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Clinic Topics
This is a list of all of the Clinic Topics. Each Clinic is characterized by one or more Topics to help you find sessions that are of interest to you. Wherever you see the Topics, you can click on it to get a list of all of the Clinics tagged with the same Topic. For example, to see all of the DCC related Clinics, just click on the "DCC' tag.
Name | Description |
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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 |