FREE Model Railway Scenery

In any layout you must have realistic scenery, including buildings, so you might as well include some buildings if you have a model train layout. It is really important to build structures to the correct scale, as a Z scale building would look at of place on a HO scale railway and vice versa. It…

It’s probably a good time to get more technical… I’ve given you an overview of control systems, but I think you need more information to make the right decision on which control system you should use. What we are talking about will completely transform your model trains and provide as much fun as you can…

Locomotives, freight and passenger cars are collectively known as rolling stock. There is a huge variety of rolling stock available in all scales. Freight and passenger carriages range from the lower priced to the high-end priced range. The quality of equipment and amount of detail on the carriages can vary greatly. Some carriages are ready…

Now is when we get to the creative side of model trains. Creating realistic scenery is the part that pulls your layout together and brings it alive. You’ve started with a train set, and now it’s time to convert it to a full scale model railroad. Scenery is the geographical setting of your layout. It’s…

Building the bench can be as easy, or as complicated as you want it to be. Benches can be custom built, or you can make use of an unused kitchen table or a shelf fixed to a wall. The first thing to consider is how much weight the bench will carry, as that will determine…