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What to expect on this website? Of course I describe the planning and making of my Dutch model lay-out, with lots of pictures. What it takes to get a result of a lay-out that shows typical Dutch markings. Not only with "ready to roll" items, but also "do it yourself" stuff, for example structures, trains and electronics. And now also, self-made, digital command control.

I also include listings of rolling stock and accessories, specially for the Dutch model railroad hobby, but also some American trains. The listings are not complete, but I just received a large addition, that require some time to update. Pictures of most model train and the real one, are included, and where possible I list the technical specifications.

I attempt to show some of the many techniques involved with model railroading. I do so with articles and lots of pictures. After all one picture say a thousand words. On each website or homepage you find photo albums, so you find them here as well, including links and interesting downloads.

New at my website are the video clips of Dutch trains, which I filmed while on vacation in the Netherlands in 2005 and 2007. In the future I will also make video clips from my layout.

For photo's and video clips of trains in the Richmond Virginia area I recommend my other website:

Here is a list of articles, completed and in the making:

number	chapter	subject	note	article	contents

1	trains			locomotives NL	list of Dutch model locomotives.
2	trains			locomotives USA	list of American model locomotives.
3	trains			multiple units NL	list of Dutch model multiple units.
4	trains			multiple units USA	list of American model multiple units.
5	trains			passenger cars NL	list of Dutch model passenger cars.
6	trains			passenger cars USA	list of American model passenger cars.
7	trains			freight cars NL	list of Dutch model freight cars.
8	trains			freight cars USA	list of American model freight cars.
9	trains			other NL	list of Dutch other model cars.
10	trains			other USA	list of American other model cars.

11	scenery	structures		city and village	houses in model.
12	scenery	structures		commerce and industry	industry in model.
13	scenery	structures		the carnival	carnival in model.
14	scenery	structures		Railway viaduct	an elevated railroad bridge, as it used to be in Rotterdam.
15	scenery	landscaping		hill / mountain	making hill or mountains with spray foam.
16	scenery	landscaping		static grass	how to make an electronic static grass applier.
17	scenery	landscaping		Woodlandscenics trees	making Woodlandscenics trees.
18	scenery	landscaping		plastic flowers	making trees from plastic flowers.
19	scenery	landscaping		Woodlandscenics EZ water	working with Woodlandscenics EZ water.
20	scenery	landscaping		silicone water	making water with silicone and clear cote.
21	scenery	roadway		Woodlandscenics roadway	working with Woodlandscenics roadway system.
22	scenery	roadway		Walthers roadway	working with Walthers roadway system.
23	scenery	roadway		streetlights	low priced streetlights directly from China.
24	scenery	infrastructure		track	ballasting and apply "rust" to track.
26	scenery	infrastructure		signals	signals in model.
26	scenery	infrastructure		catenary	catenary in model.
27	scenery	waterway		Walthers swingbridge	real operating Walthers swingbridge.

28	layout	layouts		my lay-out	my current main layout the way it looks now.
29	layout	layouts		module layout	my current module layout the way it looks now.
30	layout	subjects		Belgium 1	my idea of a Belgium layout.
31	layout	subjects		Belgium 2	my Belgium layout the way it looks now.
32	layout	other		old lay-outs	my lay-outs from the past.
33	layout	other		layout of a friend	how a lay-out table was to be build.

34	projects	scenery		Artitec Rhine motor vessel	building Artitec resin kits and the Rhine motor vessel.
35	projects	scenery		Tilly models	building Tilly models kits.
36	projects	scenery		Pola number 150	building a plastic kit.
37	projects	scenery		kit bashing	samples of my kit bashed models.
38	projects	scenery		a Canal bridge	a self-made bridge.
39	projects	scenery		city block Dordrecht	making structures from plastic card.
40	projects	scenery		the store and more	more self-made structures.
41	projecten	trains		dog nose	kit bashing Lima train sets.
42	projects	funstuff		video camera car	the making of a video camera car. (fun&fake)
43	projects	funstuff		AMD 103 Genesis	an American locomotive in the Netherlands. (fun&fake)
44	projects	funstuff		ICM locomotive	a locomotive in model of a passenger train set. (fun&fake)
45	projects	display case		display case #1	building a simple display case.
46	projects	display case		display case #2	modifying a bookcase into a display case.
47	projects	display case	new	display case #3	building a large fixed display case.

48	digital			MRC Command 2000	how it all started, a simple, MRC Command 200 digital unit.
49	digital	decoders		low current switch decoder	self-made low current Motorola switch decoder.
50	digital	decoders		high current switch decoder	self-made high current Motorola switch decoder.
51	digital	decoders		2 light signal decoder	self-made Motorola 2 aspect signal decoder. (MRDirect)
52	digital	decoders		2 light signal decoder	self-made Motorola 3 aspect signal decoder. (MRDirect)
53	digital			S88 feedback	self-made S88 feedback module.
54	digital			occupancy detector	occupancy circuit. (digital)

55	technology	casting		molding and casting 1	making molds and castings with latex rubber.
56	technology	casting		molding and casting 2	making molds and castings with silicone rubber.
57	technology			block detection analog	occupancy circuit. (analog)
58	technology	tools		general	tools for general use.
59	technology	tools		modeling	tools for use in modeling.
60	technology	tools		electronics	tools for use in electronics.
61	technology	tools		woodworking	tools for use in woodworking.
62	technology	tools		metalworking	tools for use in metalworking.

Reports:

the Virginia Railway Express 2002 Manassas Railway Festival

Railz miniworld Rotterdam, the Netherlands. new