10 tips for beginning layout builders
10 tips for beginning layout builders: Trains.com has thousands of articles, images, and videos. Here, we’ve collected ten links to…
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When I started in this hobby, I chose to model the early 1900s. That was before I knew what models…
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When I’m planning a structure kitbash, I often start with a sketch. Scribbling down rough ideas, erasing what doesn’t work,…
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There are several modular model railroading standards out there, but one you might have heard more about recently is the…
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Finding the best approach for a track plan isn’t always easy. Even if you’re building your layout in a small…
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Today’s sketch was drawn long before Sketching with Steve was a gleam in anyone’s eye. It was 2008, and I’d…
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On a railroad, a switch usually refers to the moving parts of a turnout that routes a train between two…
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A turnout is where one track becomes two. The single track, where the movable point rails let a train choose…
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Model railroaders who want to maximize their mainline runs often resort to narrow shelves that hug the walls and zigzag…
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When it comes to figures, it seems most modelers fall into one of two camps. Some use only figures in…
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Staging yards are how we represent the rest of the world beyond the unavoidably finite portion modeled on our layouts.…
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If you ask a layman to define a train station, they’ll describe a big building where people buy tickets and…
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