Micro Model Railroad Cartel: May 2020

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Getting Wired

Wiring the layout. Tap splice, bullet, spade connectors, and a terminal strip really helps to speed up the wiring process.

Tom

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Ian and I have recorded a new podcast episode. It will be released on June 1.

I have posted listen links on the right column of this blog (desktop version of Blogger) for iHeartRadio and TuneIn. You can also download it from iTunes and other podcast player apps. Just search for "Cartel Conversations" or input the following link into the "add feed" section of your podcast player.

https://feeds.feedburner.com/CartelConversations

Thank you for your support of the Micro Model Railroad Cartel!

Tom

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

2020 Small Layout Challenge

(From Marshall Stull's Small Model Railroads Blog)

A Micro Layout Challenge

http://smallmr.com/wordpress/2020-design-challenge-update/

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Herrin Micro Build Part 1

Baseboard Construction

I'm using foam core for the baseboard. The baseboard will have tail tracks on both sides for staging/fiddling rolling stock. The tail tracks connect to the baseboard with foam core clips.

Main baseboard with clips attached

Foamcore clip construction

Baseboard w/tail tracks

Tom

Saturday, May 23, 2020

New Blog from Ian

Be sure to check out Ian's latest endeavor at his blog page...

https://atributetocuddle.blogspot.com/

Friday, May 22, 2020

The Herrin Micro

My latest micro project will feature a scene located in Herrin, Illinois. I'm building this using the foamcore baseboard method I used on the Wetterau Food Services layout.

HO Scale
Code 100 Track with a #4 turnout
493 Square Inches, including fiddle tracks extensions.