Some people have a map where they mark all the countries they visited. Other folks keep a list of the movies they’ve seen. I decided to combine the two and create a map of all countries I’ve seen a movie or TV show from.

I decided to only add films ...

Since no brewery can exist without beer fermentation tanks, I wanted to add them to my railway model layout as well. However, at first I didn’t find any plastic model kit that looked like what I wanted. I began to research the size of ...

Sułoszowa is a village in Poland, where all houses are situated on the same street. With 9 km length, it’s one of the longest of its kind. It has a population of 3,499 (2021). (Wikipedia)

Aerial photos of the place certainly are eye-catching: houses as far ...

One of the achievements in the game is called Wiped Out, where you must kill a Rodent with a grenade launcher: “Kill a Rodent using a grenade launcher. A good wipe-out makes the Duty proud.”

To do so, you must either have a rocket launcher or an under-barrel grenade launcher (e.g. the GP-25 grenade launcher attachment for the AKM-74S). The rocket launcher can ...

Inventory size/being encumbered was one of my main issues in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. You carry 2 weapons, a pistol, med packs, a bit of food, and ammunition, and you’re already slowing down.

Probably the single best solution to tackle this, is to get the We ...

Since I ballasted my tracks some days back, I was looking for a good glue/water mixture that does the job properly. After doing some online research, I came across a YouTube video covering exactly ...

I’m finally done with the tracks on my model railroad shelf layout. I went with the Tillig H0-ELITE-track system since I heard only good things about it, and must say that I’m more than happy with the outcome.

Last updated: 05.04.2025

Getting into model railroading just a few month back, I was (and still am) regularly overwhelmed by the complexity of the hobby. I had many questions like “What is DC and how does it differ from DCC?” or “Can I control my PIKO locomotive with the EX‑CommandStation?” Knowing the struggle, I decided to start a FAQ regarding DCC, and answer some of the questions a beginner of ...

Recently I’ve been looking to buy some 1:87 Eastern Bloc cars for my model railway layout. I’m nowhere close to put them there just yet, but I simply couldn’t wait start buying them (and seeing a nice Black Friday Deal, I ...

I planned to get into model railroading for a while, and finally made the step 🤘

I ordered a PIKO Sm31 PKP, a fully assembled EX-CommandStation (I don’t like vendor lock-in) and started building my shelf layout in the now finished ...