Looking at several garden railway roadbed installation methods, I wanted to mount my track to boards for smooth operation. We'll use the crusher fines as a base under the boards, and later on the top and sides as ballast. I started by cutting my 1"x4" cedar boards to the exact length needed for the straight sections. I did rough cuts for the curves on 1/2" pressure treated … [Read More...]
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Garden Railway Track Work Part 1 – Base
With my area leveled, I laid the track out to make sure everything would fit. This was when I discovered I had to make a few minor changes to my design. You … [Read More...]
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Garden Railway Bed Installation
After choosing a suitable layout and location for the crawler course and garden railway, it was time to lay the foundation. I called 811 to make sure I wasn't … [Read More...]
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Crawler Course & Garden Railway Design
We had a 1:24 scale Christmas last year, which was fun to set up under the tree. While the SCX24 RC crawler is small, the G-scale trains are decidedly big once you factor in the layout. I've always loved model trains and had a layout as a kid, but in my home … [Read More...]
1:1 Scale Electric Car
When I was getting back into R/C for the 2nd time, circa 2003, I made a conscious choice between getting an HPI Super Nitro Rally and the HPI RS4 (electric) Rally. The music of 18,000 RPMs sounded like a ton of fun, but in the back of my head, it just wasn't … [Read More...]
Shipping your RC car, racing out of town
Our family did our first post-COVID airplane trip to Salt Lake City, Utah. We were there for a week, so I looked up Intermountain RC Raceway (IRCR) - a place I had visited before but never raced at. Their off-road club racing is Wednesday night, so I got the … [Read More...]