The LSR is blessed to have many members who share their love and knowledge of model railroading through the presentation of clinics on various topics. Much thanks to those members who have contributed clinics to the archive below. Don’t forget that presenting clinics can earn you AP points!
We’re always looking for new clinics to add — if you’d like to share, please contact us at web@lsrnmra.org.
Click the link to download the clinic presentation in PDF format.
Airbrushing
Animation
- Faller Car System, Installing [the] Following Wire – Roy Stockard
- Faller Car System Conversion, Part 1, Prep Body + Install Motor – Roy Stockard
- Faller Car System Conversion, Part 2, Steering Mechanism – Roy Stockard
- Faller Car System Conversion, Part 3, Bus Seat Prep – Roy Stockard
- Faller Car System Conversion, Part 4, LED Install #1 – Roy Stockard
- Faller Car System Conversion, Part 5, LED Install #2 – Roy Stockard
Construction
- Intro to Craftsman Kits – by First Lastname
- Intro to Scratchbuilding – by First Lastname
- Modeling in the Computer Age – by First Lastname
- Modeling Roads – by First Lastname
- Casting Parts – by First Lastname
- Details Clinic – by First Lastname
- Details Make the Difference – by First Lastname
- Molding Parts – by First Lastname
- Model Railroading 101 – by First Lastname
- Modeling Water – by First Lastname
- Scratchbuilding Freight Cars in Styrene – by Steve Barkley
- Scratchbuilding a Locomotive – by Cody and Casey Akin
- Speeder Shed – by First Lastname
- Structures 101 – by First Lastname
- Styrene Clinic – by Bob Brendle
- Tell a Story – by Allan Gartner
- The Shack Build – Part 1 – by Mike Jobe
- The Shack Build – Part 2 – by Mike Jobe
- The Wall Clinic – by Mike Jobe
- What It Takes to Make a Model Great – by Paul and Duane Richardson
Flatcar Clinics
- Flatcar Clinic – Part 1 – by Duane Richardson
- Flatcar Clinic – Part 2 – by Duane Richardson
- Flatcar Clinic – Part 3 – by Duane Richardson
- Flatcar Clinic – Part 4 – by Duane Richardson
Water Tower & Yard Office
- Water Tower – Part 1 – by First Lastname
- Water Tower – Part 2 – by First Lastname
- Water Tower – Part 3 – by First Lastname
- Yard Office Kitbash – Part 1 – by First Lastname
- Water Tower Instructions – Part 1 – by First Lastname
- Water Tower Instructions – Part 2 – by First Lastname
- Water Tower Instructions – Part 3 – by First Lastname
- Yard Office Kitbash – Part 2 – by First Lastname
Misc. Construction
- Hard Way – by First Lastname
- Junk Yard Cars – by First Lastname
- Stamp Mill Construction & Animation – by First Lastname
- Signal Build – by First Lastname
- Freight House (Warehouse Make‑N‑Take) – by First Lastname
- Wood Flat Car Clinic – by First Lastname
- Wood Flat Car Plans – by First Lastname
- Wood Flat Car Parts List – by First Lastname
Electronics
- Arduino Clinic 1 – by Speed Muller
- Arduino Clinic 2 – RRR-duino for Model Railroading – by Speed Muller
- DCC 101 – by Leonard Siemantel
- DCC Applications and Installations – by Leonard Siemantel
- LEDs – by Duane Richardson
- Make & Take Resistance Box – by Leonard Siemantel
- Tortoise Clinic (Momentary Pushbuttons and Diode Matrices) – by Jerry Hoverson
- DCC Overview – by First Lastname
- BullFrog Install – by Bill Huebner
(Also presented on NMRAx)
Layout Design & Research
- Oil Supply Depot Research – by First Lastname
- Roofing – by First Lastname
- Urban Archeology – by Duane Richardson
Maintenance
Operations
- Ops Primer – by Jerry Hoverson
- Sample Track Warrant Control (TWC) – by Robert (Bob) Mangrum
- Basic Signaling – by First Lastname
- Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) – by Jack Merkel
- JMRI Basic – by First Lastname
- Open House Checklist – by First Lastname
- Moving Trains on the Railroad – by Peter Kazmir (with speaker notes)
- Operations and Dispatching – by Peter Kazmir (with speaker notes)
Photography
- How to Make Your Layout Photos Better – Part 1 – by Roy Stockard
- How to Make Your Layout Photos Better – Part 2 – by Roy Stockard
- How to Make Your Layout Photos Better – Part 3 – by Roy Stockard
- How to Make Your Layout Photos Better – Part 4 – by Roy Stockard
- MRR Photography – by Roy Stockard
Scenery
- Foam Scenery Clinic – Part 1 – by First Lastname
- Foam Scenery Clinic – Part 2 – by First Lastname
- Foam Scenery Clinic – Part 3 – by First Lastname
- Foam Scenery Clinic – Part 4 – by First Lastname
- Foam Scenery Clinic – Part 5 – by First Lastname
- Foam Scenery Clinic – Part 6 – by First Lastname
- Aspen Clinic – by First Lastname
- Treezilla Clinic – by First Lastname
- Scenery – Intro – by First Lastname
- Scenery – Ground Goop – by First Lastname
- Scenery – Static Grass – by First Lastname
- Scenery – Roads – by First Lastname
Specialty
- 3D Printing for Model Trains – by Speed Muller
- Becoming a Master Model Railroader – by First Lastname
- Evolution of Logging in the New World – by First Lastname
- The Art of Lionel – by First Lastname
- Mining 101 – by First Lastname
- Mining 102 – by First Lastname
- Mining 103 – by First Lastname
- Montana Passenger Trains – by First Lastname
- Modeling Long Bridges – Part 1 – by First Lastname
- Modeling Long Bridges – Part 2 – by First Lastname
- Sound – by First Lastname
- Enhancing Locomotive & Track Performance – by First Lastname
Trackwork
- Bad Trackwork (PDF) – by First Lastname