Proto-Future and the Beginner's Guide to Model Railroading

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Proto-Future and the Beginner's Guide to Model Railroading episodes

April 16, 2018 BGT Episode 5: The Beginner's Bible
This episode gives an overview of and solutions to common beginner pitfalls, with an eye towards the future and planning properly for it. If you have any suggestions or additions that you'd like to recommend, please use the contact page on the website to submit your feedback, and I will make updated versions of this episode. Special thanks to the Scathing Atheist Podcast, found at https://scathingatheist.com or on iTunes
29 min
April 05, 2018 BGT Episode 4: Train Sets and DCC
In this episode, I give an overview of what the beginner will find in a train set, and explain the difference between DC and DCC. This will hopefully help the beginner to understand if they should buy a train set or use DCC.
29 min
March 22, 2018 BGT Episode 3: Scale and Gauge
Okay, confession, for as long as I've been in the hobby, it has always driven me nuts when someone says "I model in O Gauge". No. Ultra no. Infinity no. Gauge is the distance between the rails, scale is how small the trains are with respect to the prototype. Several scales use the same gauge track to represent alternate gauges of that scale. For example, F scale uses G gauge track to represent 3ft narrow gauge, and On30 uses HO gauge track to model 30 inch narrow gauge, whereas both G and HO use their respective gauges to represent standard gauge. Thus, saying which gauge you model in can be very uninformative as to what you do with it. Hopefully, this episode will eliminate such confusion in the next generation of modelers.
26 min
March 07, 2018 BGT Episode 2: Introduction to Model Railroading
In this episode, I will give you a history of model railroading as a hobby, explain a few key features about the hobby, and explain the general steps required to build a model railroad. Don't forget to check out our new website at www.bgtmrring.org
21 min
February 19, 2018 BGT Episode 1: I'm Baaaaaaaaack!
In this episode, I'll explain what BGTMRRING is all about and introduce myself. This first new episode is dedicated to the Amherst MA Train show fan that introduced himself to me and encouraged me to start up again!
22 min
April 07, 2017 BGTMRRING Episode 8
On this episode of the Beginner's Guide to Model Railroading, Nathan and G4 describe two important facets for beginners in the hobby: train sets, and whether or not you should buy them, and DC vs DCC, and whether or not you should use them.
30 min
February 15, 2017 BGTMRRING Episode 7: Introduction to Garden Railroading
In this Episode of BGTMRRING, we give an overview of the sub-hobby of garden railroading, describing all the general information you need to know to build one of your own. Garden railroading makes a great summer project for the family, even if you consider yourself mostly an indoor modeler.
33 min
July 29, 2016 BGTMRRING Episode 4: Scales and Gauge
On this episode of the Beginner's Guide to Model Railroading, Nathan and I explain the difference between scale and gauge, give a brief history of each modern model railroading scale, and suggest which scales might be best for you when building your first model railroad.
34 min
May 24, 2016 BGTMRRING Episode 2: Introduction to the Hobby
In this Episode of BGTMRRING, we give an overview of the hobby of model railroading, describe the purpose and unique qualities of model railroading, and give a history of the hobby.
25 min
May 11, 2016 BGTMRRING Episode 1: Introduction to the Podcast
In Episode 1 of BGTMRRING, we introduce ourselves and what we want this podcast to be about.
20 min

About Proto-Future and the Beginner's Guide to Model Railroading

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This is a joint feed for the Beginner’s Guide to Model Railroading (BGT) and the Proto-Future Podcast (PFP), a fresh take on model railroading which covers modern transit, intercity passenger rail,…