Model Railroads

Learning to understand and transmit radio is a lot harder than it sounds. There are many complex, detailed procedures that need to be followed, and there is a very special verbiage that they use....

Model railroads can consist of a simple circle of track at the base of a Christmas tree or be an elaborate, whole-house system of platforms, ramps, and shelves running through walls and around the...

Making a model town is a satisfying hobby and in some situations, can be big business. Models are made for trains, dioramas, war-gaming, dollhouses, architecture, film making and museums. This...

People first become enamored with trains when they are children. Many years later, as adults, train enthusiasts add to their childhood train set with more tracks, more trains and landscaping. This...

Building a detailed scale model railroad layout isn't an easy task, even for veterans to the hobby. First, you have to decide what scale you want to model. O scale is 1/4-inch scale, which is...

Building a garden railroad on any scale is a challenging endeavor. Constructing an outdoor layout capable of weathering the elements poses a unique set of challenges and should not be attempted...

A coffee table makes an ideal enclosed layout for an N-scale train. Placed against the wall, with an overstuffed armchair on each side, and a sofa facing the table, the layout becomes an instant...

When you are making layouts for model trains, one of the best parts is making the buildings, hills and landscape as realistic as possible. And because the world is not made up of bucolic...

Getting those old Lionel trains back on the tracks requires a bit of perseverance and a lot of elbow grease. But once accomplished, you have what may have been a piece of your childhood to share...

You still see them in stores during the Christmas holiday, wending their way on tabletops through snow-laden model towns. But electric trains, and especially the locomotives that power them,...