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Building your first layout, extending your current layout or constructing your dream layout takes a lot of time and effett. One of the main things you have to get right is the base construction, grades, trackwork and the like. You will find details of how to do the different items to start the basis of your model railway empire here in this category.
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Sep 15, 2007 at 11:57 AM Basic Flextrack Tracklaying Techniques Russell Hartwig 3399
 
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  • Electronics  ( 0 items )
    Want to install that street light in your town, want to have you trains stop automatically at a station, want to have a working grade crossing. These things and more are all possible with electronics. Inside you will find information on basic electronics, different circuits and other things to give your layout a touch of automation. The degree to which you can take it is up to your skill and understanding.
  • Scenery  ( 0 items )
    Having a layout with trains running around is fine, the groundwork is done, but now you wish to make the layout come alive. You wish to give those trains you have running around in circles or point to point a location to go to and come from. That is why you need scenery. Hills, Mountains, Tunnels, Towns, Rivers and Streams. Without these, your layout will look dead. This category will explain how to make that mountain, tunnel city or river. It will also explain how to make trees, grassy plains, trackside details and other things to make you layout look alive.
  • DCC - Digital Command Control  ( 0 items )
    Digital Command Control is becoming increasingly the way to go when it comes to operating your model railway, but do you know what you need about it. Here you may find that extra little bit of information that you require to fine tune your loco, or automate a section of layout.
  • Layout Designs  ( 1 item )
    Designing and constructing your dream layout has to start somewhere. If you don't know what you would like, or you wish to check out the ideas of others, this is the place. Layouts come in all shapes and sizes, types and locations. While the designs presented here may not be exactly what you have envisaged, it may at least give you a start to your own design.