A row of working street lights helps complete any city scene. Many commercial models are too delicate, burn out easily, or are too expensive. The Evemodel LQS21 lampposts, at $1.50 each, provide great LED lighting and metal tube construction....

LEDs are great for model building lighting, but working with and soldering individual LEDs can be tricky. Here is a very tiny (3/8-inch square) single LED module that is inexpensive, installs easily, and can be powered by any 12 volt DC power supply....

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Gary Brandenburger, D.Sc., will return to follow-up on last year’s discussion on Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Gary will recap what are L...

Woodland Scenics HO Scale Dugan's Paint Store is the latest addition to my collection of pre-assembled buildings. A warm white LED illuminates the first floor showroom featuring a nice pre-printed interior. Perfect for almost any era, the dripping paint bucket sign, architectural deta...

The beautiful Woodland Scenics J. Frank's IGA Grocery Store came with a great printed shadow-box interior, but you couldn't see it. This model called out for interior lighting, and an LED sign module makes it a 10-minute project....

Woodland Scenics Emilio’s Italian Restaurant models a family style restaurant typical of what you would see from the steam era through today. This beautiful structure is the first of their Built-&-Ready® Landmark Structures® to feature their new Just Plug™ Lighting System....

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Gary Brandenburger will present an LED lighting clinic which covers both the electronics basics that folks need and how to do things with LE...

The Fall 2014 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....

LEDs provide a superior lighting solution over miniature bulbs. LEDs stay cool when lit and are very bright, energy efficient, and extremely reliable. Their long life and reliability are extremely important when installed in engines and buildings, where you really don't want to ever o...