Author: Jacob Abrisz, Editor – ETE PNW
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A CBUS Module for Model Railway Accessories – Part II: Software
This blogpost originally appeared on member Eugenio Pace’s website and has been modified for presentation here. In Part I, I described the hardware for a CBUS-enabled accessory module designed to animate our club model railway brewery—with sound, lights, and motion. In this post, I’ll go through the software that ties everything together. Goals Let’s recap what the software…
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A CBUS Module for Model Railway Accessories – Part I: Hardware
This blogpost originally appeared on member Eugenio Pace’s website and has been modified for presentation here. My model railway club (ETE) is building a few new modules for our layout. One of them features a brewery, based on this kit from Faller. It’s a detailed model, and we’re lucky to have Alan—an expert diorama builder—bringing it…
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Two-Axle Pfalzbahn Coaches
In the club’s research guide, I gave an overview on how to conduct research on European railroads. In this blog, we’re going to go through an example investigation; looking for Pfalzbahn passenger coaches to model! For the uninitiated, the Pfalzbahn, more properly the Pfälzischen Eisenbahnen (Palatinate Railways) and later the Pfälzische Netz (Palatine Network) of…
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3D Printing Parts for an Old Märklin Freight Car
This blogpost originally appeared on member Eugenio Pace’s website I love seeing old trains back in action, and there’s no better way to do that than by buying vintage pieces at a train show. Not too long ago, I found one of my favorite cars: the iconic Märklin Tiefladewagen 4167 (Tiefladewagen is German for “low-loader wagon”—what we’d…
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The HZero Train Museum – Firenze, Italy
This travel blog submitted by Chapter President Chris Woodruff My wife Lori and I recently traveled to Italy, and on the advice of close friend Giampaolo Huober, we visited the HZERO Train Museum in Firenze (aka Florence). Visiting this museum was one of the highlights of our trip, and I will go on the record…
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Pacific Northwest Chapter of European Train Enthusiasts 