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Table of Contents for N-Circle Railroad SeriesDocumentRon PiroUpdated 8/16/2025An ongoing series of articles describing the development of a small home layout and covering many topics of N-Scale model railroading
Overview of the N-Circle Railroad SeriesDocumentRon PiroUpdated 7/17/2025Overview of the plans and objectives of the development of the Ni-Circle Railroad layout.
N-Circle Railroad Layout Diagram and Scenery PlanGraphicRon PiroUpdated 7/17/2025Track plan and scenery diagram for the N-Circle Railroad layout.
Index of Structure and Scenery Kits BuiltListRon PiroUpdated 8/16/2025Reference list of the structures and scenery details kits built and discussed in the N-Circle Update reports
Index of Vehicles Kits BuiltListRon PiroUpdated 7/17/2025Reference list of the vehicles kits built and discussed in the N-Circle Update reports
Initial ReleaseDocumentRon PiroJanuary 2020Distributed 1/23/2020
Inaugural Run-ByVideoRon PiroAugust 2020Distributed 8/11/2020
Update 1 – Re-IntroductionsDocumentRon PiroAugust 2020Distributed 8/13/2020
Update 2 – Power Point Scenery DetailsDocumentRon PiroAugust 2020Distributed 8/15/2020
Update 3 – Throwback to the 1950sDocumentRon PiroSeptember 2020Distributed 9/10/2020
Update 4 – Focus on Backdrops and ScenesDocumentRon PiroSeptember 2020Distributed 9/25/2020
Update 5 – Backdrops Discussion and Named Passenger TrainsDocumentRon PiroDecember 2020Distributed 12/23/2020
Update 6 – Discussion of Changeable Scenery and Workspace Venting ProjectDocumentRon PiroMarch 2021Distributed 3/8/2021
Update 7 – Constructing and Upgrading Building Kits Using Interchangeable SignsDocumentRon PiroApril 2021Distributed 4/7/2021
Update 8 – Re-purposing Low-End Plastic Building Kits to Create Distinctive StructuresDocumentRon PiroAugust 2021Distributed 8/14/2021
Update 9 – Three Very Different Plastic Structure Kit Builds and Interchangeable Gondola Car LoadsDocumentRon PiroOctober 2021Distributed 10/2/2021
Update 10 – Easy, Inexpensive Building Interiors and Building a Mini-Golf CourseDocumentRon PiroOctober 2021Distributed 10/25/2021
Update 11 – Building a Fuel Depot from Four Kits and Modifying an Existing StructureDocumentRon PiroDecember 2021Distributed 12/2/2021
Update 12 – Building and Detailing Shell Gas Station Scenes and Multiple Types of Vehicles KitsDocumentRon PiroJanuary 2022Distributed 1/30/2022
Update 13 – Building New Restrooms for the Park, 1950s School Buses and 1980s Grain TrucksDocumentRon PiroSeptember 2022Distributed 9/5/2022
Update 14 – Building and Updating Pewter Metal Vehicle Kits Across a Range of ComplexitiesDocumentRon PiroOctober 2022Distributed 10/8/2022
Update 15 – Building a Bowling Alley and Building and Detailing Vehicle Resin KitsDocumentRon PiroOctober 2022Distributed 10/31/2022
Update 16 – Creating Custom Decals, Painting a 3-D Printed Structure and Building Thin Metal Detail Parts KitsDocumentRon PiroDecember 2022Distributed 12/26/2022
Update 17 – Building and Detailing More Vehicle KitsDocumentRon PiroNovember 2023Distributed 11/14/2023
Update 18 – Building and Detailing More Vehicle KitsDocumentRon PiroOctober 2024Distributed 10/31/2024
Update 19 – Building and Detailing More Vehicle KitsDocumentRon PiroNovember 2024Distributed 11/9/2024
Update 20 – Building and Detailing More Vehicle KitsDocumentRon PiroNovember 2024Distributed 11/22/2024
Update 21 – Building a Yard Signal Tower and More Vehicles KitsDocumentRon PiroApril 2025Distributed 4/30/2025
Update 22 – Designing a New Power Point Scenery Panel and Installing New BackdropsDocumentRon PiroJune 2025Distributed 6/3/2025
Update 23 – Building Laser-Cut Chicken Coop and Maple Sugar House KitsDocumentRon PiroJune 2025Distributed 6/6/2025
Update 24 – Building a Laser-Cut Wood Barn KitDocumentRon PiroJune 2025Distributed 6/7/2025
Update 25 – Building a Craftsman-Level Laser-Cut Wood Theater KitDocumentRon PiroJuly 2025Distributed 7/17/2025
Update 26 – Building a Laser-Cut Wood Church Kit and a 3-D Printed HouseDocumentRon PiroJuly 2025Distributed 7/25/2025
Update 27 – Building Laser-Cut Wood Doghouses and Garages KitsDocumentRon PiroAugust 2025Distributed 8/16/2025
Update 28 – Building a Fast Food Restaurants T-Trak ModuleDocumentRon PiroOctober 2025Distributed 10/23/2025
Update 29 – Building a Rural Farm T-Trak ModuleDocumentRon PiroNovember 2025Distributed 11/20/2025
Update 30 – Building Laser-Cut Wood Rail Yard Buildings KitsDocumentRon PiroJanuary 2026Distributed 1/16/2026