I just got back into model railroads and completed mounting my N scale layout to the backboard and was working on scenery and planning future...
The ends of the industry spur tracks in Battle Mountain have bumpers that are scratch built..
The river has been finished and the cork roadbed is in on the smaller of the two sections that will make up Carlin. Track is installed on the WP...
Placing my N scale engine on the track has always been difficult. Recently, I saw a video where a flat tool was put on the track, the engine...
While in UK I purchased a PECO N gauge right hand turnout plus two pieces of connecting track. The three were supposed to fit together, although I...
I recently uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel showing how I converted the Tomix track cleaning car to DCC control. [MEDIA] I'm working...
I've reached the point in my layout (my first *real* layout, with scenery, etc.) where the track has given me two problems. 1) It's just not...
I'm very new to Z scale, and back -- in general -- to model railroading, at all, since childhood. I'm just now getting my layout together and...
Track work completed on Battle Mountain section of layout, Oct 20, 2017.
Here is a simple explanation of how easements and superelevation work and how to employ them on your layout to help your trains run and look...
Finishing the ballast on a section the Western Pacific / paired track east bound near Golconda.
While some folks suggest using fixed benchwork depths everywhere, _modulating_ benchwork depth can yield interesting results, as seen here. It all...
I've had to down size and am thinking of this 4.5' x 8.6' N Scale Track Plan
at Magnolia Junction, Houston, ca 2000.
My work room has a test track consisting of an 18 inch radius figure eight, a 15 inch curve to check truck swing, and a coupler height guage.
