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More than Just Tiger Woods

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As you can see, I am progressing on my first layout. The track plan is ready with some modifications once I get the frame done. My track work will be based on Oliver Bachmeier’s HO-scale track plan. The other structures and landscapes will be entirely different. I do not intend to replicate Oliver’s layout in N-scale. However, I do find his track work interesting as it incorporated a helix (or to be precise, nolix – a stretched version of helix), turnaround track and fiddle yard underneath the top visible level but within the same 2,3m by 1,0m frame. I do … Continue reading More than Just Tiger Woods

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All-in-one for German N-scale Modelling

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I was thinking whether there is a book out there that details all the standards, rolling stocks, tracks, signals, list and comparison of manufacturers and just about anything related to N-scale. And, YES there is. I found it at Modellbau Süd in Stuttgart last Saturday. Published by Alba Publication, the Modellbahn Handbuch Spur N (Model Railway Handbook N-scale) describes the history of N-scale which was pioneered by German company Arnold Rapido (now part of Hornby International) and others, the various systems – tracks, turnouts, overhead cantenary, rolling stocks – locos, wagons, passenger cars of both German origin as well as … Continue reading All-in-one for German N-scale Modelling