The NMRA's Turntable is a monthly publication which, like a railroad turntable, will lead you in several directions on the internet.
This e-publication is a collection of
railroad and model railroad videos, podcasts, websites, and/or other
information freely available on the internet that we think may be of
interest to you. The NMRA claims no ownership of this information, nor
do we endorse its creators or their websites. The NMRA Turntable will not promote individuals or their for-profit ventures.
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In
this episode of 'Model Railroading with Jack Burgess', Jack shares some
tips and tricks for photographing his projects and his layout for
articles he writes for various model railroading magazine publications.
In the process, Jack walks us through how to use to Helicon Focus and
Photoshop as invaluable tools to get the photos looking great. There's
nothing better than having the right approach and the right tools for
your model photography. |
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In
Darmstadt, Germany, there's the Eisenbahnbetriebsfeld: a model railway
connected to actual railway signaling equipment, so that controllers can
learn without putting any real trains in danger. Tom Scott got to learn
the very basics. |
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Fun fairs are such great places with
loads of movement, flashing lights and people having fun! This is
the first of what Kathy Millatt, MMR® hopes will be a series of HO scale fun fair rides that build up into something much larger over time.
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DCC
decoders are the main components that most model railroaders are
exposed to when they start using DCC. And there is a confusing array of
decoders from which to choose but there isn't a lot of guidance about
the various decoders, their options, reliability, and history. So based
on Larry Puckett's experience working with DCC decoders since 1994 he is
finally going to wade in with his personal knowledge and preferences on
over a dozen different decoder brands. So get comfortable as this by
necessity is a long one, let's get started! |
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Pacing day 1 of the Big Boy 2021 Tour. Max speed was 45 mph. |
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"What's
Neat This Week" show host Ken Patterson and the NMRA planning committee
present this show on the 2022 NMRA National Convention & National
Train Show which will be held during the week of Sunday August 7th, 2022
through Saturday August 13th, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. Also a direct
link to the Gateway 2022 website appears below:
Marriott Grand, St. Louis
800 Washington Avenue
Saint Louis, MO USA
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Danny
Harmon spent a day in Sanford, Florida shooting the Auto Train as it
arrived, was switched and unloaded. He finished the day with fried
chicken! |
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Today
Joe is making removable scrap steel loads for the Sayrehurst Secondary.
These cars will be used to move scrap to Continental Steel on his
layout, and can be easily removed from the cars between sessions.
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James reviews Rapido's SW1200 Diesel Locomotive w/ESU DCC and LokSound! |
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TSG
Live was joined by Bernard Hellen of miniprints - you may be familiar
with miniprints, as they provide a ton of unusual and otherwise
unavailable 3D printed details like animals, objects, and even some
vehicles for model railroad layouts.
The discussion was about why modelers like to super detail scenes on their layouts, and 3D printing will also be explored.
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Some
of Boomer Diorama's scenery methods when modelling the Right-of-Way on
the American model railroad. See the "Community" tab for additional HD
Thumbnail pics! These techniques work with any model railroad scale or
diorama. |
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This
video shows a trip taken by the videographer on Amtrak's Southwest
Chief from Los Angles to Chicago. Join us as he shows us the interior of
the train and records his experiences during this journey across the
country! |
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Learn how to use Arduino hardware and software in this full
course for beginners. Arduino is an easy-to-use, open-source
electronics platform. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a
sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into
an output - activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something
online. You can tell your board what to do by sending a set of
instructions to the microcontroller on the board.
No hardware is required for you to follow along with this course! (Course developed by Ashish Bansal.)
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The
NMRA Partnership Program is a member benefit that truly has a tangible
payback. We've partnered with model railroad manufacturers of all sizes,
giving them exposure on our website in return for receiving generous
discounts for NMRA members all year long. Some provide members with
special codes, others prefer a phone or email order, but all appreciate
the additional business from our members. And of course, our members
appreciate the extra savings...savings that can actually pay the cost of
NMRA membership! Be sure to check back often as new Partners are being
added all the time. |
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The Division Business Car
column appears in even-numbered months in NMRA Magazine. It's loaded
with great modeling ideas, plus useful information that can help make
your Division, Region or 100% NMRA Club even better. The information
comes from articles published in Region, Division, and club newsletters.
The best of these articles are posted on the NMRA website. You can read
the entire archive, from as far back as 2011 right up to the latest
posting, by clicking here.
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