How do you go from track plan to layout?
Q: I am working on a track plan for my first real layout. I have looked through various layout plans…
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Q: I am working on a track plan for my first real layout. I have looked through various layout plans…
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You’re layout is (mostly) complete, or maybe you’ve set up a temporary or holiday display. Perhaps you’d like to host…
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During the first three decades of the 20th century, most toy train manufacturers simulated the appearance of prototype railroad cars…
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Railroads changed almost endlessly in 20th-century America, due to bankruptcies, mergers, and takeovers. Regional lines combined to improve efficiency, retain…
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Model railroaders are model builders, and sometimes we build models for layouts that aren’t there anymore, and the old models…
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Q: I want to know if anyone has a good red that matches closely with the one used on Nickel…
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Walt Hiteshew’s O gauge layout Dimensions: 8½ x 17½ feet Track: Menards (diameters range from 31 to 42 inches) Switches:…
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Clem Krzeczkowski’s O gauge layout Dimensions: 22 x 36 feet Track: GarGraves flextrack (diameters range from 96 to 122 inches)…
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Facts and features Name: Northwestern Pacific RR Tiburon Rail Yard Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13′-0″ x 26′-6″ Prototype: Northwestern Pacific…
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Facts and features Name: Chicago, Peoria & Western Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 30 x 44 feet Prototype: CB&Q, EJ&E, and…
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Q: I model the Shenandoah Valley in HO scale and I have some questions. Where can I find HO scale…
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You can build two 36″ straight Standard gauge sections for the same cost (or less) than one new piece of…
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