From Deseret News archives:
Scale modeling terms
Freelance: Modeling that doesn't closely follow an actual railroad.
Kit bashing: Taking one or more model railroad kits and changing the construction process or combining parts from different kits to create a unique model.
Motive power: Another word for locomotives, the pieces of rolling stock that do the work of moving trains down the road.
Operation: Running trains on a layout in a way that simulates real railroad activity.
Power pack: Electrical device used to supply current to a model train and control its speed and direction.
Rolling stock: Any piece of railroad equipment that rides on the rails.
Scratch building: Making a model from raw materials and parts, not using kits.
Sectional track: Prefabricated interlocking track sections that can be easily assembled and disassembled.
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