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3D printed G-scale helipad with Arduino 03.07.2018 My recently completed Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter was meant for the garden layout display right from the start. As I was thinking about a good area to place it, I came up with an idea of building a…

3D printed G-scale traffic signs 20.05.2018 I love adding details to my garden layout. I have a long backlog of items which should - at some point - become part of my miniature world. But my time is of course limited, so I have to take it…

A new N-scale layout inside a coffee table... 29.01.2018 Definitely the thing I hate most in my life is visiting my dentist. But not very far behind is going shopping to the Ikea store. The maze of small rooms designed to force you to look at their entire…

My failure with Metcalfe N-scale paper kits 04.12.2017 Building models made of card stock or cardboard is very popular. People create amazing things using these simple materials. I've decided to try it myself, too, but since I have no interest in ships…

Faller 170900, Tunnel entrance using natural stone set 26.11.2017 Work on the tunnel for my garden layout is progressing very slowly. After my first failure with wood I have decided to change to a lightweight concrete structure which seems to be holding well for…

Building a tunnel for my garden layout - step one 25.06.2017 My garden layout is 100% flat. This is partly by choice but mostly due to its small size which does not allow any real elevation for the track. I wanted to introduce some variety to the landscape and…

Garden season 2016 summary 22.10.2016 Let's make it clear - the garden season for 2016 is over for where I live. It's been a good season and I feel I've managed to do a lot of work on my layout. Today might have been the last day with…

LGB 50600: G-Scale 450mm long truss bridge 16.09.2016 Some weeks ago I've created a small water pond on my garden layout. I have to admit I knew little about how to build it, so I just improvized. I did know however very, very well that a train was…

Difficult installation of a vinyl grass mat [update] 22.12.2015 Unfortunately only two weeks after I have installed the vinyl grass mat (described here), I've decided to tear it down. I was too unhappy with the results of my work... I've found several problem…

Difficult installation of a vinyl grass mat 08.12.2015 A few months back I wrote an article about my second N-scale layout which I use as a base for my DCC experiments. This layout by definition was supposed to be just a test track, and therefore I was…

Making my own backdrop 12.07.2015 My second N scale layout is a temporary one so I placed it in an area that used to be a kitchen. I did not make any changes to this space, so it still has some of the kitchen facilities. That's fine…

Korfantów Layout - Day and Night 10.05.2015 Layout builders usually try to create something that looks realistic. And by "realistic" they don't mean just fitting in the terms of scale or common sense. They also try to present a specific place…