Plan your layout.
Define train length, stopping space and access. Start with three test blocks.
From idea to first test journey
A big layout starts with a small step.
One handbook. Three track systems. Your own choices.
Every language edition contains the full broad content: Märklin K-track, Märklin C-track and two-rail. Choice chapters cover layout design, command stations, feedback, RailCom and control software. Includes five case studies from John’s layout and eight printable worksheets.
Software chapters offer choice guidance and starting procedures. Use the matching device and software manuals for exact connections and settings.
Measure the track.
Record block boundaries, detection sections, wire labels and actual dimensions.
Test the first journey.
Check feedback, turnout positions and stopping points. Change one thing at a time.
One broad handbook
Choose your language. Explore your track system.
Every book includes all three track systems. The track selection only changes the explanation and isolation sample below.
K-track is covered on pages 34–39: contact detection, rail isolation, connections and section tests. This is the same broad handbook, including C-track and two-rail.
In every language edition
- 72 pages: common foundation and three track systems
- AnyRail / SCARM and iTrain / Rocrail / TrainController / JMRI
- Command stations, feedback and RailCom explained
- Original technical illustrations and five case studies
- Eight printable worksheets and official source references
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Broad H0 handbook + worksheets
Selected language · all track systems includedEN · The broad H0 handbook
€14.95
Target price per language edition. Final price will be confirmed at launch.
Digital PDF for personal use. No physical book, equipment or software licence.
Sales will open after payment and delivery of this new edition have been checked. Download the free samples and checklist now.
View free samples ↗Choose what suits you
Your software. Your way of working.
You do not have to use John’s equipment. The handbook helps you coordinate the components of your own system.
Layout design
Compare AnyRail, SCARM and drawing on paper. Consider track geometry, heights, layers and access.
Control software
Explore the approaches of iTrain, Rocrail, TrainController and JMRI. Start with a small test layout.
Command station and feedback
Understand protocols, detectors, buses and RailCom. Check the whole chain from vehicle to software.
Look inside
Explanations you can see.
These pages come from edition 2.2: design software, detection sections and isolation for the track system you are viewing. The free PDF also includes examples of all three systems and a worksheet.
3D design of John’s layout; not an as-built photograph↗
A block with three detection sections↗
Isolation for the selected track system↗Select a page to enlarge it. The free PDF contains nine selected pages; page numbers refer to the full handbook.
Download free sample PDF ↓
John’s model railway workshop
Built from a real model railway hobby.
A personal H0 layout growing step by step.
I’m John Jorna. I am building my own layout with Märklin K-track, track helices and a hidden yard. Blocks, feedback and automatic running are part of that project. With SpoorSlim, I want to make that approach clear for other builders: plan first, measure next, then test.
Personal photos show my layout under construction. The 3D view is a design. My K-track, ECoS and iTrain approach sits alongside explanations for other systems.
John JornaCreator of SpoorSlim by Auronetix
More photos of my layout room
Start today
Ten checks before the first journey.
Download the free checklist in your selected language, covering train length, access, detection, testing and backups.
Free layout checklist ↓Direct download. No email address required.
Good to know
Must the entire layout be built?
No. Start with an accessible test section and test one train movement at a time.
Am I tied to iTrain, AnyRail or ESU?
No. The book also covers SCARM, Rocrail, TrainController, JMRI and other command stations. It offers choice guidance and starting procedures, not a complete manual for every program.
Must I choose K-track, C-track or two-rail?
No. Every language edition includes all three systems. Track selection on this page changes only the reading guidance and samples.
What about RailCom?
RailCom has its own chapter. The book explains occupancy versus vehicle identification and why the command station, detector, decoder and software must work together.
Which edition will I receive?
Edition 2.1: 72 pages in your selected language. The free sample PDF contains nine selected pages. The full edition is not available to order yet.
SpoorSlim by Auronetix
Business details
SpoorSlim by Auronetix develops digital H0 model railway handbooks and worksheets. Sales through Payhip are in preparation.
SpoorSlim by Auronetix
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Netherlands · KvK: 61252174
Contact and customer support: info@auronetix.io
Phone: +31 6 14212854
The full handbooks cannot be ordered yet. The free checklist and sample pages are directly available. This page accepts no payments and uses no contact forms or marketing trackers.