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    The Motherload of Model Railroad Building, Planning, detailing and operating reference Information

    I have every issue, including the first, ever published in print in bound volumes, I also have every issue in PDF Format purchased from trains .com as digital archives. The same goes for the special issues. I did try the digital Subscription but canceled it as I have already purchased ever...
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    The Motherload of Model Railroad Building, Planning, detailing and operating reference Information

    Unfortunately they must have made a mistake and have fixed it. The link still works but the Read Button now had a Padlock on it so you must be signed in.
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    The Motherload of Model Railroad Building, Planning, detailing and operating reference Information

    and if the above works we may well have just found the back door: https://www.trains.com/mrr/magazine/archive-access/
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    The Motherload of Model Railroad Building, Planning, detailing and operating reference Information

    Try this: https://www.trains.com/mrr/magazine/archive-access/model-railroader-january-1934/
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    The Motherload of Model Railroad Building, Planning, detailing and operating reference Information

    Wrong, here is Page 247, the last two items are: Trains, October 2019 […] Trains, September 2019 […] the files are not in chronological order so like I said, it is a treasure hunt, you can also try searching: I find that: site:trains.com "r3d" Railroader Brings up a reasonable index of...
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    The Motherload of Model Railroad Building, Planning, detailing and operating reference Information

    Interesting, the do not use pages are obviously place holders, as they have only just started populating it, but all of the other pages have documents in them. thus is what I see on page 80: DO NOT USE […] DO NOT USE […] DO NOT USE […] DO NOT USE […] DO NOT USE […] DO NOT USE […] DO NOT...
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    The Motherload of Model Railroad Building, Planning, detailing and operating reference Information

    Have fun, not sure how long it will last but all are legal and downloadable as PDF from the viewer. https://www.trains.com/?post_type=r3d To get you started on the archived material this is from page 80 https://www.trains.com/page/80/?post_type=r3d Model Railroader, January 1934 The first...
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    Small Layout Plans.

    Thanks Rico, I will definitely keep checking in at http://www.jomrd.com/ I see that he has already posted three track plans there this month. cheers Chris
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    Alternative Editing Software other than Photoshop

    I have tried several but always end up back on PaintDotNet, several others may have more features, but they are also harder to use, and none of them beat it on Price as it is Free.
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    Small Layout Plans.

    I agree I have also built several of Rob's designs in the past. But, unfortunately, Rob has decided to move all his future work to a members only Facebook Group, I do understand his reasons but, as I have managed to avoid the Dark Side of social media and maintain my personal privacy for 25...
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    Small Layout Plans.

    Another interesting book and track plan collection from Model Railroader, some old some new but also a good design tool full of planning tips. https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/How-to-Build-Small-Model-Railroads.pdf Cheers Chris
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    Small Layout Plans.

    A few more Books from the publishes of Model Railroader that may be of interest to the community all free downloads direct from the publisher, not Pirate copies: https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/12466-Starter-Track-Plans-for-Model-Railroaders.pdf Whether you’re just starting...
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    Back to Top of thread

    Hence the reply "Scroll Wheel on the Mouse" - but I see no harm in people suggesting alternatives, we all get to learn things........
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    Back to Top of thread

    On Windows Chrome I Use The Scroll Wheel on the Mouse or the Home and End Keys on the keyboard.
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    Small Layout Plans.

    Here are a few Track Plan Supplements also available from Trains.com. Track Plans: 28 Track Plans for medium-sized spaces https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/61824728TrackPlans.pdf 8 Great Track Plans for small spaces...
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    Small Layout Plans.

    kalmbach have a few books on the Trains.com site, published by Model Railroader magazine that may be of interest. All are Original art published as pdf. Track Plan oriented: SHELF LAYOUTS FOR MODEL RAILROADS - Iain Rice (one of my personal favorites)...
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    USA switching layout.

    This is a great Layout and well implemented. I am used to building and operating transition era (1950's) layouts so the lack of Runaround tracks is a challenge that I look forward to. Is this a Lance Mindheim plan? I have not yet read any of his books but have been intrigued by his writings in...
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    Small Layout Plans.

    Another source of track plans that I have not seem mentioned in this thread is the Internet Archive. They have several books in their Library that can be used used for an Hour at a time (Renewable) and the scans are good enough to capture screen shots of the Track plans for use as a planning...
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    Hornby TrackMat Route

    Looks good. In answer to your question: For the Floor I would use <kuid:1776:300001> MRR: HO Wood Flooring 1 It takes 4 splines to cover one base board, lay them at 0 Hight then, once positioned relative to each other and the room edges, use the spline height tool to lower all 8 spline points...
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    Installing DLC's

    I wanted to purchase TMR2017 but realized it had been superseded by T:ANE and TS2019. Unsure what to purchase I decided to just buy the latest version as, in my previous experience, Trainz was always backwards compatible and the old content would run. As a result I purchased the TS2019 Platinum...
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