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    MRT Video Podcast 24. Wifi Signalling for a Model Railroad
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Jan 15
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast 24. Wifi Signalling for a Model Railroad

    This week I speak with Speed Muller about Wifi signalling for a Model Railroad using MQTT within JMRI.
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    Marty Jenkins NMRAx and Rabbit Holes
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Jan 10
    • 2 min

    Marty Jenkins NMRAx and Rabbit Holes

    Marty Jenkins NMRAx and Rabbit Holes. This week in Podcast 24 I speak with Marty Jenkins about NMRAX & Rabbit Holes: Remote Operations. N...
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    Big Things in 2021: Remote Operations and NMRAx
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Big Things in 2021: Remote Operations and NMRAx

    his week in Podcast 23 I speak with Brad Anderson about NMRA-X & Remote Operations. NMRA-X has taken the online model railroad fraternity by
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    MRT Video Podcast 22-Tony Cook goes Psycho for Tyco
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast 22-Tony Cook goes Psycho for Tyco

    Tony Cook goes psycho for Tyco This week we chat with who has a passion for Tyco trains and all other American Vintage collectibles. Tony...
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    MRT Video Podcast 21-Kaylee Zheng DCC Sound & Hot Rod Chickens.
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast 21-Kaylee Zheng DCC Sound & Hot Rod Chickens.

    MRT Video Podcast 21-Kaylee Zheng DCC Sound & Hot Rod Chickens. This week with Kaylee Zheng she talks about cellular phone speakers as an...
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    MRT Video Podcast 20- HO Scale Model Railroading Facebook Contest Winner- 2020
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast 20- HO Scale Model Railroading Facebook Contest Winner- 2020

    MRT Video Podcast 20 HO Scale Model Railroading Facebook Contest Winner Simon Gauthier. Shows us his 1st prize in the Leo Palitti Memoria...
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    MRT Video Podcast #19 Buddy Lique HO SCALE MODEL RAILROADING Facebook Runner up. 2020
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Nov 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast #19 Buddy Lique HO SCALE MODEL RAILROADING Facebook Runner up. 2020

    MRT Video Podcast #19 Buddy Lique talks about his HO Scale Model Railroading Facebook Contest Runner up build. This contest is in honor o...
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    MRT Video Podcast #18 Pelle Soeborg talks tips and techniques.
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast #18 Pelle Soeborg talks tips and techniques.

    MRT Video Podcast #18 Pelle Soeborg talks tips and techniques. Pelle SOEBORG talks us through some his tried and true techniques that he ...
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    MRT Video Podcast #17- Padawan Learner of Model Trains- Drew Warrington
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast #17- Padawan Learner of Model Trains- Drew Warrington

    MRT Video Podcast #17 we speak with15 year old Drew Warrington the Padawan Learner of Model trains about his model train journey of the p...
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    Digital Command Control/Layout Command Control-not for the faint hearted??
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Digital Command Control/Layout Command Control-not for the faint hearted??

    MRT Video Podcast #16 we speak Dave Barazza about Digital Command Control/Layout Command Control on his New York and Atlantic Model Rail...
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    Model Realistic Balsa Plank Fence
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Sep 8, 2019
    • 4 min

    Model Realistic Balsa Plank Fence

    If you are like me and spending enough time looking around your local hobby shop or hardware store, you will find some very inexpensive m...
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     Switch List using Bar codes
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Sep 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    Switch List using Bar codes

    On my railway I use waybills with car card pockets. Each card car has a bar code sticker on the rear of the pocket with a unique code on it.
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    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Aug 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Paying it forward

    I am a firm believer of karma and “one good turn deserves another”. During my modelling journey I have been blessed to have several mentors
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    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Aug 13, 2019
    • 3 min

    Freelance or not to Freelance that is the Question??”

    Some may say prototype modelling is the only way to go, no ifs buts or maybes. I have head some stories of these modellers being
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    Flicker Free Passenger Coach Lighting
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    Flicker Free Passenger Coach Lighting

    Everyone would agree that flickering lights on our passenger coaches and guards vans/cabooses/Brake vans is very annoying. Even with clea...
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