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Planning a Model Railroad: Sacramento Southern in N Scale – Introduction

August 18, 2020August 21, 2020 by Kaustav

Kaustav

Planning a model railroad can be considered a hobby within a hobby. There are many railroaders who specialize in planning tracks and layouts and some even make a living out of it. I believe out of many great model railroad planners my favorite are Iain Rice and Byron Henderson. As…

Isomretic View of an n Scale Lift Bridge

Scratch-building a Lift Bridge in N Scale: Design

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 by Kaustav

Kaustav

Find Part 1here: Introduction Developing a Reference Drawing The span of the bridge that I need to build is 250 mm (10”). It was essential for me to create a 1:1 drawing of the project first. An endeavor like this, without a reference drawing, is very difficult to successfully complete.…

The Right Way to Start with DCC

May 26, 2019May 22, 2020 by Kaustav

Kaustav

As Wrightsville Port is very much in its last chapter, I have started preparing for the next Model Railroad. Now this new railroad will be radically different and I aspire to do some really cool stuff that unlocks the full potential of Digital Command Control and Computer Automation, albeit within…

The Barge: Scratch Building with Styrene

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 by Kaustav

Kaustav

If you have followed my work, then you know that primary material for making models have been paper - for a long time. Though I have used variety of materials throughout my life to make models, this time I decided to build something only with Styrene, barring the fine details.…

A Visit to the Golden State Model Railroad Museum

December 6, 2017December 10, 2017 by Kaustav

Kaustav

My visit to San Francisco provided me with an unique opportunity to visit one of the oldest model railroad museums in the country. The Golden State Model Railroad Museum is operated by the East Bay Model Engineers Society since 1985. Founded in 1933, EBMES is one of the oldest Model…