Tucson Garden Railway Society - Newsletter article index
Home
Calendar of events
Layout displays
TGRS displays
Special events
Member layouts
Member web sites
Non-TGRS displays
Wanderings
Community Projects
TGRS in the news
Links of interest
Buildings, people, etc.
Bridgemasters
Eaglewings Iron Craft
Ozark Miniatures
RailRoadAve
Stoneworks
Manufacturers
Bachmann trains
Lionel
USA Trains
Miscellaneous
da Trains! Railroad Data
Daylight Sales (T-shirts, mugs, etc.)
George Schreyer's Large Scale Trains Page
License Plate maker
Model Decal Depot
Model Railroader Magazine
Operation Lifesaver
Railroads of Arizona map
RailServe (index to 19,000+ railroad sites)
Small Stuff's Print Mini (1/24 scale patterns)
Tucson Miniature Society
World's Greatest Hobby
Model train groups
Arizona Big Train Operators
Bay Area Garden Railway Society
Florida Garden Railway Society
Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum
Greater Cincinnatti Garden Railway Society
Greater Vancouver Garden Railway Club
Ottowa Valley Garden Railway Society
Shasta Garden Railway Society
Washington, Virginia & Maryland Garden Railway Society
Parts and supplies
Dallee Electronics
Evan Designs
G Scale Graphics
(Electronics and Lettering)
Innovative Train Technology
Micro Fasteners
Shourt Line
Places of interest
Arizona Railway Museum
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
Retailers
Black Forest Hobby Supply
Hammond Toys
Reindeer Pass
TRAINLI
Trainworld
Upland Trains
Information
TGRS news archive
Garden Railroading News
TGRS Club information
Modeling articles
"How To" clinics
Boy Scout Merit Badge
How to join
Downloads
What's new
Club roster
Send us email
Press " Ctrl F " ( the Control key and the letter F (upper or lower case) to search).
Introduction to the new Web Calendar
Jul 2010
Building the historic Tucson SP Depot
May 2008
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 10)
Aug 2007
Glue Testing Project (aka Adhesives and Solvents) - Update after 2 years
Aug 2007
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 9)
Jul 2007
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 8)
Jun 2007
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 7)
May 2007
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 6)
Nov 2006
Copper Canyon Trip (part 2)
Nov 2006
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 5)
Oct 2006
Copper Canyon Trip (part 1)
Oct 2006
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 4)
Sep 2006
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 3)
Aug 2006
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 2)
Jun 2006
History of the Tucson Garden Railway Society (TGRS) (part 1)
May 2006
Glue Testing Project (aka Adhesives and Solvents) - Update
Apr 2006
Adhesives and Solvents (Part 2 of 2)
Dec 2005
Weathering (Again)
Dec 2005
Adhesives and Solvents (Part 1 of 2)
Nov 2005
Weathering a Mill Gon
Nov 2005
Getting Started in Weathering
Sep 2005
Trimming Dwarf Trees
Jul 2005
Build a Boxcar - Part 3
Jun 2005
Build a Boxcar - Part 2
May 2005
Build a Boxcar - Part 1
Apr 2005
HEBEL concrete blocks
Mar 2005
Bobber caboose conversion
Mar 2005
Module Standardization
Feb 2005
Railroad books and videos for children
Feb 2005
The Train Order Hoop
Jan 2005
Building a Train Station Using Jigstones
Jan 2005
Box and Refrigerator Cars Part II - Refrigerator Cars
Dec 2004
Box and Refrigerator Cars Part I - The Box Car
Nov 2004
Krylon Camouflage Paint
Nov 2004
Articulated Locomotives of the U.S.A.
Oct 2004
Radio Control installation
Sep 2004
Rail Travels in Great Britain
Sep 2004
Artificial rocks
Sep 2004
Financial Report - Fiscal year 20034
Sep 2004
Denver Convention, etc.
Sep 2004
Review - Mikados from Aristo-Craft & LGB
Aug 2004
Painting Figures for Garden Railways (Part 4)
Aug 2004
Build a Water Tank
Aug 2004
AOTEAROA (New Zealand)
Jul 2004
Painting Figures for Garden Railways (Part 3)
Jul 2004
Controlling switches
Jul 2004
Squirrel-proof ground switches
Jul 2004
Bigger IS Better (when it comes to turnouts)
Jul 2004
Painting Figures for Garden Railways (Part 2)
Jun 2004
Australian doodlebug prototype
Jun 2004
2008 National Convention discussion
Jun 2004
Riding the Rails in Germany
May 2004
Painting Figures for Garden Railways (Part 1)
May 2004
What are stationary rollers and why do you use them?
May 2004
What are micro brushes?
May 2004
Diesel Facility
Apr 2004
Woodland Scenics new G scale people
Apr 2004
Rail Crossing sign
Apr 2004
Control choices
Apr 2004
Why has the Module Committee said that we should all use
metal wheels on our rolling stock?
Apr 2004
Have you ever used "The Detailer"
Apr 2004
"How To" build your own Railroad Crossing Flasher and Bell
Mar 2004
Eliminating Sliders on the USA Trains PA-PB
Mar 2004
More about figures
Mar 2004
Lincoln funeral train
Mar 2004
The new PIKO Southwestern kits
Mar 2004
Ongoing problem with one retailer (St. Aubin Station)
Mar 2004
Editor's Rant (Garden Railways Magazine's response to last month's aricle)
Feb 2004
Switch Hitting - Save those bad switches
Feb 2004
Traction Tires and Weight
Feb 2004
Horizon Hobby distributor buys Athearn, Inc.
Feb 2004
Industrial Fence revisited
Feb 2004
Where do you find details
Feb 2004
Useful web site - print scale items like table cloths, movie posters, etc.
Feb 2004
Stub Switches
Jan 2004
Editor's Rant (Garden Railways Magazine's incomplete reviews)
Jan 2004
USA PA-PB Slider Problems
Jan 2004
You use Mini-scenes on your railway. Why?
Jan 2004
How do you build your Mini-scenes?
Jan 2004
Where do you get ideas for the Mini-scenes?
Jan 2004
The influence of Tractive Effort
Jan 2004
Concrete building flats
Jan 2004
PIKO Industrial Fence
Dec 2003
PIKO Small Water Tower
Dec 2003
Aristocraft Church
Dec 2003
Phoenix Round-a-Bout article and photos
Dec 2003
Web sites of interest
Dec 2003
Paint and cleanup
Dec 2003
Do you use light bulbs or LEDs on your railway?
Nov 2003
What is the difference between series and parallel wiring?
Nov 2003
How is the best way to store and transport my trains?
Nov 2003
GOOGLE can do a lot more
Nov 2003
Hartland & Delton repairs
Nov 2003
What is this AC and DC electric stuff, and is it important?
Oct 2003
What is the Golden Spike ceremony?
Oct 2003
What do you mean that two old friends have come to help you build your railway?
Oct 2003
Building lighting control
Oct 2003
Plastic building roofs
Oct 2003
The Newsletter Article Index
Oct 2003
TGRS Video Exchange
Oct 2003
Casting roofs in concrete
Oct 2003
What kind of rail joiners do you use?
Sep 2003
Do you ever buy trains from E-Bay?
Sep 2003
Why do you use track power instead of battery power?
Sep 2003
How do I find information on the Internet?
Sep 2003
Stone planters
Sep 2003
RailKing Action Cars: A Review
Sep 2003
Using LEDs for Train Lighting (Part 2)
Aug 2003
How do you take apart USA diesels to install a sound unit?
Aug 2003
Why do you replace the plastic wheels that come on your
rolling stock with metal wheels?
Aug 2003
How do you keep dirt from splashing up on your buildings when it rains?
Aug 2003
Handy Converter - a useful utility and a Scale and Gauge Chart
Aug 2003
The 2003 National Convention
Aug 2003
Innovative Train Technology
Jul 2003
Arizona Train Depot
Jul 2003
ACE Hardware
Jul 2003
How do I change my screen resolution?
Jul 2003
Roy's Video Car
Jul 2003
Collecting Special Cars
Jul 2003
Freelance Locomotive Shed (Part 3 - Finishing)
Jul 2003
Don't be MisLED
Jul 2003
Using LEDs for Train Lighting
Jun 2003
What books and catalogs should I have when building a Garden Railroad
Jun 2003
How did you build the Video Car we saw operating on the club layout
Jun 2003
Do you use Super Glue (CA type glues)
Jun 2003
What does all this talk about "screen resolution" and "800 x 600" mean to me?
Jun 2003
Freelance Locomotive Shed (Part 2 - Assembly)
Jun 2003
So where do you buy a hearse?
May 2003
How do you glue windows into frames in kits?
May 2003
What is Paint Marker?
May 2003
Information Alert - Spyware
May 2003
The TGRS web site
May 2003
Freelance Locomotive Shed (Part 1)
May 2003
Update on Window Glass
Apr 2003
What is a kitbash?
Apr 2003
What is a scrapbox and how do you get one?
Apr 2003
Warning about damaged kits
Apr 2003
Articulated Steam Locomotives
Mallets, Duplexes and Simple Articulated Engines
Apr 2003
The TGRS digital mailing list
Apr 2003
Update on Signs
Mar 2003
Club member has design selected for Ponies del Pueblo
Mar 2003
A different way of making molds
Mar 2003
How about glass
Mar 2003
How do you keep from having derailments?
Mar 2003
A tip from Gary Martin about kits and outside use
Mar 2003
What is a Homey?
Mar 2003
That One Inch of Depth (adding realism / facia)
Feb 2003
A Cabin that's not for the Birds
Feb 2003
Wiring for your Garden Railroad
Feb 2003
What kind of glue do you use outside on your railroad?
Feb 2003
Where do you get all the detail material you use on the railroad?
Feb 2003
How do you know what items are the right size for your railroad?
Feb 2003
Signs for your Garden Railway
Jan 2003