Model Train Stuff in Canada
We all want to save some money and get a great deal… So we have compiled this list of new and used model railroading equipment for you in Canada. Continue Reading >>
Model Train Stuff in Australia
We all want to save some money and get a great deal… So we have compiled this list of new and used model railroading equipment for you in Australia. Continue Reading >>
Model Train Stuff in the UK
We all want to save some money and get a great deal… So we have compiled this list of new and used model railroading equipment for you in the UK. Continue Reading >>
Model Train Stuff in the US
We all want to save some money and get a great deal… So we have compiled this list of new and used model railroading equipment for you in the US. Continue Reading >>
The Model Train Club Opens Its Doors To New Members
It’s been a long time in the making, but finally we have opened the doors to what will eventually become the biggest Model Train Club ever.
Why will it eventually become the biggest?
The Worlds Largest Model Railroad Or Is It?
Is Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg the largest model railway in the world? They claim it is and that it is one of the most successful permanent exhibitions in Northern Germany. Watch this video and be amazed…
Husband And Wife Can’t Get Enough After 9 Model Railway Layouts
Every day we receive emails from enthusiastic model railroaders but this Husband and Wife model railroading team were perfect to profile today…
Meet Brian and Ann Silby from The Rylstone Wellingborough Northants England.
My Wife and I have 9 scenic model railway layouts that we take to model railway shows all over the UK and sometimes to the continent. These model railway layouts are all under 2 metres long and they travel in the back of our station wagon. I model in N scale, while Ann models in Z scale.
70 Year Old Train Set For Sale
One of our valued readers has a 70 year old train set for sale… Anyone interested?
Jim had this to say about the set… Continue Reading >>
Mallory Needs Advice Setting Up ON30 Bachmann Train Sets
Mallory sent in this request for advice…
I’m coming into model railroading as a builder of miniature Christmas villages (Department 56, Lemax etc). I’ve purchased a couple of ON30 Bachmann train sets and fully anticipate that this will draw my husband into the hobby!
I’d appreciate any advice or cautions you can give me.
To provide you with the particular challenge I have:
I build a display in the local museum, to go with their Festival of Trees. The space I have to work with is a counter top 4 ft x 20 ft, with 3 square columns in the middle. At this point I need to lay out a train that just runs mostly unattended (no switching, reversing etc) with minimal problems. And, the village is the main feature – a Victorian High Street at Christmas.
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Easy Landscape Creation With Styrofoam
A great option to create landscape for your model railroad is to use white Styrofoam board. This is a popular material as it is easy to use and is inexpensive. A 4 x 8 foot sheet of 1 ½” thick Styrofoam is a great size to cut and shape. The Styrofoam is best cut with a hot wire foam cutter. Kevin shows you how… Continue Reading >>
