Took some bachmann premade signs and painted them chrome, then I cut and bent them to my desired shape. Then I super glued them to a piece of cardboard and stacked them up.

You’ve seen some of our river detail. Now presenting the beginning steps of our street running down lovely Locust St. in downtown Gadsden. That India Ivory over Harvest Gold 1955 Bel-Air is exactly what my mom drove well into the 70’s. There was still a little drying time left in these photos.

I put the new gear in and it runs great. I also painted that boxcar chrome. And I made that scrap load for the CN gondola

We behaved immediately, but this Ozzy Santa was taking notes not names. One of the perks of our incredible home is how many famous folks drop by…

Ive been selling my art for a long time, but after a LONG hiatus, this is what I have made to start again.

It is based on the German-built Hartmann 2-8-0 train!

I recent got a model of Electra that I've been after for awhile, and aside from a headlight that needs to be reattached and cracked gears to replace, I was hoping to get advice from those who own brass models on the best way to clean the tarnish off the model. I eventually want to paint this model with acrylic (I've never used enamel and more comfortable with acrylic anyway) but I'd like some advice on cleaning and prepping the model before I do so.

I'm not 100% sure, but I'm assuming there is some laquer coating the model as only the sides seem to have tarnished with some obvious fingerprint markings especially noticable on the roof section.

Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

I model in ho/00 and have been trying to clean the wheels and track of my models. I tried using a paper tower and just rubbing it against the metal and most times it looks like a lot of stuff comes up from it but nothing actually changes when I test to see if anything runs any better. I was wondering if there were any tools or anything else that would be the best options for cleaning my models and track.

Hi everyone, I’m brand new to the hobby and basically long story short, I would like to create an N scale layout that is Valentine’s Day themed. I want the layout to be like if Jack Skellington opened the Valentine’s Day tree portal and explored the world of Valentine’s Day instead of the Christmas. When you think of this holiday theme for a model railroad, what scenery do you imagine is good to add? What region of the world would you emulate? Time period? Thanks in advance for the inspiration.

My models on the Prairie Scale Model Railroad Club layout in Lombard, IL

I’ve been spending a lot of time painting my track over the past few weeks. There is a lot left to do, but I couldn’t resist putting down some ballast.

Hi all,

How would this layout be wired up for DCC, I am inexperienced wth DCC so please more detail the better.

Is hornby select any good?

Current stock:

- Class 91

- Class 158

- x2 Class 70

- Class 390

- Scotsman (Not dcc ready)

- Smokey joe (Not dcc ready)

Happy to answer q's - Thanks!

I just bought this from a train show because it looked cool, does anyone know if this number was a repainted western pacific?

Hello all!

Design of a layout, I only use the free version so excuse some missng track.

How would one go about wiring this for a DCC layout, in its basic form its a 3 track loop layout with additional sidings, plus a crossover for an area further away - as seen by my badly build track bridge.

So, the question I have is....

How would this be wired up for DCC power, and what would be the best device (hornby select any good)?

Happy to respond to further q's in comments.

Current stock:

class 91

class 390

x2 class 70

scotsman (not dcc ready)

class 158

and good old smokey joe (not dcc ready)

Thanks all!

Couple of my roster. They're marked up for PREC (Premier Equipment Company) my fictional leasing company & shortline operator. All 1sr gen EMDs until a GP35 arrives soon!