Model Trains For Beginners Insiders Club

Model Train Layout Pictures

These are photos sent in by members so you can view them and get some ideas and inspiration. Prepare yourself as these photos are amazing... If you want to enlarge any image, just click on it. Want to send in your photos? Just follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Husband And Wife Can’t Get Enough Model Railroading

Every day we receive emails from enthusiastic model railroaders but this Husband and Wife model railroading team were perfect to profile today... Meet Brian and Ann Silby from The Rylstone Wellingborough Northants England. "My Wife and I have 9 scenic model railway layouts that we take to model railway shows all over the UK and sometimes to the continent. These model railway layouts are all under 2 metres long and they travel in the back of our station wagon. I model in N scale, while Ann models in Z scale." How long ...

Your Model Railroad Plan

WOW... What a response to my blog post asking "Please could you tell me what problems or challenges you are having, or have had, with your model railroading?" If you haven't read it you can click here to read it now I was actually very surprised with the questions, comments and feedback I received.

Which Locomotive Should You Buy and Why?

A good quality locomotive will make all the difference… It can be very frustrating having a locomotive that you need to push to get going, or it suddenly speeds up and

7 Model Train Mistakes To Avoid (Special Report)

Model trains can be a very expensive hobby if you make the mistakes detailed in this special report. Knowing these typical mistakes will make your model train hobby an enjoyable and affordable one. This information has been accumulated from over 28 years of model railroading and is an absolute "must read" report... Download it here... And tell us

How To Choose The Model Train Scale For You?

If you are a model train beginner then you might be asking… “Which model train scale is best suited for me?” A common mistake for model train beginners is to confuse scale and gauge. Let me explain… scale is the proportion of the replica to the real thing. For example, HO scale locomotives are 1/87 the size of the real life locomotive. Model train gauge is the width between the inside running edge of the track. Model trains are obviously scaled down replicas of the real thing. The main model train scales and ...