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NVNTRAK members are always eager to share their ideas and innovations, tips and techniques.  We hope you'll find inspiration here!

A Fitting End... An article by Gil Brauch on how to combine Kato and Con-Cor Budd Cars to get a model of the Wabash Blue Bird Dome Observation Car - sort of a Wabash Kitbash!
A Classy Chassis... An intermodal article by Gil Brauch on building the Alan Curtis Models' intermodal chassis kits.
Building a Land Train Another intermodal article by Gil Brauch!
Building the Argo Mill An article by Bill Rutherford on building a non-laser cut craftsman building complex.
Containerizing those Classy Chassis An article by Gil Brauch on putting intermodal containers on Alan Curtis Models' intermodel chassis kits.
DCC and Radio Control After some experimenting on our own, we went to Orlando to participate in a DCC-based Red Line operation at Magic Rails '98. Here's our report.
Modeling Using Undecorated Cars Dave Freshwater shares some of his experiences with undecorated cars.  While Dave models the "Standard Railroad of the World", his techniques will work for modelers of all roads!
oNeTRAK Some of our folks (rumor has it Bernie Kempinski was the ringleader) came up with an operations-oriented complement to NTRAK.
Reversible Corners Matt Schaefer came up with a design for a corner module which can be set up as either an inside or an outside corner.  This link will open a new browser window and take you to an excellent article by Steve Blanding of MS-RAIL.
Single Track Operations on NTRAK An excercize by Matt Schaefer in single track operations in the New River Subdivision...
Trolley Assembly Line An article by Cliff Enz on how he builds N scale Trolleys.
Weathering Rolling Stock Our resident "grunge-meisters" are experienced at reducing the value of our Micro-Trains™ collections!  Here are their tips and techniques for "improving" the look of your rolling stock.
Wireless Throttles The use of Aristo-Craft wireless throttles has greatly enhanced operations on our layouts.  Engineers can walk around with their trains and mingle with the crowd.
Yard Tractor Project An article by Gil Brauch on building the GHQ Yard Tractor kit.