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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 7 years, 10 months ago
I have been a huge fan of Maciej Drwięga and his LEGO modeling for a few years now. Maciej’s train station layout is quite impressive, and deserving of it’s own article. But I wanted to focus on one of his l […]
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 7 years, 10 months ago
Today I would like to draw some attention to one of the coolest Flickr accounts I’ve come across in some time. This one does not have any LEGO train content, but at it’s core, it is proving to be an incredible […]
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, Decals: Where to find them. "North American Edition" 7 years, 10 months ago
Glad you liked the article. I’m working on a guide for water slide decal application. I hope to have it ready next week.
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 7 years, 10 months ago
Good decals can greatly enhance a model. They can take an ordinary model and make it interesting, and they can put the final jewel on a great model. This will be the first in a series of articles on decals. We […]
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 7 years, 11 months ago
Waldenburg Train Station
Flickr member steve5010 brings us a truly beautiful recreation of the railway station in Waldenburg, GermanyI’m afraid I don’t know much German or much about Ge […]
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, Are we real model railroaders? 7 years, 11 months ago
Thank you. It’s my hope that BMR will help broaden and grow the LEGO train hobby.
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 7 years, 11 months ago
When I woke this morning I had planned to write an article about a very different subject. But upon opening my Facebook feed I was greeted with a post I made on my wall 5 years ago, concerning the topic of “Are […]
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 7 years, 11 months ago
It’s time for part 2 of my Finding Inspiration in Strasburg Pennsylvania. In part 1 I introduced the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and the models I’ve built, that have been inspired from there. That article can […]
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, The PennLUG Lines: Planning a LEGO Train, Club Layout 7 years, 11 months ago
Thanks Ostman. I’ve seen set ups like that before used in model train layouts. I’m not sure if it works when switching to different tracks like we do with our trolleys, but it’s worth looking into.
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, The PennLUG Lines: Planning a LEGO Train, Club Layout 7 years, 11 months ago
Hi Scott
You can usually find out about events we’re going to have our train layout on display at, through our web site and our Facebook page.
Our two inner loops are almost all 9v. We did try to maintain 9v […]
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, Bridging the Gap part 1: How the US met Europe 7 years, 11 months ago
I think this was an excellent article, and am looking forward to part 2. Keep up the great work.
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, Glenn Holland: The Rebuilder 7 years, 11 months ago
I’ll admit, 4561 has never been my favorite train set, and it’s easy to get lost in what a good train set should be. But at it’s heart, this LEGO train hobby we share should be about having fun. And the best train […]
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, The PennLUG Lines: Planning a LEGO Train, Club Layout 7 years, 11 months ago
Hello Ostman
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the article and my club’s layout. Our layouts are the product of 10 years of evolution. Any club could do what we do with work and good planing. I hope to see what your […]
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, The PennLUG Lines: Planning a LEGO Train, Club Layout 7 years, 11 months ago
Hi Stephen
Most of our layout is not permanently mounted to tables so it gets boxed up.
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, The PennLUG Lines: Planning a LEGO Train, Club Layout 7 years, 11 months ago
Hello Pedro. Thank you for help to spread BMR to a wider audience. We love hearing about new fans from around the world. I’m not sure how we can handle translations on our site yet, but this is something we will […]
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, The PennLUG Lines: Planning a LEGO Train, Club Layout 7 years, 11 months ago
Thank you. To be called one of the best by another great modeler is quite an honor.
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, The PennLUG Lines: Planning a LEGO Train, Club Layout 7 years, 11 months ago
You’re welcome to come out nay time.
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Cale Leiphart commented on the post, The PennLUG Lines: Planning a LEGO Train, Club Layout 7 years, 11 months ago
Thank you. I hope we can meet some day.
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 7 years, 11 months ago
With Elroy’s articles on Matson’s Landing, and the A/D Track concept, as well as the the Track Geometry article, it seems we have a bit of a theme running right now with train layout design. I too am working on s […]
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 7 years, 11 months ago
Steam locomotives are some of the most interesting machines to ever ride the rails. I’m a huge steam fan myself, and though my usual builds are North American based, I love seeing steam locomotives from all over […]
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