The Online Model Train Club is like a giant resource library where… month-after-month you can access more and more step-by-step tutorials, helpful articles, informative videos, plans, diagrams, charts, photos and more! Below are some examples of the resources available inside the Online Model Train Club members area. Being a MAIN TRACK or FAST TRACK Model Train Club subscriber (member) – each month you will be able to unlock access to a comprehensive range of helpful videos, tutorials, usable plans, informative diagrams etc. Yes, each month you can tap into more and more model railroading resources inside the Online Model Train Club. The longer you remain a member, the more resources you can access. Here is a sampling of some of the Model Train Club tutorials, videos, demonstrations etc., available to members at various membership levels over coming months: Model Train Club Benchwork Category: How To Make Model Railway Platforms, The Easy Way – Video, Benchwork – Videos, Poor Joins In Baseboards, More Benchwork Tips, Building A Frame And Baseboard, Paint Wooden Baseboard Sides – Tip, Benchwork Plan, How To Build In Modules, Baseboard Construction (Part 1), Baseboard Construction (Part 2), Benchwork Height, Making Curves On Your Benchwork, Model Railroad Benchwork Using Biscuits, Benchwork Building Ideas – Part 1, Adding Sub-Roadbed And Risers For Track Elevation, Train Lift Bridge, Framework & Legs – Part 2, How To Build L Girder Benchwork, Making Baseboards For A Scale Model Railway Layout, Train Layout Fascia Board Installation – Tips and Tricks, Baseboard Bolted Together, Making A Lift Out – Part 1, 2’x4′ And 5’x6′ Module Construction, Ideas For Painting Fascia, Making A Model Strip Wood Table Saw, How To Do Open Grid Benchwork, Solving Benchwork Installation Problems, Drop Bridge Overview – Wiring And Construction, An Alternative To The Duck-Under Swing-Section, Putting Down Cork Roadbed, Creating Shelving Units, and much more. The following lists more examples of resources available to members of the Online Model Train Club at various levels of membership. For example; members subscribed at level #4 of the Model Train Club will be able to access all the model railroad resources up to and including level #4 resources; model train club members at level #64 will be able to access all resources (videos, tutorials etc) up to and including level #64 (that’s level 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59 right back to level 1). Every new member to the Online Model Train Club starts at level #1, which in itself is extremely comprehensive and would suit model train beginners and more advanced model railroaders alike. Examples from railroading resources from another category inside the club: Model Train Club DCC (Digital Command Control) Category: Example of content in beginner and more advanced levels: DCC Basics For Beginners – Video, Bringing A Model Railroad To Life With Digital Command Control, Electrical Current Explained, Why Some Model Railroaders Prefer Digital Command Control over DC Operation And Vice Versa, What Does A DCC System Include?, The Advantages & Disadvantages Of A Digital Command Control (DCC) Operating System, The Difference Between Analog And DCC Operating Systems, Digital Command Control – How It All Works, Why Model Trains Operating On A Model Railroad Layout Slow Down To Stop At Signals, Wiring Your Train Layout For DCC Operations, An Introduction to Digital Command Control and Decoders, Compare Digital Command Control Systems Before Choosing Digital Command Control For Your Trains, On-Off Signals, Timed Voltage Pulses, Decoder Programming, How To Convert Older DC Athearn to Digital Command Control with Digitrax, It’s Decision Time: DC or DCC?, D.C.C. Wiring vs. DC Block Wiring, Configuration Variables Part 2: Service Mode vs. Operations Mode, Configuration Variables Part 3: Decoder Addresses, DCC Friendly Turnouts, Decoders And Packets Of Data, Installing a Decoder and Sound in a DCC-Ready Athearn Diesel: Part 1, Configuration Variables Part 4: Achieving Realistic Speeds, Digital Command Control Wiring – One Step at a Time – Part 1, A Closer Look At How Digital Command Control Works, Computer Control of Model Trains, Improving Model Train Performance, Model Trains Acceleration and Deceleration, Operating Analog Locomotives on DCC, Busses, Throttles And Cabs, Setting CVs Using Digitrax, Programming CV’s on Digitrax Zephyr DCS50, Consisting – Introduction, Model Railroad Power Districts, WiFi Controls For Model Trains Cell Phones And Tablets – JMRI, Hornby Super Sprinter Howes Sound Tests, Adding Computer Decoders to Model Trains, Model Railroad DC Wiring, Basic Consist Method, Auto Reverse, JMRI OPERATION – Getting Started – Part 1, Movements of Model Trains on Track, Decoder Installation Step-By-Step, How To Install A Decoder Into A HO Scale Athearn RTR Engine, Kato P42 MRC Sound Decoder Install, Advanced Consist Method, N scale, HO scale, OO Gauge Model Trains – The Decoder Smarts, More On CV Types, CV17/18, Universal Consist Method, Instructions For Using An iPad App For Programming Decoders, Speed Tables, Difference Between Analog DC, DCC Ready and Equipped Model Trains, Debugging Switch Issues, Auto Reverser Applications, Digital Command Control Chips Explained, TCS Decoder Installation, More NMRA Standards And RPs, Preparing Circuitron Turnout Motors, Pre-Wired Decoder Plug Information From S9.1.1, Digital Command Control Conversion of DC Locomotive – Part 1, Wiring – One Step At A Time – Part 11, Decoding The Decoder Space, Inexpensive Turnout Control, Load Loco Speed Matching, 21 Pin Connectors, Decoder Installation Essentials – Part 1, Digitrax DH123 Mobile D-C-C Decoder Review, Model Railroad Track Wiring and Diagrams Explained, Non D.C.C. Ready Atlas Conversion – Part 1, How To Install Sound Decoders, Sound With Two Decoders, Function Key Mapping, Sound Decoder Install Tips for HO Scale Trains, Switch Pilot Servo Accessory Decoder, Model Railroads – 30 Amp NCE System, Digitrax Decoder Install In N Scale Kato E5A, Chipping DDC Ready Locomotives, Reversing Loop Explained, Smartphone Cabs on Model Railroads, Electronic Circuitry And Tools, What Are DCC Friendly Points?, Can A D.C.C. System Supply Up To 4 Amps To The Track On An Average?, Cobalt Switching, What Is The Function Of The Cab Or Throttle?, Model Railroad Wiring Constraints, Fitting Point Motors Controlled By D.C.C., What Type Of Wiring Is Needed For A Railroad Layout?, Railway Layout Polarity, Model Railroad Loop Wiring Explained, How To Install A D-C-C Decoder Into A Life-Like Proto 2000 E8A, Wiring Turnouts And Frogs for Model Trains, More On Wiring Turnouts, Demonstration Of Keep-Alive Decoder In Short Wheel Base Locomotive, How Can I Solder the Bus Wires and the Track?, Model Railroad Multi Points / Turnout Controller (Arduino), How To Install A D.C.C. Decoder FULL (Kato AC4400), NCE Power Cab With USB Computer interface JMRI Server Ipad Mini Motorola Smartphone, Using Test Tracks, Model Trains With JMRI, Servo Control System – Part 1, Can Any Two Loco Decoders Have The Same Loco Address?, Making A Freight Yard, What Is Meant By “NMRA Compatibility”?, Proto 1000 RDC, NEW VS OLD Demonstration, How To Deal With Reverse Loop in D.C.C?, Digitrax Zephyr Xtra, Control Panels And The Control Operation System, How To Connect And Operate A Turntable Using Your Controller, How To Wire A Smart Booster, JMRI – The Computer and Model Railroading, The Ultimate Throttle – Part 1 and much, much more. Model Train Club Electronics Category: Some of the content examples spread over various levels inside the Online Model Train Club: Putting Life into a Railroad with Micro Controllers, Getting Started With Arduino, An Introduction To The Uses Of Arduino, Basic Outputs On Arduino, Stepper Motor Turntable Control, Train Detection Via Reed Switch And Magnet, Arduino: Buttons, PWM, And Functions, Micro Control Of Model Railroad Turnouts, Putting Computers Intelligence To Work On Your Model Railroad – Part 6, Semaphore Scale Model Railroad Signal With Arduino, Model Railway Turntable Controller, Model Railway Multi Points/Turnout Controller, Arduino – Servo Selection & Motion Control, How To Control Servos Used on Model Railroads, Android-Arduino LED Strip Lights, LED Sequential Control, Animation With Micro Controls on N scale, OO Gauge and HO Scale Model Railroads, Installing An Arduino DCC Decoder In A Passenger Wagon – Part 1, Putting Life into a Railroad with Micro Controllers – Part 33, Train Detection Using A Reed Switch And Magnet, Arduino Controlled Point Motors, Simple Servo Controller, Control A High Power 4W COB LED With Arduino Uno, Circuitron Slow Motion Switch Control With Arduino Grade Crossing and BLMA Signal Bridge, Using Copper Tape Lighting Strips, Servo Motor Control Tutorial, Controlling Model Trains With Your PC, Coach Lighting Made Simple, Simple Coding For DCC Model Trains, 3-Rail Model Railroad Signal Occupancy Detector, OMRA Pixel Lighting Using An Arduino Trinket Board, Adding LED Light Strips To A Model Railroad Building, Model Trains Using Arduino And DCC++, Model Railroad Servo Controlled Turnouts, How to Center Servos for Better Turnout Control. Membership to the Online Model Train Club is basically a month-to-month membership, and there is no six-monthly, or annual contract to sign. Your membership to the Online Model Train Club can run for one month, 2 months, 7 months, 15 months, or for as long as you personally want, or need. Every member is different with different requirements, so that is why we give you complete control to decide how long you want to stay onboard. The decision is yours, and you can cancel during any month – it is entirely over to you how long you want to remain a Model Train Club member to access the increasing lists of valuable model railroad resources, videos, demos, tutorials etc. Model Train Club Getting Started Category: A sample of the handy tips in level 1: 5 First Steps When Planning Your Layout, Train Scales Explained – Which Are Most Suitable?, Laying The Track, Getting Started with Model Trains – Videos, Train Scales Chart, Train Scales Explained – Which Are Most Suitable?, Why Careful Planning For Model Railroad Layouts Is So Critical To Avoid Expensive Mistakes, Why Model Railroading is “The Worlds Greatest Hobby”, Scales for Model Trains and Structures – All You Need To Know, Track Or Layout Height, How Electrical Currents Work, Planning The Scene – Start With A Story, What You Need To Know About Rolling Stock, The Rail In Railroading, Layout Space And Design Considerations, Using The Right Tools on Your Model Railroad, and a lot more. Model Train Club Handy Tips Category: Some examples of content spread over various levels: DC Reverse Loops, Chalk Weathering, Printed Circuit Boards, Waxed Paper & Styrene, Zip Texturing Grassed Areas, Using Grass Carpet, Making Retaining Walls, Polystyrene Is So Versatile, How To Get The Best Paint Finish, Using Thinners, Clever Ways To Add Movement to Model Railroads, Create Disappearing Roads, Simple Techniques for Masking Paint, Methods Using Blobs of Solder, Making Road Surfaces The Easy Way, How To Make A Plowed Field, Constructing Oil Tanks, Little Known Techniques for Building Structures, Sprinkling Ballasting, Know the Correct Wagon Height, Using an Old Sanding Belt, Making Hedges, Clever Uses for Window Cleaner, Using Masking Tape, Scratch Built Scales, Painting Rail Joiners, Constructing Removable Loads, Making Windows From Lids, Interesting Uses for Scrap Metal on Model Railroads, Weathering Trick, Cheaps Ways To Construct Perfect Backdrop Buildings, Train Roof Idea, Switch Location Tip, Cleaning Wheels, Positioning Trees Against Background – Do’s and Don’ts, Effective Details and Detailing Model Trains, Are Couplers Too Close, Nudging Trains Tip, and that’s just in level 1. Here are more example of the numerous model railroad resources available to Online Model Train Club members subscribed at various levels within the club. Obviously, members gain access to more tutorials and videos each month the longer they remain a member, so if you are a Model Train Club member subscribed at level #4, you would get access to all resources from level 1 through to (and including) level #4. The follow is a list of some of the numerous model train resources spread over various levels: Model Train Club Large Scale Category: This category looks at O scale and G scale (Garden) model trains. Other scales such as N scale, HO scale and OO gauge trains are covered in other categories. Here’s a sample of the heading of some tutorials, demos, videos, articles: A Garden Railway Tour (Part 1), Building A Garden Railroad Steam Locomotive – Video, 15 Feet Long O Gauge Trains On Scratchbuilt Helix, Military Train – MTH Lionel – O gauge, Getting Started In Garden Railroads – Part 3, Gilbert American Flyer Pre-War OGauge Train, O Gauge and O 27 Gauge Train Comparison, Lionel “O” Gauge Trains & Animated Fire Scene, Brass Live Steam Tram, 38 Ton Shay Part 2, Outdoor Model Train Garden Landscaped with Succulent Plants, Electric 3 1/2″ Wood Head Locomotive, Journey Around A Garden Railway, Preparing A Model Live Steam Train, English O Gauge Model Trains, Track Cleaning Car for 3-Rail O-Scale, Garden Railroad Snow Blower in Action, Building an O Gauge Toolshed, Build A Little Warehouse For Your Garden Railway, Uncoupling Tracks/Operating Tracks, Wiring Lionel OTC To Uncoupling Tracks, G Scale Glass Works For A Garden Railway, O Gauge Model Railroad Track, O Gauge In A Small Space, Accucraft K-28 Coal Fired Train, How To Build a Basic Garden Railroad – Part 2, SD70ACe Legacy, Switching Test On An O Scale Hi-Rail Modular Layout, Building a Trestle, Wiring A New Layout, Large Scale Mountain Building, Bridge Building Techniques, 17 Important Questions Before Building A Garden Railroad, More Important Considerations When Building A Garden Railroad, O Scale Trains On Modular Layout, Making an O Scale Lift Bridge, G Scale Plow Train, O Scale Switching Multiple Sidings, Adding Sound To O27 Trains With A Bluetooth Speaker, Viaduct Pattern For Garden Railroad, and plenty more to see. Model Train Club Locomotives Category: Some examples of tutorial headings in beginner and upper levels of the Model Train Club – Cleaning Wheels On A Locomotive – Video, How To Keep A Locomotive Maintenance Record, Secondhand Model Trains – Are They Worth Buying?, The 6 Point Checklist For Choosing The Right Locomotive For Your Model Railroad Layout, Testing Motor Stall Current, Lubricating A Model Train – Video, How To Re-Wick A MTH Engine or Locomotive – Video, The Workings Of A Good Locomotive, Noisy Locomotives And Motor Burnout, Locomotive Pull Power Explained, Bachmann Spectrum PRR K4 – Video, Proto 2000 E8 – Video, Burlington E7 – Video, Southern Pacific Daylight E8 – Video, Rivarossi Shunting Tractor Breuer With Tank Wagon, Engine Repairs And Maintenance, Athearn Genesis GP38-2, King Edward 1 Engine, Class 66 From Bachmann, Stevenson’s Rocket, Cleaning Your Locos, Three DCC Locos With Sound, Smoke And Lights, SD80MAC Legacy Review, Bachmann Class 66, Bachmann Class 170 LM Train Review, Roco HO 72800 SBB Snowplough DCC, HO Model Power F7 – Metal Train, Class 03 Shunter By Bachmann, N Scale Kiha 04 Series Electric Railroad Car, How To Read Signals On The CSX, What’s Inside Model Trains?, DC Engine Maintenance, and plenty more videos and tutorials for upper level members. Model Train Club Maintenance and Repairs Category: Topics covered at various levels inside the Model Train Club include – Proven To work Track Cleaning Methods, How To Repair Problems, Maintenance & Repairs – Videos, Model Train Lubrication Requirements, Fixing Short Circuits At Insulated Frogs, Servicing Diesel Locomotives, Part 1: Getting Ready, Maintenance For Smooth Operation of Model Trains, Techniques for Soldering The Track, The Care & Use Of Track Building Files and Track Cutters, Track Maintenance Using A Plasser “DTS 62 N” Dynamic Track Stabiliser & Ballast Plow, Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators, Rail Maintenance, Loco Servicing – Part 7, Cleaning Wheels on Trains, Fixing Cracked Axle Gears, Best Ways For Using A Soldering Iron, Troubleshooting Train Problems, Basic Tuneups On Model Rail Road Cars, Maintenance Of Way Cars – Part 2, Model Train Maintenance Systems, CMX Track Cleaning Wagon, Roto Wheel Cleaner Model Train Wheel Cleaning Tool, Maintenance & Rescue Pads, Cleaning & Finishing Pads for Model Railroads, Dust Monkeys For Track Cleaning, RailPal For Track Cleaning, Track Painters, Locomotive Tuneup – Part 3, Model Railroad Track Joining Tools, Coupler Maintenance, Train Maintenance – Motor Magnets, Using A Multi Meter – Testing Motor Armature, Servicing, Pick-ups and Brushes, How To Improve Operation Of Your Locomotive By Lubricating The Gears, How To Set The Height Of Your HO Knuckle Couplers, N Scale Locomotive Z Scale Coupler Conversion, Taking Apart Coaches, How To Repair A Model Railway Canopy, A Train Laying Out Track (MOW), Diesel Locomotive Maintenance – Part 2, KBR 925 Ballast Regulator, Cleaning Track Methods, LMS 40T Steam Crane In Operation, Breakdown Train, The Loco Pit Repair Stop, How To Clean Model Railroad Locomotive Wheels, Best Ways To Lubricate Model Trains, Cleaning Your Pointwork, Railroad MOW Ballast Cleaner, Railroad Crossing Signals – Out With The Old In With The New, Model Train Breaks A Coupler On The Joint Line, Track Cleaning Cars And De-railment Issues, Model Railway Problem Solved, Leveling Track And The Coaling Area, Motor Alignment, Installing High Bass Speaker – Part 2, Maintaining Your HO Scale Model Trains, Locomotives Issues, Troubleshooting Model Railroad Power Issues, Drive Repairs, Truck Replacement, Simple Way To Make Track Cleaning Sticks, Scratch Built Loco Parts, Track Maintenance Equipment At Work, Railroad Thermite Welding, High Performance Welding – How It Works, Easy To Make Uncoupling Tool, Maintenance Tips For Pannier Loco, Track Cleaning Methods Demo, Cleaning Dust Off Rolling Stock And Locomotives, Important Track Maintenance Techniques, Making a Work Surface for Train Maintenance, along with several other articles, videos, tutorials in this category. Join the Online Model Train Club and your subscription will give you access to some of the many, many videos and tutorials available to subscribers inside the club membership area. As an example, membership level 1 has a big range of tools for railway modelers to explore regardless of whether they model HO scale, N scale, or perhaps OO gauge (those railway modelers in the UK). Model Train Club subscribers on level 2 will be able to tap into both level 1 and level 2 railroad resources. Level 18 subscribers will get to see everything in levels 1 right through to level 18. The longer you remain subscribed; the more tools, videos, tutorials, helpful diagrams and photos you’ll be able to use to help you progress your model railroad layout. Here are some of the numerous tools and resources accessible by members on advanced levels inside the Online Model Train Club. These are examples only, and give a guide to some of the topic subjects in each category at specific membership levels. Model Train Club Model Buildings Category: Samples of some of the content available to members on different levels – Highly Detailed Printout Buildings, Scale Conversion Calculator, Free Plan to Make a Shed, Assembly Tips, Mounting Paper Plans On Card, Cutting Out The Model, Clever Construction Tips, Sample Building and Structure Construction, Construct a Scale Model Church, Make This Office Building, Making Silos, How to Make a House, Constructing a Barn Grain Silo, Constructing a Signal Box, Make a Model Shop, Shipping Container plans, An Impressive Grain Elevator To Make, Make A Train Station – Free Plan, Construct This Engine Shed, Goods Depot Plans, Make This Telegraph Office, Free Plans for a Large Railway Platform, Free Plans – Creating a Crossing Shanty, Techniques for Making Windows, Constructing a Barn And Outhouse, Make This Tractor Shed And Smoke House, Techniques for constructing Low Relief Buildings, Industrial Backdrop Buildings, Making Background Warehouses, Free Plans – Engineering Workshop, Make this Freight Depot, Rail Yard Buildings, and lots of free plans for making structures on different levels. Model Train Club Operations Category: MAIN TRACK and FAST TRACK members to the Online Model Train Club gain access to download a number of model railroading e-books and bonuses spread over the first few months of their membership. Included is the Beginners Blueprint series of e-books which is a guide for model train beginners to the hobby covering subjects including: DCC basics, model railroad scenery basics, track and bench work basics, model railroad trouble shooting, model train questions and answers, layout planning basics, and there is even an e-book with 50 track plans. These model train e-books are released over the first few months to new subscribers to Robert’s Online Model Train Club. Some of the following content will be available to members depending on which level they are subscribed at. Interchanging Cars, Switching A Siding, Facing Point Approach, Run-Around Operation – Part 1, Operation HO – N scale – OO Railroads, The Factors That Determine The Operational Capacity Of A Railroad, HO Scale Excavators – Video, Car Standards For Operating Sessions, Model Railroad Operational Ideas – Part 4, Model Railroad Layout Waybill Operating System, The Easy Way to Super-Elevate Track – Part 1, Watch an Model Railroad Op Session, Trouble-Free Train Running Requirements, Pre-Inspection and Defects Checklists, Audible Warning Signal Rules, Proper Car Placement In Trains, A Smoother Op Session – Tips and Techniques, Assessing Realistic Scale Train Speed Operation, A Calculator For Figuring Out Train Speeds, Trains At The Interchange, Mainline Operation (Part 2), Know Your Railroad and Trains, The Techniques I Use for Making LED Model Railroad Signals, Model Train Control, Dispatcher And Train Order Panels On Layout, Tips for Operating Model Railroads – Part 4, Defect Detectors – And What They Are For, Mileposts – And Why They Are So Important, Switching Milling Operations, How Signals And Signalling Work, Milk And Boxcar Unloading Operations, Methods for Logging Operations, Timetable And Train Orders – PART 3 Wheel Cleaning Better Model Railroad Ops, Track Planning For More Prototypical Operations – Fixing Common Mistakes, Retrofitting Timetable & Train Order Management, Local Switching With Modified Waybills And Switchlists, Speed Matching DCC Model Train Engines, How Train And Tram Pantographs Work, How To Speed-Match DCC Locomotives (With JMRI), Simple Work Order Switching, Creating A Work Order, Switching Solutions, The Workings Of A Hon30 Modular Layout, Off Spot Switching Solutions, Factors For A Well Running Model Train Layout, Car Card & Waybill Systems, Remote CTC Dispatching On A Model Railroad, Speed Matching Using A Speedometer, Staging Yards And Tracks On A Model Railroad, and plenty more at various levels. Model Train Club Overcoming Problems Category: Some of the videos, demonstrations, and tutorials available on some levels of the Online Model Train Club – Overcoming Problems – Videos, Which Wheels and Oils Are the Most Suitable For Model Train Operation?, How to Prevent Trains From Stopping Or Slowing Down on a Model Railroad, 8 Ways To Stop Annoying Model Train Derailments, How to Avoid Derailments, Poor Wheel Traction and Motor Burnout on Your Model Railroad Layout, Fixing Locomotive Problems and Trains Derailing, How to Create A Perfect Model Railroad Without Making Too Many Bad Mistakes, Avoiding Problems In Tunnels, The Steps To Locating Track Problems, What Causes Dirty Rails And Wheels – How To Solve The Problem, Correct Weights for Freight and Passenger Cars, Problem Solving – Part 2, Weighing and Weighting Cars to Lower the Center of Gravity, Fixing a Peco Insulfrog Crossing – Video, Electrofrog Points Peco Part 6, Model Railway Points (Switches) Explained, Center-Over Springs for Model Railroad Turnouts, How to Keep Your Layout Looking Clean, Members Share Solutions, Checking Coupler Height And Car Weight Gauge, Model Rail And Wheel Maintenance, Questions And Answers On Consisting, Running Consists With DCC, Ensuring Couplers Operate Smoothly – Part 2, Coupling Repairs, Track Fires, Alternatives To Model, Railway Track Pins, Automatic Uncoupling, Derailment Prevention On Model Railroads, Overcoming Frustrating Problems – Part 7, Repair, Reinforce Models With Epoxy, Repair Locomotive Step With Glue, Trouble Shooting A Bachmann Engine, Solving Train Speeds & Distance, How To Stop Turnout Bounce & Derails, Overcoming Problems Constructing The World’s Highest Railway, Suitability of Conrad Point Motors and How They Work, Using Kadee Couplings, Woodland Scenics Track And Wheel Cleaner Review, Checking And Adjusting Kadee Style Couplers, Magnetic Delayed Uncoupling, and so much more at different levels. Model Train Club Planning and Design Category: Getting Started Building Your Layout, Why Build A Main Or Branch Line Layout?, Railroad Layout Options Explained, Why Build An Industrial Or Tramway Layout?, Model Railway Planning & Design – Videos, Deciding a Track Plan Before Building Your Model Railroad Layout, The Advantages and Disadvantages of Building a Modular Train Layout, Does Your Model Train Layout Need to Be a Big As You Planned?, Building A Small Layout, 5 First Steps When Planning Your Layout, Figure-Eight Layout Variations, Overlapped Folded Dog Bone Track Designs, Twice-Around Layouts Explained, How To Calculate Overpass Clearances, Using Easements, Model Railroad Yard Designs, 9 Steps To Creating Classification Yards, Planning To Build A Switching Layout, A Sectional Layout Versus A Modular Layout – Part 4, Industries To Include On An HO Scale Model Railroad Layout – Part 2, Yard Configuration Terms, Run-Arounds And Sidings, Making A Helix, Building A Small Model Railroad Layout: Part 5, How To Build A Helix – Part 2, Building A Micro Layout – Part 19, Building A Helix Explained, Fiddle Yards – Part 2, How To Use U.S.Geological Survey To Plan A Model Train Layout, Using CAD To Plan Model Railroads, Calculating Grades On Your Model Railway, How To Mount Toggle Switches In A Model Railroad Fascia, and plenty more inside various areas and levels within the club.

Model Train Club Rolling Stock Category: A sample of demos, videos, tutorials at different levels – Quick Guide To Freight Cars And Rolling Stock, Walthers Gold Line Bi-Level Auto Racks, Atlas O-Scale Freight Cars Review, Building a Blueprint Series 50′ L&N Boxcar, Online Model Train Club Magor 4750 Covered Hopper Review, Atlas HO Thrall Triple 53′ Articulated Well Cars, Northern Pacific Road Numbers NP 977229/97732, Walthers Gold Line Husky Stack Well Car Review, Proto 2000 HO Scale ATSF Santa Fe PS2-CD High Side Hopper Wagon, HO Scale iCar, Shelf Layout Tour With iCar, Hornby GWR Western Pullman Set Online Model Train Club Review, Weathering A Boxcar Without An Airbrush, Scratch Build A Speeder Car, Adapting LED Christmas Lights For Your Railroad, MOW Equipment, Using Kadee Uncoupling Magnets, Improving Model Railroad Hopper Cars, HO Trinity 31K Gallon Tank Car, Homemade Coupler Gauge With Weight Scale, Making Gondola Loads, and an enormous amount more at different levels. Model Train Club Scenery Category: Some of the content on different levels includes – Using Extruded Foam – Videos, Making Trees – Videos, Using Furnace Filters To Make Trees, Rocks and Cliffs – Part 1, Making Scenery Foliage, Proxxon Thermocut Hotwire Cutter For Styrofoam, Adding Scenic Water To Your Layout, Making Rock Faces Using Flexible Moulds, Make A Diorama Waterfall, Making Roads And Paved Surfaces, Mountains, Cliffs, And Riverbeds Made Easy, Making Concrete Slabs For Signal Lights, Easy Sculptamold Mountain Techniques, Using A Static Grass Applicator, Backdrops, Fascia and Scenic Dividers, How To Model A Road Crossing, Build An HO Scale Wood Fence, Making Grade Crossings, Trestle Bridge Scenery, Using Woodland Scenics Realistic Water Demo, Rock Painting Techniques, Cork vs Foam Track Underlay, and so much more to see. Model Train Club Track Work Category: Ballasting Step By Step Tutorial, How Track Geometry Affects Laying of Parallel Track, Soldering Track, Clearances For Model Railway Tracks, Planning Curves – Spiral Easements – Minimum Radius – Super Elevation – S Curves, Track-work – Videos, Ballast Spreaders for HO/OO, N and O Scales – Video, Rails And Roadbed, Atlas HO Track Cleaning Car Online Model Train Club Review, Soldering Tools For Hand Laid Track, Soldering Track-work Using Acid Based Flux – SuperSafe Flux, How The Frog Point Works, NMRA Standards, 35W Weller Soldering Iron, Cutting Rails, Electrofrog vs Insulfrog, Fitting A Point Motor, Painting Track & Cleaning Rails, How To Install Rail Joiners, How To Avoid Cold Solder Joints, Ballasting Switches, Building A HO Scale Module, Fishplates on Model Railway Track, Flextrack Instructional Video, Installing Neodymiun Magnets, How To Install Track Feeders On HO Scale Code 100 Track, Removing Model Railroad Track Pins, How To Wire Electrogfrog Crossing For DCC, Installing Ties At Rail Joints, How To Install DCC Friendly Turnouts And Switches, Insulfrog VS Electrofrog Model Railroad Switches, and an incredible amount more to see at different levels. Model Train Club Wiring and Control Category: Wiring For Two Train Operation, Electrically Joining Two Baseboards, Wiring Track For Electrical Reliability – Video, How To Use SMD LEDs With Model Railroads – Video, How To Wire LED’s – Video, How To Determine What Resistor To Use – Video, 6 Reasons To Change Your Locomotives And Layout TO LED Lighting, More On Led Soldering – Video, Soldering Bus Wires – Video, Non-Derail Circuit Board with Corrected Insets, Building A Turnout Control Panel, Installation of Feeder Wires From Main Bus Wire, Using Bus Wires And Wiring Connections, Using Surface Mount LEDs For Locomotive Lighting, Simple Point Control Explained, Installing LED’s In A Cab, How To Solder Power Wires To Model Railroad Tracks, Turnout Wiring, How To Wire For DCC Using Bus And Feeder Wires, Point Motor Testing, New Way For Wiring Up Tortoise Switch Machines, Soldering Dropper Wires To The Track, Servo Operated Track Junction, Turnouts and Fitting Ground Throws, Computer Control On Model Railroads, Techniques For Installing DCC Power Bus Wiring, Getting Power To Track Feeders, Mount A Two Tortoise For A Crossover Track, How To Wire Electrofrog Crossing, Signal Installation, Installing Jumper Wires For Turnouts, Tortoise Switch Machine Wiring Toggle Switches, plus numerous other Online Model Train Club resources available to members on different levels. There’s too much inside the Online Model Train Club available to members to mention everything here. This is just a sample of what members can potentially access depending on what level of the Model Train Club they are on.

The Online Model Train Club is like a giant resource library where… month-after-month you can access more and more step-by-step tutorials, helpful articles, informative videos, plans, diagrams, charts, photos and more! Below are some examples of the resources available inside the Online Model Train Club members area. Being a MAIN TRACK or FAST TRACK Model Train Club subscriber (member) – each month you will be able to unlock access to a comprehensive range of helpful videos, tutorials, usable plans, informative diagrams etc. Yes, each month you can tap into more and more model railroading resources inside the Online Model Train Club. The longer you remain a member, the more resources you can access. Here is a sampling of some of the Model Train Club tutorials, videos, demonstrations etc., available to members at various membership levels over coming months: Model Train Club Benchwork Category: How To Make Model Railway Platforms, The Easy Way – Video, Benchwork – Videos, Poor Joins In Baseboards, More Benchwork Tips, Building A Frame And Baseboard, Paint Wooden Baseboard Sides – Tip, Benchwork Plan, How To Build In Modules, Baseboard Construction (Part 1), Baseboard Construction (Part 2), Benchwork Height, Making Curves On Your Benchwork, Model Railroad Benchwork Using Biscuits, Benchwork Building Ideas – Part 1, Adding Sub-Roadbed And Risers For Track Elevation, Train Lift Bridge, Framework & Legs – Part 2, How To Build L Girder Benchwork, Making Baseboards For A Scale Model Railway Layout, Train Layout Fascia Board Installation – Tips and Tricks, Baseboard Bolted Together, Making A Lift Out – Part 1, 2’x4′ And 5’x6′ Module Construction, Ideas For Painting Fascia, Making A Model Strip Wood Table Saw, How To Do Open Grid Benchwork, Solving Benchwork Installation Problems, Drop Bridge Overview – Wiring And Construction, An Alternative To The Duck-Under Swing-Section, Putting Down Cork Roadbed, Creating Shelving Units, and much more. The following lists more examples of resources available to members of the Online Model Train Club at various levels of membership. For example; members subscribed at level #4 of the Model Train Club will be able to access all the model railroad resources up to and including level #4 resources; model train club members at level #64 will be able to access all resources (videos, tutorials etc) up to and including level #64 (that’s level 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59 right back to level 1). Every new member to the Online Model Train Club starts at level #1, which in itself is extremely comprehensive and would suit model train beginners and more advanced model railroaders alike. Examples from railroading resources from another category inside the club: Model Train Club DCC (Digital Command Control) Category: Example of content in beginner and more advanced levels: DCC Basics For Beginners – Video, Bringing A Model Railroad To Life With Digital Command Control, Electrical Current Explained, Why Some Model Railroaders Prefer Digital Command Control over DC Operation And Vice Versa, What Does A DCC System Include?, The Advantages & Disadvantages Of A Digital Command Control (DCC) Operating System, The Difference Between Analog And DCC Operating Systems, Digital Command Control – How It All Works, Why Model Trains Operating On A Model Railroad Layout Slow Down To Stop At Signals, Wiring Your Train Layout For DCC Operations, An Introduction to Digital Command Control and Decoders, Compare Digital Command Control Systems Before Choosing Digital Command Control For Your Trains, On-Off Signals, Timed Voltage Pulses, Decoder Programming, How To Convert Older DC Athearn to Digital Command Control with Digitrax, It’s Decision Time: DC or DCC?, D.C.C. Wiring vs. DC Block Wiring, Configuration Variables Part 2: Service Mode vs. Operations Mode, Configuration Variables Part 3: Decoder Addresses, DCC Friendly Turnouts, Decoders And Packets Of Data, Installing a Decoder and Sound in a DCC-Ready Athearn Diesel: Part 1, Configuration Variables Part 4: Achieving Realistic Speeds, Digital Command Control Wiring – One Step at a Time – Part 1, A Closer Look At How Digital Command Control Works, Computer Control of Model Trains, Improving Model Train Performance, Model Trains Acceleration and Deceleration, Operating Analog Locomotives on DCC, Busses, Throttles And Cabs, Setting CVs Using Digitrax, Programming CV’s on Digitrax Zephyr DCS50, Consisting – Introduction, Model Railroad Power Districts, WiFi Controls For Model Trains Cell Phones And Tablets – JMRI, Hornby Super Sprinter Howes Sound Tests, Adding Computer Decoders to Model Trains, Model Railroad DC Wiring, Basic Consist Method, Auto Reverse, JMRI OPERATION – Getting Started – Part 1, Movements of Model Trains on Track, Decoder Installation Step-By-Step, How To Install A Decoder Into A HO Scale Athearn RTR Engine, Kato P42 MRC Sound Decoder Install, Advanced Consist Method, N scale, HO scale, OO Gauge Model Trains – The Decoder Smarts, More On CV Types, CV17/18, Universal Consist Method, Instructions For Using An iPad App For Programming Decoders, Speed Tables, Difference Between Analog DC, DCC Ready and Equipped Model Trains, Debugging Switch Issues, Auto Reverser Applications, Digital Command Control Chips Explained, TCS Decoder Installation, More NMRA Standards And RPs, Preparing Circuitron Turnout Motors, Pre-Wired Decoder Plug Information From S9.1.1, Digital Command Control Conversion of DC Locomotive – Part 1, Wiring – One Step At A Time – Part 11, Decoding The Decoder Space, Inexpensive Turnout Control, Load Loco Speed Matching, 21 Pin Connectors, Decoder Installation Essentials – Part 1, Digitrax DH123 Mobile D-C-C Decoder Review, Model Railroad Track Wiring and Diagrams Explained, Non D.C.C. Ready Atlas Conversion – Part 1, How To Install Sound Decoders, Sound With Two Decoders, Function Key Mapping, Sound Decoder Install Tips for HO Scale Trains, Switch Pilot Servo Accessory Decoder, Model Railroads – 30 Amp NCE System, Digitrax Decoder Install In N Scale Kato E5A, Chipping DDC Ready Locomotives, Reversing Loop Explained, Smartphone Cabs on Model Railroads, Electronic Circuitry And Tools, What Are DCC Friendly Points?, Can A D.C.C. System Supply Up To 4 Amps To The Track On An Average?, Cobalt Switching, What Is The Function Of The Cab Or Throttle?, Model Railroad Wiring Constraints, Fitting Point Motors Controlled By D.C.C., What Type Of Wiring Is Needed For A Railroad Layout?, Railway Layout Polarity, Model Railroad Loop Wiring Explained, How To Install A D-C-C Decoder Into A Life-Like Proto 2000 E8A, Wiring Turnouts And Frogs for Model Trains, More On Wiring Turnouts, Demonstration Of Keep-Alive Decoder In Short Wheel Base Locomotive, How Can I Solder the Bus Wires and the Track?, Model Railroad Multi Points / Turnout Controller (Arduino), How To Install A D.C.C. Decoder FULL (Kato AC4400), NCE Power Cab With USB Computer interface JMRI Server Ipad Mini Motorola Smartphone, Using Test Tracks, Model Trains With JMRI, Servo Control System – Part 1, Can Any Two Loco Decoders Have The Same Loco Address?, Making A Freight Yard, What Is Meant By “NMRA Compatibility”?, Proto 1000 RDC, NEW VS OLD Demonstration, How To Deal With Reverse Loop in D.C.C?, Digitrax Zephyr Xtra, Control Panels And The Control Operation System, How To Connect And Operate A Turntable Using Your Controller, How To Wire A Smart Booster, JMRI – The Computer and Model Railroading, The Ultimate Throttle – Part 1 and much, much more. Model Train Club Electronics Category: Some of the content examples spread over various levels inside the Online Model Train Club: Putting Life into a Railroad with Micro Controllers, Getting Started With Arduino, An Introduction To The Uses Of Arduino, Basic Outputs On Arduino, Stepper Motor Turntable Control, Train Detection Via Reed Switch And Magnet, Arduino: Buttons, PWM, And Functions, Micro Control Of Model Railroad Turnouts, Putting Computers Intelligence To Work On Your Model Railroad – Part 6, Semaphore Scale Model Railroad Signal With Arduino, Model Railway Turntable Controller, Model Railway Multi Points/Turnout Controller, Arduino – Servo Selection & Motion Control, How To Control Servos Used on Model Railroads, Android-Arduino LED Strip Lights, LED Sequential Control, Animation With Micro Controls on N scale, OO Gauge and HO Scale Model Railroads, Installing An Arduino DCC Decoder In A Passenger Wagon – Part 1, Putting Life into a Railroad with Micro Controllers – Part 33, Train Detection Using A Reed Switch And Magnet, Arduino Controlled Point Motors, Simple Servo Controller, Control A High Power 4W COB LED With Arduino Uno, Circuitron Slow Motion Switch Control With Arduino Grade Crossing and BLMA Signal Bridge, Using Copper Tape Lighting Strips, Servo Motor Control Tutorial, Controlling Model Trains With Your PC, Coach Lighting Made Simple, Simple Coding For DCC Model Trains, 3-Rail Model Railroad Signal Occupancy Detector, OMRA Pixel Lighting Using An Arduino Trinket Board, Adding LED Light Strips To A Model Railroad Building, Model Trains Using Arduino And DCC++, Model Railroad Servo Controlled Turnouts, How to Center Servos for Better Turnout Control. Membership to the Online Model Train Club is basically a month-to-month membership, and there is no six-monthly, or annual contract to sign. Your membership to the Online Model Train Club can run for one month, 2 months, 7 months, 15 months, or for as long as you personally want, or need. Every member is different with different requirements, so that is why we give you complete control to decide how long you want to stay onboard. The decision is yours, and you can cancel during any month – it is entirely over to you how long you want to remain a Model Train Club member to access the increasing lists of valuable model railroad resources, videos, demos, tutorials etc. Model Train Club Getting Started Category: A sample of the handy tips in level 1: 5 First Steps When Planning Your Layout, Train Scales Explained – Which Are Most Suitable?, Laying The Track, Getting Started with Model Trains – Videos, Train Scales Chart, Train Scales Explained – Which Are Most Suitable?, Why Careful Planning For Model Railroad Layouts Is So Critical To Avoid Expensive Mistakes, Why Model Railroading is “The Worlds Greatest Hobby”, Scales for Model Trains and Structures – All You Need To Know, Track Or Layout Height, How Electrical Currents Work, Planning The Scene – Start With A Story, What You Need To Know About Rolling Stock, The Rail In Railroading, Layout Space And Design Considerations, Using The Right Tools on Your Model Railroad, and a lot more. Model Train Club Handy Tips Category: Some examples of content spread over various levels: DC Reverse Loops, Chalk Weathering, Printed Circuit Boards, Waxed Paper & Styrene, Zip Texturing Grassed Areas, Using Grass Carpet, Making Retaining Walls, Polystyrene Is So Versatile, How To Get The Best Paint Finish, Using Thinners, Clever Ways To Add Movement to Model Railroads, Create Disappearing Roads, Simple Techniques for Masking Paint, Methods Using Blobs of Solder, Making Road Surfaces The Easy Way, How To Make A Plowed Field, Constructing Oil Tanks, Little Known Techniques for Building Structures, Sprinkling Ballasting, Know the Correct Wagon Height, Using an Old Sanding Belt, Making Hedges, Clever Uses for Window Cleaner, Using Masking Tape, Scratch Built Scales, Painting Rail Joiners, Constructing Removable Loads, Making Windows From Lids, Interesting Uses for Scrap Metal on Model Railroads, Weathering Trick, Cheaps Ways To Construct Perfect Backdrop Buildings, Train Roof Idea, Switch Location Tip, Cleaning Wheels, Positioning Trees Against Background – Do’s and Don’ts, Effective Details and Detailing Model Trains, Are Couplers Too Close, Nudging Trains Tip, and that’s just in level 1. Here are more example of the numerous model railroad resources available to Online Model Train Club members subscribed at various levels within the club. Obviously, members gain access to more tutorials and videos each month the longer they remain a member, so if you are a Model Train Club member subscribed at level #4, you would get access to all resources from level 1 through to (and including) level #4. The follow is a list of some of the numerous model train resources spread over various levels: Model Train Club Large Scale Category: This category looks at O scale and G scale (Garden) model trains. Other scales such as N scale, HO scale and OO gauge trains are covered in other categories. Here’s a sample of the heading of some tutorials, demos, videos, articles: A Garden Railway Tour (Part 1), Building A Garden Railroad Steam Locomotive – Video, 15 Feet Long O Gauge Trains On Scratchbuilt Helix, Military Train – MTH Lionel – O gauge, Getting Started In Garden Railroads – Part 3, Gilbert American Flyer Pre-War OGauge Train, O Gauge and O 27 Gauge Train Comparison, Lionel “O” Gauge Trains & Animated Fire Scene, Brass Live Steam Tram, 38 Ton Shay Part 2, Outdoor Model Train Garden Landscaped with Succulent Plants, Electric 3 1/2″ Wood Head Locomotive, Journey Around A Garden Railway, Preparing A Model Live Steam Train, English O Gauge Model Trains, Track Cleaning Car for 3-Rail O-Scale, Garden Railroad Snow Blower in Action, Building an O Gauge Toolshed, Build A Little Warehouse For Your Garden Railway, Uncoupling Tracks/Operating Tracks, Wiring Lionel OTC To Uncoupling Tracks, G Scale Glass Works For A Garden Railway, O Gauge Model Railroad Track, O Gauge In A Small Space, Accucraft K-28 Coal Fired Train, How To Build a Basic Garden Railroad – Part 2, SD70ACe Legacy, Switching Test On An O Scale Hi-Rail Modular Layout, Building a Trestle, Wiring A New Layout, Large Scale Mountain Building, Bridge Building Techniques, 17 Important Questions Before Building A Garden Railroad, More Important Considerations When Building A Garden Railroad, O Scale Trains On Modular Layout, Making an O Scale Lift Bridge, G Scale Plow Train, O Scale Switching Multiple Sidings, Adding Sound To O27 Trains With A Bluetooth Speaker, Viaduct Pattern For Garden Railroad, and plenty more to see. Model Train Club Locomotives Category: Some examples of tutorial headings in beginner and upper levels of the Model Train Club – Cleaning Wheels On A Locomotive – Video, How To Keep A Locomotive Maintenance Record, Secondhand Model Trains – Are They Worth Buying?, The 6 Point Checklist For Choosing The Right Locomotive For Your Model Railroad Layout, Testing Motor Stall Current, Lubricating A Model Train – Video, How To Re-Wick A MTH Engine or Locomotive – Video, The Workings Of A Good Locomotive, Noisy Locomotives And Motor Burnout, Locomotive Pull Power Explained, Bachmann Spectrum PRR K4 – Video, Proto 2000 E8 – Video, Burlington E7 – Video, Southern Pacific Daylight E8 – Video, Rivarossi Shunting Tractor Breuer With Tank Wagon, Engine Repairs And Maintenance, Athearn Genesis GP38-2, King Edward 1 Engine, Class 66 From Bachmann, Stevenson’s Rocket, Cleaning Your Locos, Three DCC Locos With Sound, Smoke And Lights, SD80MAC Legacy Review, Bachmann Class 66, Bachmann Class 170 LM Train Review, Roco HO 72800 SBB Snowplough DCC, HO Model Power F7 – Metal Train, Class 03 Shunter By Bachmann, N Scale Kiha 04 Series Electric Railroad Car, How To Read Signals On The CSX, What’s Inside Model Trains?, DC Engine Maintenance, and plenty more videos and tutorials for upper level members. Model Train Club Maintenance and Repairs Category: Topics covered at various levels inside the Model Train Club include – Proven To work Track Cleaning Methods, How To Repair Problems, Maintenance & Repairs – Videos, Model Train Lubrication Requirements, Fixing Short Circuits At Insulated Frogs, Servicing Diesel Locomotives, Part 1: Getting Ready, Maintenance For Smooth Operation of Model Trains, Techniques for Soldering The Track, The Care & Use Of Track Building Files and Track Cutters, Track Maintenance Using A Plasser “DTS 62 N” Dynamic Track Stabiliser & Ballast Plow, Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators, Rail Maintenance, Loco Servicing – Part 7, Cleaning Wheels on Trains, Fixing Cracked Axle Gears, Best Ways For Using A Soldering Iron, Troubleshooting Train Problems, Basic Tuneups On Model Rail Road Cars, Maintenance Of Way Cars – Part 2, Model Train Maintenance Systems, CMX Track Cleaning Wagon, Roto Wheel Cleaner Model Train Wheel Cleaning Tool, Maintenance & Rescue Pads, Cleaning & Finishing Pads for Model Railroads, Dust Monkeys For Track Cleaning, RailPal For Track Cleaning, Track Painters, Locomotive Tuneup – Part 3, Model Railroad Track Joining Tools, Coupler Maintenance, Train Maintenance – Motor Magnets, Using A Multi Meter – Testing Motor Armature, Servicing, Pick-ups and Brushes, How To Improve Operation Of Your Locomotive By Lubricating The Gears, How To Set The Height Of Your HO Knuckle Couplers, N Scale Locomotive Z Scale Coupler Conversion, Taking Apart Coaches, How To Repair A Model Railway Canopy, A Train Laying Out Track (MOW), Diesel Locomotive Maintenance – Part 2, KBR 925 Ballast Regulator, Cleaning Track Methods, LMS 40T Steam Crane In Operation, Breakdown Train, The Loco Pit Repair Stop, How To Clean Model Railroad Locomotive Wheels, Best Ways To Lubricate Model Trains, Cleaning Your Pointwork, Railroad MOW Ballast Cleaner, Railroad Crossing Signals – Out With The Old In With The New, Model Train Breaks A Coupler On The Joint Line, Track Cleaning Cars And De-railment Issues, Model Railway Problem Solved, Leveling Track And The Coaling Area, Motor Alignment, Installing High Bass Speaker – Part 2, Maintaining Your HO Scale Model Trains, Locomotives Issues, Troubleshooting Model Railroad Power Issues, Drive Repairs, Truck Replacement, Simple Way To Make Track Cleaning Sticks, Scratch Built Loco Parts, Track Maintenance Equipment At Work, Railroad Thermite Welding, High Performance Welding – How It Works, Easy To Make Uncoupling Tool, Maintenance Tips For Pannier Loco, Track Cleaning Methods Demo, Cleaning Dust Off Rolling Stock And Locomotives, Important Track Maintenance Techniques, Making a Work Surface for Train Maintenance, along with several other articles, videos, tutorials in this category. Join the Online Model Train Club and your subscription will give you access to some of the many, many videos and tutorials available to subscribers inside the club membership area. As an example, membership level 1 has a big range of tools for railway modelers to explore regardless of whether they model HO scale, N scale, or perhaps OO gauge (those railway modelers in the UK). Model Train Club subscribers on level 2 will be able to tap into both level 1 and level 2 railroad resources. Level 18 subscribers will get to see everything in levels 1 right through to level 18. The longer you remain subscribed; the more tools, videos, tutorials, helpful diagrams and photos you’ll be able to use to help you progress your model railroad layout. Here are some of the numerous tools and resources accessible by members on advanced levels inside the Online Model Train Club. These are examples only, and give a guide to some of the topic subjects in each category at specific membership levels. Model Train Club Model Buildings Category: Samples of some of the content available to members on different levels – Highly Detailed Printout Buildings, Scale Conversion Calculator, Free Plan to Make a Shed, Assembly Tips, Mounting Paper Plans On Card, Cutting Out The Model, Clever Construction Tips, Sample Building and Structure Construction, Construct a Scale Model Church, Make This Office Building, Making Silos, How to Make a House, Constructing a Barn Grain Silo, Constructing a Signal Box, Make a Model Shop, Shipping Container plans, An Impressive Grain Elevator To Make, Make A Train Station – Free Plan, Construct This Engine Shed, Goods Depot Plans, Make This Telegraph Office, Free Plans for a Large Railway Platform, Free Plans – Creating a Crossing Shanty, Techniques for Making Windows, Constructing a Barn And Outhouse, Make This Tractor Shed And Smoke House, Techniques for constructing Low Relief Buildings, Industrial Backdrop Buildings, Making Background Warehouses, Free Plans – Engineering Workshop, Make this Freight Depot, Rail Yard Buildings, and lots of free plans for making structures on different levels. Model Train Club Operations Category: MAIN TRACK and FAST TRACK members to the Online Model Train Club gain access to download a number of model railroading e-books and bonuses spread over the first few months of their membership. Included is the Beginners Blueprint series of e-books which is a guide for model train beginners to the hobby covering subjects including: DCC basics, model railroad scenery basics, track and bench work basics, model railroad trouble shooting, model train questions and answers, layout planning basics, and there is even an e-book with 50 track plans. These model train e-books are released over the first few months to new subscribers to Robert’s Online Model Train Club. Some of the following content will be available to members depending on which level they are subscribed at. Interchanging Cars, Switching A Siding, Facing Point Approach, Run-Around Operation – Part 1, Operation HO – N scale – OO Railroads, The Factors That Determine The Operational Capacity Of A Railroad, HO Scale Excavators – Video, Car Standards For Operating Sessions, Model Railroad Operational Ideas – Part 4, Model Railroad Layout Waybill Operating System, The Easy Way to Super-Elevate Track – Part 1, Watch an Model Railroad Op Session, Trouble-Free Train Running Requirements, Pre-Inspection and Defects Checklists, Audible Warning Signal Rules, Proper Car Placement In Trains, A Smoother Op Session – Tips and Techniques, Assessing Realistic Scale Train Speed Operation, A Calculator For Figuring Out Train Speeds, Trains At The Interchange, Mainline Operation (Part 2), Know Your Railroad and Trains, The Techniques I Use for Making LED Model Railroad Signals, Model Train Control, Dispatcher And Train Order Panels On Layout, Tips for Operating Model Railroads – Part 4, Defect Detectors – And What They Are For, Mileposts – And Why They Are So Important, Switching Milling Operations, How Signals And Signalling Work, Milk And Boxcar Unloading Operations, Methods for Logging Operations, Timetable And Train Orders – PART 3 Wheel Cleaning Better Model Railroad Ops, Track Planning For More Prototypical Operations – Fixing Common Mistakes, Retrofitting Timetable & Train Order Management, Local Switching With Modified Waybills And Switchlists, Speed Matching DCC Model Train Engines, How Train And Tram Pantographs Work, How To Speed-Match DCC Locomotives (With JMRI), Simple Work Order Switching, Creating A Work Order, Switching Solutions, The Workings Of A Hon30 Modular Layout, Off Spot Switching Solutions, Factors For A Well Running Model Train Layout, Car Card & Waybill Systems, Remote CTC Dispatching On A Model Railroad, Speed Matching Using A Speedometer, Staging Yards And Tracks On A Model Railroad, and plenty more at various levels. Model Train Club Overcoming Problems Category: Some of the videos, demonstrations, and tutorials available on some levels of the Online Model Train Club – Overcoming Problems – Videos, Which Wheels and Oils Are the Most Suitable For Model Train Operation?, How to Prevent Trains From Stopping Or Slowing Down on a Model Railroad, 8 Ways To Stop Annoying Model Train Derailments, How to Avoid Derailments, Poor Wheel Traction and Motor Burnout on Your Model Railroad Layout, Fixing Locomotive Problems and Trains Derailing, How to Create A Perfect Model Railroad Without Making Too Many Bad Mistakes, Avoiding Problems In Tunnels, The Steps To Locating Track Problems, What Causes Dirty Rails And Wheels – How To Solve The Problem, Correct Weights for Freight and Passenger Cars, Problem Solving – Part 2, Weighing and Weighting Cars to Lower the Center of Gravity, Fixing a Peco Insulfrog Crossing – Video, Electrofrog Points Peco Part 6, Model Railway Points (Switches) Explained, Center-Over Springs for Model Railroad Turnouts, How to Keep Your Layout Looking Clean, Members Share Solutions, Checking Coupler Height And Car Weight Gauge, Model Rail And Wheel Maintenance, Questions And Answers On Consisting, Running Consists With DCC, Ensuring Couplers Operate Smoothly – Part 2, Coupling Repairs, Track Fires, Alternatives To Model, Railway Track Pins, Automatic Uncoupling, Derailment Prevention On Model Railroads, Overcoming Frustrating Problems – Part 7, Repair, Reinforce Models With Epoxy, Repair Locomotive Step With Glue, Trouble Shooting A Bachmann Engine, Solving Train Speeds & Distance, How To Stop Turnout Bounce & Derails, Overcoming Problems Constructing The World’s Highest Railway, Suitability of Conrad Point Motors and How They Work, Using Kadee Couplings, Woodland Scenics Track And Wheel Cleaner Review, Checking And Adjusting Kadee Style Couplers, Magnetic Delayed Uncoupling, and so much more at different levels. Model Train Club Planning and Design Category: Getting Started Building Your Layout, Why Build A Main Or Branch Line Layout?, Railroad Layout Options Explained, Why Build An Industrial Or Tramway Layout?, Model Railway Planning & Design – Videos, Deciding a Track Plan Before Building Your Model Railroad Layout, The Advantages and Disadvantages of Building a Modular Train Layout, Does Your Model Train Layout Need to Be a Big As You Planned?, Building A Small Layout, 5 First Steps When Planning Your Layout, Figure-Eight Layout Variations, Overlapped Folded Dog Bone Track Designs, Twice-Around Layouts Explained, How To Calculate Overpass Clearances, Using Easements, Model Railroad Yard Designs, 9 Steps To Creating Classification Yards, Planning To Build A Switching Layout, A Sectional Layout Versus A Modular Layout – Part 4, Industries To Include On An HO Scale Model Railroad Layout – Part 2, Yard Configuration Terms, Run-Arounds And Sidings, Making A Helix, Building A Small Model Railroad Layout: Part 5, How To Build A Helix – Part 2, Building A Micro Layout – Part 19, Building A Helix Explained, Fiddle Yards – Part 2, How To Use U.S.Geological Survey To Plan A Model Train Layout, Using CAD To Plan Model Railroads, Calculating Grades On Your Model Railway, How To Mount Toggle Switches In A Model Railroad Fascia, and plenty more inside various areas and levels within the club.

Model Train Club Rolling Stock Category: A sample of demos, videos, tutorials at different levels – Quick Guide To Freight Cars And Rolling Stock, Walthers Gold Line Bi-Level Auto Racks, Atlas O-Scale Freight Cars Review, Building a Blueprint Series 50′ L&N Boxcar, Online Model Train Club Magor 4750 Covered Hopper Review, Atlas HO Thrall Triple 53′ Articulated Well Cars, Northern Pacific Road Numbers NP 977229/97732, Walthers Gold Line Husky Stack Well Car Review, Proto 2000 HO Scale ATSF Santa Fe PS2-CD High Side Hopper Wagon, HO Scale iCar, Shelf Layout Tour With iCar, Hornby GWR Western Pullman Set Online Model Train Club Review, Weathering A Boxcar Without An Airbrush, Scratch Build A Speeder Car, Adapting LED Christmas Lights For Your Railroad, MOW Equipment, Using Kadee Uncoupling Magnets, Improving Model Railroad Hopper Cars, HO Trinity 31K Gallon Tank Car, Homemade Coupler Gauge With Weight Scale, Making Gondola Loads, and an enormous amount more at different levels. Model Train Club Scenery Category: Some of the content on different levels includes – Using Extruded Foam – Videos, Making Trees – Videos, Using Furnace Filters To Make Trees, Rocks and Cliffs – Part 1, Making Scenery Foliage, Proxxon Thermocut Hotwire Cutter For Styrofoam, Adding Scenic Water To Your Layout, Making Rock Faces Using Flexible Moulds, Make A Diorama Waterfall, Making Roads And Paved Surfaces, Mountains, Cliffs, And Riverbeds Made Easy, Making Concrete Slabs For Signal Lights, Easy Sculptamold Mountain Techniques, Using A Static Grass Applicator, Backdrops, Fascia and Scenic Dividers, How To Model A Road Crossing, Build An HO Scale Wood Fence, Making Grade Crossings, Trestle Bridge Scenery, Using Woodland Scenics Realistic Water Demo, Rock Painting Techniques, Cork vs Foam Track Underlay, and so much more to see. Model Train Club Track Work Category: Ballasting Step By Step Tutorial, How Track Geometry Affects Laying of Parallel Track, Soldering Track, Clearances For Model Railway Tracks, Planning Curves – Spiral Easements – Minimum Radius – Super Elevation – S Curves, Track-work – Videos, Ballast Spreaders for HO/OO, N and O Scales – Video, Rails And Roadbed, Atlas HO Track Cleaning Car Online Model Train Club Review, Soldering Tools For Hand Laid Track, Soldering Track-work Using Acid Based Flux – SuperSafe Flux, How The Frog Point Works, NMRA Standards, 35W Weller Soldering Iron, Cutting Rails, Electrofrog vs Insulfrog, Fitting A Point Motor, Painting Track & Cleaning Rails, How To Install Rail Joiners, How To Avoid Cold Solder Joints, Ballasting Switches, Building A HO Scale Module, Fishplates on Model Railway Track, Flextrack Instructional Video, Installing Neodymiun Magnets, How To Install Track Feeders On HO Scale Code 100 Track, Removing Model Railroad Track Pins, How To Wire Electrogfrog Crossing For DCC, Installing Ties At Rail Joints, How To Install DCC Friendly Turnouts And Switches, Insulfrog VS Electrofrog Model Railroad Switches, and an incredible amount more to see at different levels. Model Train Club Wiring and Control Category: Wiring For Two Train Operation, Electrically Joining Two Baseboards, Wiring Track For Electrical Reliability – Video, How To Use SMD LEDs With Model Railroads – Video, How To Wire LED’s – Video, How To Determine What Resistor To Use – Video, 6 Reasons To Change Your Locomotives And Layout TO LED Lighting, More On Led Soldering – Video, Soldering Bus Wires – Video, Non-Derail Circuit Board with Corrected Insets, Building A Turnout Control Panel, Installation of Feeder Wires From Main Bus Wire, Using Bus Wires And Wiring Connections, Using Surface Mount LEDs For Locomotive Lighting, Simple Point Control Explained, Installing LED’s In A Cab, How To Solder Power Wires To Model Railroad Tracks, Turnout Wiring, How To Wire For DCC Using Bus And Feeder Wires, Point Motor Testing, New Way For Wiring Up Tortoise Switch Machines, Soldering Dropper Wires To The Track, Servo Operated Track Junction, Turnouts and Fitting Ground Throws, Computer Control On Model Railroads, Techniques For Installing DCC Power Bus Wiring, Getting Power To Track Feeders, Mount A Two Tortoise For A Crossover Track, How To Wire Electrofrog Crossing, Signal Installation, Installing Jumper Wires For Turnouts, Tortoise Switch Machine Wiring Toggle Switches, plus numerous other Online Model Train Club resources available to members on different levels. There’s too much inside the Online Model Train Club available to members to mention everything here. This is just a sample of what members can potentially access depending on what level of the Model Train Club they are on.