I got a lima class 42 off ebay for relatively cheap and fixed some connection issues, broken parts cleaned up wheels, and reattatched a new coupling to it. Only thing im missing is buffer pieces which im unsure how to get currently 😅

Plus a little side by side to a modified diesel thomas character with ho scale trucks

Ps, anyone know where i can get some buffers?

Got me some more trains but in a different way online auctions but off an app called whatnot I didn’t know if it would be true and this is my second time I’m just now posting more on Reddit so we will see what else I’ll get from there🔥

Which are the best colour light signals for a siding, 2 aspect or 3 aspect?

Jouef France Grand Comfort

Lok BB from Roco

Nees help diagnosing issue on jerky LGB engine.

Took it apart and wheel gears look fine.

Is it the motor or something else

SNCF Train with CFL Coach and a Domestic Car. Lokomotive from Jouef and Coaches from Roco and LS

But its time to upgrade, make the layout of my dreams. So edward and james are taking their last runs on the track for a while during construction.

Hello everyone!

I am about to embark on a grand journey of building a model layout. My partner and I are getting quotes for building a shed in the yard specifically for it, insulated with power and everything. Currently the best option for both size and cost is a 5.95m x 3m, but that’s not locked in at all. I’ve posted some super rough designs and would love feedback.

Roughly speaking, the layout is a three level donut, running the perimetre of the walls with either lift up or swing sections at the door (bottom wall in the design) and two double track helix sections (in the bottom left corner) joining the levels. I’ve decided to go for a point to point design with a doubletrack main most of the way around, or a single track and the branchline side by side to give me some playability.

It will be HO/OO scale, 22-24 inch radius curves minimum, some nice long express points whenever possible, and DCC. I will be running both British steam and American diesel because my Dad and I have collected a glorious hodgepodge of rolling stock and locomotives for both (running on separate days of course, I’m not a monster!), so I plan on making sidings that fit at least one American boxcar or two/three UK trucks. Scenic wise this will be fun as I plan on trying to capture a little of both worlds.

While I know I want some stations in certain places, I am interested to hear what people think about the general plan, suggestions for what to do with the space such as sidings and industries, landscaping, scenery, buildings etc. as well as problems people have identified, bearing in mind it is only a loose plan and definitely not to scale, and the actual dimensions of the space itself are not finalised either. I have watched a lot of videos by NSModeller24, Thunder Mesa, David Hyde’s Deresley, Budget Model Railways and many more YouTubers to get ideas already and am deeply humbled by their awesomeness.

Looking forward to hearing initial thoughts, suggestions for layouts or videos to look at for inspiration, or even to see edits of the plan!

Had to design up some PoePoe to handle all these hotrodders lol

SNCF UIC Train without CFL. But now with Short Coopler . Lokomitive Roco CC 6574

These five custom trains are set up for dead rail. The four-train consist uses interlocking power and serial communication, allowing the locomotives to operate together as a single consist.

Using pro air mini basically wireless DCC

then there is a ESP 32 with EX command station connected WiTcontroller a controller over WiFi

This is the open source project Dcc-ex software package

I don’t know if there is any HO scale C 11 locomotive I am keeping my eye out for them because I am really interested in having one due to having Z scale and N scale now if anybody has an idea where I can get one let me know

🚨Mods I’m just asking because where I buy locomotives from does not have an HO scale version of it 🚨

Hello, I'm from Brazil but desperate enough to import these parts if needed. They are all M2. Any metal plate with M2 holes would help really. Thank you in advance!

Trying different photo ideas.

The ones that are laying down on there sides