Author: Greg Amer
Getting to the Point
I’ve been having trouble making the points of my turnouts fit snugly. Wheels tend to pick the points and cars…
Roadbed Work
I used Homabed and Homasote for roadbed, but wanted to fill in the gaps at joints and kerf lines. I tried a few different…
Work Light Flexibility
When I built my workbench, I made sure it had lot’s of light. In fact, with three 16″ T4 6400K…
Hybrids and Frankensteins Some Turnout Experiments
I’ve spent the past couple of days experimenting with different turnouts. The victims (shown below) were a Central Valley Ties #9…
The Indsutrial Lead on The Model Railway Show
This month I was honored to take part in Episode #50 of The Model Railway Show. I talked to show…
Switch-Works – A Second Turnout
February has been a hard month and my second turnout project has been stalled by parts delays, illness, a death,…
Switch-Works Lessons Learned
I’ve finished assembling my first Proto:87 turnout using the Switch-Works Turnout Building fixture. It took about a month and I…
Switch-Works Take 2
I am building a #10 turnout with Proto:87 Stores Switch-Works assembly fixture. I thought I’d be clever and use Press-N-Seal…
Switch-Works Arrives
My Switch-Works assembly fixture arrived recently and I finally got a chance to get started building some #10 turnouts. After…
Video Update – 2012-11-29
I’ve been mercilessly abusing this Proto:87 Superfine #8 turnout. I’m trying to get as much experience as I can with…