The rocker's astonishingly detailed 124ft long x 23ft wide model depicting a US city and its industrial hinterland in the 1940s contains hundreds of buildings.
This weekend Fordingbridge Rotary Club put on the first ever Fordingbridge Model Railway Exhibition and my club, the Gosport American Model Railroad Group, was invited. So we brought our modular l…
The rocker's astonishingly detailed 124ft long x 23ft wide model depicting a US city and its industrial hinterland in the 1940s contains hundreds of buildings.
A simple technique for wiring your buildings for lighting while still allowing them to be easily moved and worked on. From Model Railway Engineer.
Brakevan rides today! Happy New Year! Apologies for the lack of posts here, I've been rather busy with photographic shoots for Model Rail magazine and more recently a few commercial model making commissions. Drop me a line Enough of that, back in the autumn I was approached to build a layout in a box. I must admit to not really looking at plastic storage boxes to house a layout until then, but the owner needed to be able to store the layout under a bed or on-end in a cupboard when not in use. Everything had to be completely self contained in a foot print of 80 x 30cm - and being a fan and serial builder or micro layouts, I enjoy the challenge to see what can be squeezed in, whilst still creating a believable scenario so this was right up me street. The scenario to be depicted was that of the early days on the Bluebell Railway, featuring a truncated railway halt for brake van rides - Freshfield Halt being some of the inspiration with the line running through a shallow cutting. The layout is fully scenic, this end can be used as a fiddle yard. Nice an tidy - just 80 x 30cm! There's scope for projects like this to be extended If you enjoy these daily post, feel free to buy me a bev https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Nevardmedi3
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This weekend Fordingbridge Rotary Club put on the first ever Fordingbridge Model Railway Exhibition and my club, the Gosport American Model Railroad Group, was invited. So we brought our modular l…
Small HOn3 track plans - My track plan was determined by two things. The first was the space available and second, an operational railroad.
How to get model railway track cheap. Don't waste money on track for your model railway, follow these 7 tips and save money.
The pianist said he finds tinkering with the set in the attic of his Kent mansion the perfect way to escape the chaos of everyday life - and particula...
5x10 N scale layout - I typically run four trains, a mix of steam and early diesel locomotives. Limited space meant I built up instead of out
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Want FREE paper and card building kits for your model railway, get them here. Includes printable shops, houses, churches, stations & engine sheds for OO & N scales.
Lots of different papercraft buildings! Download + build lots of different papercraft model railway buildings (by gtp.de): http://www.gtp.de/kartonmodellbau/index.html
World of Railways is the UKs biggest Railway themed website, incorporating British Railway Modelling, Garden Rail, Narrow Gauge World & Traction
10 money saving recycling tips when making a model railway.
How to lay scatter, from the school of the blindingly obvious. Another tip from Model Railway Engineer.com, the UK's largest model train blog.
Here's a great tip I've just read about for cheaply creating dense tree growth and forested areas.
IntroductionModel railways is a very personal hobby, not only in terms of what era & location to model but also in terms of the track plan. Several factors influence the type of track plan that best suits you and in this article, we'll take a look at each...
One way to bring your layout to life is to add model railway sounds. Builder Matt Snell shows how to install sound modules.
The raunchy figurines of tiny plastic couples making love are selling out fast
Make your own model trees with this almost free quick and easy tip. Ideal for N, OO, HO and O gauge model railways.
Here's a wide variety of model railroad track plans for beginners.
Learn expert tips and techniques for laying model railroad track that will last and look great.
I haven’t posted any track plans for a while. So here are a few that have captured my imagination recently. Alan Whitehouse’s ‘Mini-MSW’ model of the trans-Pennine Woodhead…
In our eagerness to get trains running, we all often make mistakes when laying track but don't make these potentially expensive mistakes.
