Dutch Model Trains --- Nederlandse Model Spoorwegen
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Hi and welcome to my website about Dutch model trains, formerly known as NLMS, Nederlandse Model Spoorwegen. Here I post the progress of my current hO scale model train layout, which I started in October 2024. I created this website sometime back in the early 2000’s, before I started my previous layout, and after moving into my new home. Most of my model trains are from the 1980’s while I was living in the Netherlands. In 1988 all of my model trains, scenery and accessories were packed up in moving boxes, waiting for the moment that, once again, has now come. Between 2012 and 2024 my hobby and this website was on a temporary hold.
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Hi and welcome to my website NederLandse Model Spoorwegen, Dutch model trains. I started this website. Yes, I was
In the left corner of my layout, I build a curved corner with a 33-centimeter (12 inch) radius. By
In October 2024 I picked up on my train hobby again by starting yet my next layout. Hopefully this
This project is an attempt to restore two old desktop computers needed to run the digital layout. I modified
In the summer of 2023 two of my daughters and I were on vacation in the Netherlands to visit
Before my vacation to the Netherlands, in the first two weeks of January 2025, I learned that Piko made
Deze website was voorheen tweetalig, maar zal vanaf nu uitsluitend in het Engels blijven. Hallo en welkom op mijn
The kits of Tilly models are different from the average kits of Kibri, Pola, Faller and Volmer, for example,
This bedroom closet is going to be turned into my control center and bookcase. It is only 2 feet
While coming back from two weeks’ vacation in the Netherlands, I found my house damaged by a water leak
In order to monitor my hidden tracks underneath the layout, both the staging yards and hidden areas where derailments
In the first two weeks of January 2025, I was in the Netherlands to finish taking care of my
As curious as I was in 3D printing (I really had no idea what it was all about) I
This is an old article is from before 2012 DCC – 1 – Digital Command Control I surprised myself
Articles from the old website, created on or before 2012
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This is an old article is from before 2012 DCC – 1 – Digital Command Control I surprised myself
The following is a listing of my articles and projects that are archived in their permanent location and are no longer in a blog.
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Digital - DCC- 1 - Digital Command Control
My layout is operated with two computers, and the system is almost like a Intelibox. It handles both the Marklin Motorola format and the NMRA DCC format. These different formats can be interchanged simultaneously.
The first computer controls the decoders, both train and track switch / signals. He is also responsible for the track occupancy. This computer runs MRDirect. The second computer controls the first computer, allowing for a fully automatic timetable operation as well as manual controlled by mouse and keyboard operation of the layout. This computer runs on Koploper.
Digital - DCC - 2 - Decoders
This article is about Motorola switch and signal decoders.
I am using two types of decoders, a low current switch decoder and a high current switch decoder. I also use two types of signal decoders, which can only be used with the MRDirect system.
Artitec resin kits
The kits from Artitec are different compared to the more classic kits from Walthers and Model Power. Instead of molded colored plastic parts, it is made from cast resin. Working with resin is done different then with the classic plastic kits. Once build, the kits have to be painted as well. Even though it appears to be hard to build a resin kit, it actually is rather easy. The detailed result will be better than that of a classic plastic kit.
This article is about how to build Artitec kits, or any other manufacture of cast resin products, for that matter.
Article 3
Short description of article.
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Trees & flowers
In this project I show how artificial flowers, dried flowers and hair braids can be used as materials to make scenery on the model layout, like trees, bushes and hay. To create a forest you will need lots, lots of trees, and they are expensive when purchased “already made” or even in kits.
Leave the expensive ones for in the front of the forest, here I show you my way of creating trees for filling in large forest space, after all they are less visible than the frontline.
Canal bridge
In the 1990’s Pola released, in the master model line, a model of a Dutch canal bridge. Too build the bridge as shown on this picture, you need two of those kits. Unfortunately for me, Pola made just a small number of the kits. This photo above is from the original Pola box, which I received from Mr. R. Loos.
Scratch building became a necessity.
After Faller took over Pola, Faller reproduced some of the Dutch Pola structures, including the canal bridge.
Project 3
Contents of project 3 updated on 01-01-2025
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