As I covered in my last post (which if you haven’t read is HERE), one of my favourite modelers Dave is making some major changes to his layout. Fortunately for us he is videoing his progress so that we can all see the steps that he takes in creating his scenery. So without further ado, ...…
Recently I was sent an email showing an absolutely fantastic N scale layout made by husband and wife team Chris and Andrea Butlin, who live in the small village of Sutton upon Derwent just outside of York, UK. Attached to the email were some brilliant model railway pictures of their layout. What I love about ...…
I’ve received a number of emails in the last month asking what is the best way to create winter effects on a layout and what are the best products to use to do it. I personally think that Woodland Scenics provide the best materials for this and in the following video you can see why, ...…
A question that I am asked A LOT is by beginners is “What train set would you recommend as a good start for my first layout?” I’ll be honest with you, I’ve been into model railroading for more than 30 years now, so it’s been a while since I’ve bought a “starter” train set. However, ...…
For people starting out in the hobby of model trains, the most common way for getting started is with model train sets. While it is possible for a beginners to just purchase all of the components separately (train, track, etc.), many decide to start with model train sets, as they have all of the basic ...…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: A model railroad is never finished and this is what makes model railroading so much fun. While the task of constructing your layout, laying the track, and building your scenery is hard work, its also fun and immensely satisfying to do (almost as much fun as ...…
I always get exited when I receive an email from Dave about a new video, as I know I’m going to be in for a treat. Listen out for Dave’s wife asking him if he wants a cup of tea Dave mentions that he picked up his logs from PoundLand, which for my non-UK readers out ...…
An important aspect to creating a realistic looking layout is to weather your trains and rolling stock. I mean, if you have gone to all the trouble of making realistic scenery for your layout, then its goign to look odd if the trains that are trundling around on your tracks are all shiny and new. ...…
When looking to find model train stuff for your layout, there are many different options that are available to you to find everything that you require in creating your model railway layout. The following methods are ones that I regularly use when buying more bits and pieces for my layout. Obviously the best way to ...…
I receive a lot of pictures and stories from readers about their model train layouts. I love getting stuff like this from you guys, it’s always great to see what other people are doing. This week I thought I’d share an email and some pictures that I received from Lou last week. Lou is a ...…
I love looking at other videos of other peoples layouts in action. Not only is there something relaxing about watching their trains roll around in the little worlds that they’ve created, it’s also a great way to get inspiration for design elements for your own layout. The following videos are tours of some of my ...…
So this week I was looking into different methods of how to make mountains for your layout, and I came across a few different methods using foam. I’ll be honest, foam doesn’t feature to heavily on my layout (with the exception of using it as the base of my layout), as I’m a bit “old ...…
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