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Bachmann HO Airslide covered hopper review

A newly-tooled model has joined the Bachmann HO scale freight car lineup. The General American 4,180-cubic-foot capacity ...

Which combinations of HO scale couplers work well together?

Q: I’m getting back into model railroading after a 50 year hiatus. I’m having trouble with knuckle couplers that won’t ...
IEEE

Fixturing Scheme Design in the Shipbuilding Industry: A Fixture Amount and Layout Optimization for Curved Compliant Parts

Abstract: With the demand for flexible manufacturing of curved ship blocks, a bracket system with fixtures has emerged for positioning curved compliant parts. However, current experience-based ...
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The Naugatuck Valley RR: Operating a '50s-era layout, step-by-step

Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.
IEEE

Computer-Aided Layout Generation for Building Design: A Review

Abstract: Generating realistic building layouts for automatic building design has been studied in both computer vision and architectural domains. Traditional approaches in the latter, which are based ...
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Eric Lalonde’s UP Geneva Subdivision in HO scale

Tour the HO scale Union Pacific Geneva Subdivision, Eric Lalonde’s impressive 17 x 25-foot multi-deck modern layout depicting the former Chicago & North Western line between West Chicago and Clinton, ...