Category Archives: Narrow Minded

Bachmann Forney With DCC & Sound If you attended any of the recent National Narrow-Gauge Conventions, you are probably aware that On3 is still very prominent, but On30 has become much more popular over the past ten years.

Are You A Real Model Railroader Yet? – Part Two In Issue #31 of O Scale Trains Magazine, I posed this question to all readers, whether narrow-gauge or standard-gauge oriented. I stated my personal opinion, “You do not become a … Continue reading →

Are You a “Real” Model Railroader Yet? In my opinion, you might be a collector, model designer, manufacturer, importer, dealer, modifier, painter, repairer, kit builder, kit-basher, scratchbuilder, layout planner, electronics expert, railroad historian, researcher, writer or even an editor, but … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago on the On30 Conspiracy forum on the Internet, Allen Littlefield organized the first Mid-Hudson On30 Meet in Gardiner, NY. Six members met in a small room in the local library and had a great time, … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the winners of the O Scale Trains Magazine Digital Photo Contest. Results should be posted elsewhere in this issue. I was the judge for the Narrow-Gauge Category and, in my opinion, the winning photo in the Narrow-Gauge Category … Continue reading →

I hope there were a good number of entries in the Narrow Gauge/Industrial category of our Third Annual Digital Photo Contest, because there is a brand-new Bachmann On30 Consol waiting to be delivered to our first place winner. By the … Continue reading →

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be able to hear the appropriate locomotive and railroad sounds when I operated my trains, whether steam, Diesel, gas or electric. In 1950, my first American Flyer 4-6-2 Pacific had … Continue reading →

One of the delightful aspects of writing a regular column about my favorite hobby is that I can comment on any products that I have seen or purchased. Recently, I’ve received a number of samples of new products to review. … Continue reading →

In Issue #24, I wrote about the new Bachmann On30 two-bay steel hopper. While I was first examining this model, I wondered if I might be able to modify it so that a load of coal would empty properly through … Continue reading →

Thinking About On30 Until a few years ago, most narrow-gaugers working in O Scale modeled one of the Colorado three-foot lines in On3 or one of the Maine two-footers in On2. I was one of those in On3, and found … Continue reading →