How to Articles

Members of Mid-Central Region are invited to submit articles explaining how they solved a modeling challenge. Send your article and pictures to the Webmaster.

Air Brakes History and Description

Build a Model Railroad

Build a Branchline Passenger Car

Building Your First Layout

Chimneys

Cinderblock Pallets

DCC Information and Help

Diesel Engine Tune Up

Digital Photography

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Do It Yourself (from the TV show by the same name)

Electronic Circuits You Can Build

Getting Started in Model Railroading (NMRA pages)

Glossary of Model Railroading Terms

Glues

Judging in Progress: Do Not Disturb!

Junk Yard Cars

Making a Structure a Scene

Making Dwarf Signals

Making Trees from Flowers

Making your own decals

Modeling a Large Structure

Modeling a Neighborhood Barn (from Photographs)

Model Photography including a basic set of equipment

M Rollins Circuits

Needles and Pins and a Laser Light Show

Online Clinics (auto recycling, structures, chimneys, overhead imagery quick tips)

Overhead Imagery (photos)

Painting Basics

Plan a Layout (a collection of layouts from which you may gather ideas)

Scratch Build a Turntable

Scratchbuilding Workshop

Signals

Structure Building (Foamcore/Veneer method)

Technical Information for Model Railroaders

Technology and the Hobby

The Dinsdale and Southern: An Odyssey

Tree Building

Weathering

Weathering Flat Car