadbed: I'm afraid I already know the answer to this, but... I need to relay a bit of track on my layout. The existing stuff was attached to cork roadbed using Dap Alex Plus adhesive...
Benchwork and roadbed 21 3 407 1787606535
replacing a turnout

Started by greg ciurpita in Track and electrical/DCC: the club has a turnout prone to derailments. Thinking of replacing it. It's in hidden staging, not conveniently accessible thinking that if the 2 rail joiners near the points were cut...
Track and electrical/DCC 12 0 185 1787605901
Let's See A Model Of... August, 2026 Edition

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: 📷
General discussion 118 3 3,228 1787604970
OK, now Pittman Motors!

Started by areibel in Locos and rolling stock: Hello group! Everyone was so helpful on discovering the identity of my ancient Athearn, I have another question. Is there a comparison chart with dimensions for Pittman DC motors out there...
Locos and rolling stock 4 1 214 1787604055
Building Specialities/Cascade Drywall

Started by Craig Townsend in Scenery and structures: While I'm still working on my feed mill , I've been thinking about the last surviving industry of the Issaquah spur. This industry spur lasted until the line was closed by BNSF in 2009 when...
Scenery and structures 14 2 419 1787602994
Cincinnati West-B&O/PC 1975

Started by RSeiler in Journals/Blogs: Welcome to the Cincinnati West thread! Thanks for stopping by. The photos are hosted here on MRH, so this thread will remain intact as long as MRH exists. Click on 'Read More' for an index with...
Journals/Blogs 4,681 28 531,344 1787602015
The Model Railroad Hobbyist Machine Shop

Started by MikeHughes in General discussion Tools Workshop: I recently made a post over on my FM H-16-44 DCC Conversion thread about using a milling machine to shave a locomotive frame a bit to create more room for a decoder. This led to some questions...
General discussion Tools Workshop 928 16 26,927 1787601414
Updating USRA heavy 2-8-2 locomotives

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
Magazine feedback 5 12 274 1787599731
Amtrak Airo testing on the NEC

Started by Ed Kapuscinski in Prototype railroading AMTRAK: Thanks to a friend I was able to go catch the new Amtrak Cascades Airo set testing on the Northeast Corridor this morning. I figured the gang here might enjoy seeing something "out of...
Prototype railroading AMTRAK 8 10 267 1787599571
Planes in HO scale

Started by DIamondback in General discussion: Just thought I'd see about starting a list of aircraft to garnish the skies or any airfields on our layouts... Inter-war (1920s-30s) Ryan NYP (Spirit of St Louis) - Model Power Ford...
General discussion 59 6 1,527 1787593863
Putting a sound decoder into Rapido GP38 that is DCC-ready

Started by Nevin W. Wilson in Locos and rolling stock: I recently acquired a Rapido GP38 for a great price that does not a decoder but has a 21 pin PCB board. Unfortunately, the previous owner removed the speaker and I'll have to replace it too. Looking...
Locos and rolling stock 26 1 503 1787593340
Picture Fun with AI

Started by anteaum2666 in General discussion Photos AI: @RSeiler posted some photos he touched up with AI. I decided to give it a shot, using Microsoft CoPilot. Below is my first attempt. I thought this would be a fun place for people to post pics they've...
General discussion Photos AI 55 2 1,454 1787591940
CANADA, Ontario, Waterloo - August 29-30, 2026 - Waterloo Railway Exposition (RPM+ Show)

Started by Chris VanderHeide in Hobby event notices RPM Shows: Announcing an event, which is a railway prototype modelers (RPM) style event "with extras". The main event features an RPM show on Saturday, with model displays, clinic...
Hobby event notices RPM Shows 8 4 190 1787591678
My Fictional Southern Railway Line

Started by Sauced07 in Journals/Blogs: I don't think I have posted a drawing or plan of my layout. I'm not an artist or computer person so this is all I have. I have spoken about my layout elsewhere but figured I would keep some...
Journals/Blogs 201 14 5,072 1787591557
Kadee Couplers

Started by aquakiwi in General discussion: I have these Kaydee couplers fitted to some rolling stock, I brought them by mistake. They are No 118. They are really hard to uncouple. 📷
General discussion 32 1 1,350 1787590571
U50C by Overland is Just About Ready to Hit the Rails

Started by Ken Meade in Locos and rolling stock: I got this one off of ebay last week. Just adding the sound decoder to it and a keep alive with an ESU decoder. I'm just about finished packing all that stuff into the shell then I'll put it on the...
Locos and rolling stock 22 6 591 1787588719
How would you build this?

Started by CandOfan in Locos and rolling stock: During WWII, Baldwin/Alco/Lima built something like 2150 2-8-0’s of the S160 class, the majority of which went overseas, mostly to Europe. I’m interested in building a delivery train - a batch of...
Locos and rolling stock 30 7 719 1787588686
Longmont Public Library Train Layout

Started by JerryRGS in Scenery and structures: Back in 1995 the Boulder Model Railroad Club installed this train layout into the Longmont Public Library. It has entertained thousands of children over the years. Unfortunately the library...
Scenery and structures 10 7 302 1787588541
“Two Very Different Ways to Configure LCC Signals—Which One Makes More Sense?

Started by John Socha-Leialoha in Track and electrical/DCC Signals LCC: The problem I'm trying to solve Setting up signals with LCC today means thinking like a signal engineer and like the person who wired the board: you pick event IDs, you write conditionals,...
Track and electrical/DCC Signals LCC 3 1 85 1787588081
Part of Stonehammer on the move again; need help with redesign .

Started by Deemiorgos in Journals/Blogs: This ongoing project started at the beginning of 2013. 📷 and was put on hiatus from March 2013 📷 to December 2016. ...
Journals/Blogs 488 5 63,618 1787583518
just some press for the hobby

Started by CandOfan in General discussion: I just ran into this: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13992806/carquinez-model-railroad-society-trains-crockett-vallejo Not over hyped, not controversial, mostly aimed at the people.
General discussion 2 9 175 1787581374
What’s on your workbench? August 2026

Started by Eric Hansmann in General discussion Workbench: It is month number eight of 2026. I thank everyone who has been contributing their photos and notes to this monthly discussion thread. It seems to get better each month with more participation. I...
General discussion Workbench 183 7 6,447 1787581327
Installing a keep alive in a Bachmann Sound Value 2-6-0

Started by Flare 601 in Locos and rolling stock: I would like to add a "Keep Alive" circuit to the decoder. The only Identifier on the circuit card is "ECO STEAM" made by Soundtraxx in Durango, CO. I need to know...
Locos and rolling stock 1 1 49 1787580742
The Ruphe & Tumbelle Railway Company, What's New

Started by On30guy in Journals/Blogs: Hello all. 📷 I've been posting here for a few years now and have decided that instead of starting separate little blogs for every little idea I have I should consolidate things a...
Journals/Blogs 4,380 23 421,073 1787579683
I bought a laser cutter

Started by David Emery in General discussion laser cutter laser cutting: Today I pulled the trigger on a laser cutter and some associated stuff. So I'll start a narration here about the experience. For lower cost lasers, there are 2 basic choices: C02...
General discussion laser cutter laser cutting 26 9 555 1787566845
An Operating Steam Throttle You Can Customize

Started by Geoff Bunza in General discussion Throttle Steam Loco: An Operating Steam Throttle You Can Customize ...
General discussion Throttle Steam Loco 471 35 22,907 1787566275
Weekly Photo Fun - Aug 23-29, 2026

Started by JC Shall in General discussion Photos: It's another week . . . post 'em if you got 'em. There was a late-comer in last week's post . Check him out, then come back here afterward.
General discussion Photos 18 4 468 1787564313
Question about Woodland Scenics Just Plug Nano lights

Started by DSteckler in Track and electrical/DCC: I would like to connect 2 or 3 Nano lights to one plug that goes into a light port on the light hub. Can this be done? If so, how do I connect the additional lights to light 1's...
Track and electrical/DCC 57 1 1,311 1787551790
Garden Railways

Started by Neil Erickson in General discussion F Scale G Scale Garden Large Scale: Another topic regarding the future of magazines and the loss of "Garden Railways" got me looking at other topics but most were rather specific to the modeler (it is MRH after...
General discussion F Scale G Scale Garden Large Scale 9 2 317 1787545709
Darigold Creamery Issaquah

Started by Craig Townsend in Journals/Blogs: One more building for the layout. The bread and butter industry for the Issaquah spur and reason the railroad kept the branchline alive for as long as it did. 📷 ...
Journals/Blogs 20 8 873 1787538336
Passenger car modeling.

Started by JeffBulman in Locos and rolling stock: I model the Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway in HO. I recently started a quest to model some of their passenger equipment once I acquired the BLI F unit locomotives. I have modeled 4 of the cars...
Locos and rolling stock 1 1 97 1787534022
The Winchester Branch V2

Started by Nate in Journals/Blogs: After much thought, I have decided to go in a very different direction with my layout. I had always worried about the pinch points at the widest part of the mountain climbing turnback curve, also...
Journals/Blogs 301 11 14,376 1787532534
Modeling a Shell gas station

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
Magazine feedback 8 17 385 1787532074
Unloading Woodchip Cars

Started by JC Shall in Scenery and structures: I plan to have a kraft paper plant on my layout. The year will be 1964, and the plant will be an older plant. The available layout space is only large enough for the product shipment area, with the...
Scenery and structures 22 5 823 1787522354
Savvy Modeler online: More realistic model track

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
Magazine feedback 2 6 237 1787521885
In search of HO Wild West plastic structure kits

Started by glarson52 in Scenery and structures: Looking for plastic structure kits suitable for the US in 1880s. HO scale
Scenery and structures 34 1 627 1787521069
Looking for a barrel jack to2-pin terminal adapter rated for more than 5V

Started by DSteckler in Track and electrical/DCC: They look like this: 📷 The adapters I've found have a max voltage of 5V but my input voltage from a wall wart will probably be in the 6 - 7 volt range. The power supply will be...
Track and electrical/DCC 5 0 146 1787520432
Controlling And Automation Of A Model Railway Using OpenLCB Series

Started by JohnmH in Track and electrical/DCC Arduino: I have decided to make a new series of videos to show the controlling and automation of a model railway using OpenLCB nodes. This will take a few months for me bring all this together and will share...
Track and electrical/DCC Arduino 30 0 350 1787506902
A New Begining for the freelance Arcata & Mad River

Started by Arcata & Mad River R.R in Journals/Blogs: 📷 The Arcata & Mad River RR was one of the first railroads in California.. though the real railroad is now long abandoned, As the forests of Humboldt Cycle to maturity, The Simpson Timber...
Journals/Blogs 36 16 1,352 1787505066
Anyone remember the old die-cut wood or fiberboard buildin kits of the 1980s-90s?

Started by DIamondback in Scenery and structures: For some reason I was in one of the less-used rooms in this old house the other day and my eye drifted to some HO scale buildings my grandmother had built. Some of them were die-cut or lasercut wood...
Scenery and structures 6 1 228 1787501223
M-O-W Saturday, 8/22/26

Started by GT Mills in General discussion: A 13-second shorty-short of the M-O-W shorties on the PM&C today. Long ago I installed a toggle-switched 15W 25 Ohm DC track power resistor just so I could run these at realisitic speeds, because...
General discussion 4 0 217 1787493661
A PCB Turnout Hack?

Started by Tim Bratcher in General discussion Scratchbuilding Turnouts: I just ordered a product from a custom PCB manufacturer (JLCPCB.com), and I am hoping it will be a real cost-saving alternative to PCB turnout ties for scratchbuilding turnouts. I won't go into here...
General discussion Scratchbuilding Turnouts 35 3 936 1787483232
Next 18 decoder on a motherboard with stay alive in a SW1

Started by Nick Santo in Track and electrical/DCC DCC: Here's a shout out for one of the prototype N18+s that I sent out. Tom Austin added a SoundTraxx TSU-N18 to a prototype NixTrainz N18+ Decoder Buddy and installed it into a Walthers SW1. Tom gets...
Track and electrical/DCC DCC 0 10 100 1787481555
Limited Modeler: Building Ballville Power Plant

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
Magazine feedback 3 10 160 1787458126
workbenches!

Started by missabe406 in General discussion: Wont be building an at home layout till I move again, but I've set up a workspace to work on some projects in the meantime. Mostly weathering and detailing some locos and rolling stock, as well as...
General discussion 136 4 5,529 1787455947

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