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Garden Railways ›

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Model paved brick streets on your garden railroad
Jun 5, 2022

Model paved brick streets on your garden railroad

Model paved brick streets: As on most of our garden railways, trains run by a model town. Mine is based…

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Large scale engine house project
Dec 14, 2021

Large scale engine house project

A large scale engine house project is just one example of how buildings complete a scene. It little matters if…

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Budget work train for the garden
Nov 18, 2021

Budget work train for the garden

Budget work train for DIY’ers A budget work train made its way into my life since I needed a project…

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Use artist’s clay to make a large-scale structure
Nov 12, 2021

Use artist’s clay to make a large-scale structure

If you want a structure for your outdoor layout that will hold up to the elements, consider using clay. I’m…

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Convert a large-scale LGB passenger car into a dining car
Nov 9, 2021

Convert a large-scale LGB passenger car into a dining car

By Frederic Williams Rohm and Brian Michelson I grew up in central Pennsylvania where my family had been long-time residents.…

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Use fabric to cover your large-scale buildings
Sep 3, 2021

Use fabric to cover your large-scale buildings

I’ve discovered a way to build inexpensive and custom designed buildings for indoor use or temporary displays at train shows…

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Stand up while cleaning your gauge-1 track
Aug 10, 2021

Stand up while cleaning your gauge-1 track

Crawling around on the ground to clean my rail was getting tiring. I needed a new method to clean track,…

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Creative thrift store finds for garden railroaders
Jul 19, 2021

Creative thrift store finds for garden railroaders

Thrift stores can hold a wealth of treasures for hobbyists, if you know where to look. I have suggestions of…

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How to make a removable ‘projecting’ sign for your structure
Jul 12, 2021

How to make a removable ‘projecting’ sign for your structure

“Projecting” signs have been part of the commercial landscape for years. In the early years of the 20th century, they…

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Build a large-scale, wooden freight car
Jun 7, 2021

Build a large-scale, wooden freight car

It’s been common practice for railroads to modify antiquated rolling stock to suit a particular need for Maintenance of Way…

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How to make covered loads for large-scale freight cars
May 27, 2021

How to make covered loads for large-scale freight cars

Part of the nature of our great hobby is to collect. Often we collect items not necessarily train related, like…

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Create a soybean field for your garden railroad
May 17, 2021

Create a soybean field for your garden railroad

Always looking for new ways to make the farm scene on my garden railroad layout look more realistic, I decided…

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