Clinic Topics
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| airbrushing |
Using an airbrush to paint models |
| animation |
Making lights blink, sounds play, and things (other than trains) move |
| automation |
Making a layout or portions of a layout operate automatically |
| backdrops |
Building and painting backdrops to extend a layout's scenery |
| battery-power |
Running trains without requiring electricity in the rails. |
| brass-models |
Locos, cars, bridges, etc. constructed of brass and techniques to build or paint them. |
| bridges |
All types of railroad and highway bridges, prototype and modeling. |
| car-loads |
The things you see in open top cars such as hoppers, gons, and flat cars |
| CMRI |
The Computer Model Railroad Interface developed by Bruce Chubb to control turnouts and signaling |
| commercial-clinic |
This clinic is presented by a model railroad supplier or vendor. |
| computers |
Controlling, designing, or operating a model railroad using computers and software. |
| CTC |
Centralized Traffic Control - design, construction, theory, or operation |
| DCC |
Digital Command Control - Decoders, command stations, track and throttle wiring, etc. |
| dcc-decoder-programming |
Getting your locomotive decoders configured |
| dcc-sound-decoders |
DCC decoders incorportating sound - use, programming, or custom sounds |
| edutrain |
The NMRA EduTrain program providing train materials to members |
| electronics |
All aspects of using electronics to monitor and/or control our layouts |
| foreign-railroading |
Railroading, model and prototype, outside of North America |
| forest-products |
All aspects of the lumber industry having to do with railroads |
| geared-locomotives |
Shays, Willamettes, Heislers, Climax, (and any other geared) steam locomotives |
| hazmat |
Facilities, cars, or handling of hazardous materials |
| hints-and-tips |
Little things that enhance your layout or modeling experience |
| history |
History of railroads or an individual railroad |
| hobby-media |
Magazines or websites of interest to model railroaders |
| industries |
Industries, what they do, and/or how to model them |
| JMRI |
The Java Model Railroad Interface - This free interface helps automate your DCC system and includes programs such as Decode Pro and Panel Pro |
| kitbashing |
Creating something unique by building a kit in a non-standard way or combining components from different kits or scratch built elements |
| laser-cutting |
Using a laser cutter to create parts for our models. |
| layout-construction |
The art of building a layout - materials, techniques, and progress reports |
| layout-design |
The art of designing a layout to fulfill particular goals. |
| layout-lighting |
Design and installation of lighting systems to illuminate our miniature worlds. Includes on-layout lighting |
| layout-tour |
A presentation of a model railroad(s) |
| layout-video |
A video presentation of some aspect of a model railroad |
| LCC |
Layout Command Control - the newest NMRA standard for electronically controling your layout and the trains on it |
| LDSIG |
Layout Design special interest group |
| LED-lighting |
Using LEDs to light a layout |
| live-steam |
Steam powered model locomotives and the layouts they run on |
| livestock |
The handling and transport of cattle, sheep, or other animals by railroads |
| logging |
Cutting of trees. See also foreset-products |
| m-o-w |
Maintenance Of Way equipment |
| misc |
These clinics don't fit in other categories |
| modeling-3D-printing |
The use of 3D printing technology to create items for our model railroads |
| modules |
Any aspect of modular layout design, construction, wiring, configuration, set up, or operation. |
| molds-and-casting |
Design and use of molds to replicate lots of identical parts. |
| N-scale |
N-scale layouts or modeling |
| NMRA |
NMRA specific clinics such as meet-and-greets, board-of-directors meetings, etc. |
| NMRAnet |
A new standard being developged by the NMRA for interconnection of model railroad electronic devices |
| operation |
Making our model trains run - from casual to over-the-top prototypical operation |
| operation-prototypical |
Running our trains in a manner emulating prototype railroads |
| OpSIG |
Operations special interest group |
| outdoor-modeling |
Garden model railroads or ride on 'em large scale outdoor trains |
| pacific-fruit-express |
The Pacific Fruit Express was a joint operation of Southern and Union Pacific railroads to transport fruit and other produce from the west coast to points east |
| painting |
Making our models look their best |
| photography-video |
Techniques and/or examples for shooting photos or video of model or prototype trains |
| presenting-a-clinic |
Tips for making your presentations more informative and entertaining. |
| prototype-leasing |
Companies (such as TTX) that lease railroad equipment to railroads or industries |
| prototype-locomotives |
Types and examples of prototype locomotives |
| prototype-modeling |
Tips and techniques for building a model based on a prototype location and time as realistically as possible |
| prototype-railroads |
A disccusion of one or more railroads or eras |
| prototype-stations |
A discussion of one or mote stations or depots |
| radio-control |
Wireless control of our models |
| rail-marine |
Railroad operation using car floats and barges or water front operation |
| reefer-operations |
The ways refrigerator cars were and/or are used by railroads |
| research |
Techniques for looking for what railroads of the past did, owned, operated, or looked like |
| rollingstock |
Freight and passenger cars. |
| RPM |
Railroad Prototype Modelers special interest group |
| scenery |
Tips and techniques for building model railroad scenery |
| scratch-building |
Tips and techniques for creating plans and/or building items for out layouts without using kits |
| signaling |
The use, installation, and operation of signal systems on the prototype or our models |
| signs |
Tips and techniques for creating various types of signs for our layouts |
| software-cad |
Computer Aided Design programs for track planning or controlling laser-cutters or 3D printers |
| software-layout-control |
Softward to helps us control our layouts |
| software-photography |
Softward for editing or enhancing digital photographs |
| soldering |
Techniques for making sturdy and neat solder joints |
| sound |
Use or control of sound on our layouts whether on-board sound decoders or sound animations |
| structures |
Any aspect of structures: prototype, design, construction, painting, and installation. |
| superdetailing |
Tips and techniques for adding an extra level of detail to our models |
| telephones |
The use of telephones in an model railroad operating session |
| tools |
Hints and tips regarding different tools useful to model railroaders |
| trains-freight |
Any aspect of freight train, prototype, modeling, facitlities, or operation |
| trains-passenger |
Any aspect of passenger train, prototype, modeling, facitlities, or operation |
| TTTO |
Time Table and Train Order - operating a railroad or model railroad using this time honored system of train control |
| user-forum |
Users of a particular system or entity gathering together |
| virtual-railroading |
Running trains - inside your computer! |
| weathering |
Tips and techniques to realistically weather our models to enhance their appearance |