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The best 5 track laying tips I've picked up during 5 years writing ModelRailwayEngineer.

Brakevan rides today! Happy New Year! Apologies for the lack of posts here, I've been rather busy with photographic shoots for Model Rail magazine and more recently a few commercial model making commissions. Drop me a line Enough of that, back in the autumn I was approached to build a layout in a box. I must admit to not really looking at plastic storage boxes to house a layout until then, but the owner needed to be able to store the layout under a bed or on-end in a cupboard when not in…

A simple technique for wiring your buildings for lighting while still allowing them to be easily moved and worked on. From Model Railway Engineer.

Nscaler454 on Instagram: "A water feature in 1 minute #nscale #modelrailroad #modelrailroader #woodlandscenics #modelrailroading #hoscale #trainlayout #diorama #scenery @woodlandscenics"

Enthusiasts reveal their quest for perfection in recreating railway scenes from the past.

Bachmann unveils two new Ffestiniog Railway locomotives in 009 scale https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2023/10/bachmann-unveils-two-new-ffestiniog-railway-locomotives-in-009-scale.html

Long freight trains on our Moselle railway (under construction). Stichting Fred Baerselman N-spoor (Moezel Wijnbaan-project)

Model Railway Inclines: The definitive guide. The vital length and gradient sizes needed to build model railway inclines your trains can climb.

On the pick-up goods, Guildford shed's No. 33019 simmers in the goods yard at Porth Emmet Railway Station - click to enlarge. Recently I was commissioned to build a traditional 5 x 4 foot trainset. I've wanted to build such for some time, so this build was going to be even more fun than usual. I have a feeling that even the most serious diehards of the hobby secretly crave a traditional trainset, though they might not mention it to their peers! 5 x 4 feet of roundy-roundy trainset joy…

For the fourth edition of The Beginners Guide to 2mm Finescale Modelling, published in 2006, I built a small layout "British Oak" as a worked example of the techniques described in the book. Here's the description of the layout from the book: British Oak is located in West Yorkshire, alongside th...

Tim’s Train’s on Instagram: "A quick video of the completed loop on the layout and the feeling it gave me to have trains running in a complete loop for the first time in too many years. Plenty more work ahead of me but massive success / progress has been made this year. Lots of support has been contributed by my family @dawntodusk_tasmania and @cottagegardening_tasmania which means so much with the biggest supporter overseeing my work from above. #hoscale #modeltrains #hoscaletrains…

How to retro-fit point motors to laid track without wrecking the points.

Explore Bryan Jeyes' 3800 photos on Flickr!

I've finally a name for my Forest of Dean project - Fountain Colliery - it sort of sounds 'Forest of Deany', probably because of a well know...