AI is changing model train control software forever (TrainController, iTrain, LoDi-Aura, JMRI…)
Something is happening in the world of layout control software. For years, the choice was more or...
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Category: News
DCC digital interfaces: 2027 overview (E24, Next18, PluX…)
There have been a few novelties in digital interfaces lately, especially with E24 now spreading in...
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Using DCC & Märklin Mfx in N scale, is it that bad?
Recently, I came across a forum post where someone wrote, “Nobody is using Mfx in N...
Read MoreMinitrix Glaskasten with light, Zimo sound and stay alive
The old Minitrix PtL 2/2 “Glaskasten” is one of the smallest N scale models around....
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Model train buses: a happy mess (Loconet, CAN, BiDiB, LCC, S88..)
Loconet, CAN, BiDiB, RS-Bus, Xpressnet, Ecoslink, B-Bus… the list is long. Beside the tracks...
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Minitrix TVT 6251 Mz railcar: could have been great…
I am starting to be very disappointed by expensive models that can’t actually run correctly....
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Back to the layout and back to the ESU Ecos II
It’s been a while since the last update! Life got in the way, but winter is model train...
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Automated Train registration? DCC-A (RCN-218) after RailCom Plus
Putting a new locomotive on your layout should be simple and plug and play… this isn’t...
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Quick review: Zimo Light bar with onboard DCC decoder (LIPLD)
People who want to be fancy include a decoder even in their passenger cars. I’m one of...
Read MoreBB 900: A french classic in N, with added sound (Hobby66)
A small locomotive criticized for its low traction power in N scale, yet also unique and iconic:...
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ESU E24 / Next28: Yet another confusing DCC digital interface?
Oh boy, here we are again. We still haven’t achieved a standard digital interface in most...
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Capacitors for smoother sides: Zimo STACO review
I’ve been adding capacitors to my locomotives for smoother rides for a while now, but the...
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Support model train stores & good luck to Jura Modélisme!
Christmas is approaching. Yet in the Jura region of France, a heartbreaking model train incident...
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SNCF “Picasso” (X3800) railcar: a great N scale model
Here is the legendary SNCF “Picasso” railcar in N Scale from Trains160. Brief overview...
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Sound and light on an N-scale SNCF Artrain ABJ3 unit
So, adding sound and light is always fun! This time for a French old man from the SNCF: the ABJ3...
Read MoreZimo MS500, the smallest N scale sound decoder ever
Released this year in 2021, the Zimo MS500 has been long awaited by N-scale sound fans: finally a...
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Kato N TGV OUIGO sound (ESU Loksound Micro v5 in both engines)
Minitrix Glaskasten - With Zimo Sound, Staco Stay alive and led lighting
Just playing on the unfinished layout 😍#modeltrains
« Triplette » BB900 / BB8100, triple unit traction, common with BB900s, but not so much with BB8100s
SNCF BB 902 Limoges (N Hobby66) - Zimo MS 500 sound
So cute 🥰🚂🚃 1987 Kittel-Kessel model by Arnold N with brushless motor, sound, power buffer, LEDs.
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