Model Railroad Layouts and Scenery

‘Ebay cheat sheet’ – save a fortune

Rob — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:42:44 +0000

Had loads more comments through on the ‘ebay cheat sheet‘. Thanks to everyone. I update it as often as I can. It’s here.

Model buildings that you print out and make

Rob — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:27:36 +0000

This is just one of the houses you can print out, stick to card, and then fold together. Have a look at the others here.

They are really easy to make – fun too.

model railroaders Ebay cheat sheet

Rob — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:54:35 +0000

Thanks for your emails on my ‘Ebay cheat sheet’. Hope it saves you a dollar or two. It’s here.

Print out model railroad scenery

Rob — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:57:19 +0000

I’ve been tinkering with this printout scenery which I’m quite pleased with.

You just print the template out, glue the tabs and you’re done.

The grain elevator goes with well the silo and storage shed.

Have a look here.

Superb Flag Man’s fencing tip for your railroad

Rob — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:20:35 +0000

“Here’s an ideal useing those flag’s the flagmen use on the roads.Get old ones or new and cut them in strips.Their the same color and braid as the fence we use in real life here in canada.And can be for Ho.Or paint them with aluminum paint and wam metal fencing.Use silver wielding wire for fence posts.”

Kim.

Even more on loco and track cleaning – every layout will benefit from this…

Rob — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:03:46 +0000

Paul responded to the previous to posts with this! It’s genius. “While this appears to be a panacea to wheel cleaning it also scratches the wheels and that leads to future build up of more gunk. Using a Q-tip with …

That loco wheel cleaning post…

Rob — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:59:31 +0000

Whoa! Stop the press – Jeff mailed me this about my previous post on wheel cleaning:

“If you apply a drop of atf (automatic transmission fluid) to the wheels of all of your rolling stock you eventially will never have to clean them again. Same applies to your track. This works on all gauges. I haven’t cleaned my layout in years.
This was featured in Model Railroader Magazine a couple of months ago.”

Now that’s a great tip!

David’s railroad loco wheel cleaner

Rob — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:55:23 +0000

Here’s Dave, the expert modeller in the UK, demonstrating his loco wheel cleaner.

(You should see his rail layout in his loft – it’s amazing).

Another gem for realism in your track layout

Rob — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:39:21 +0000

Following on from my last post I got sent this:

“Add weeds!

If you’ve every stepped back and looked at your layout and wondered why it doesn’t look quite right – it’s usually weeds, or rather, the lack of them.

Look at any real railroad – and what do you see? Weeds every where.

They’re easy to make, any twine, string or carpet fibres can be painted and roughed up and easily places in the ballasting.
Try it! You’ll be surprised how it brings your railroad to life.”

Victor.

Great tip to add realism to a railroad layout

Rob — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:28:34 +0000

“Shiny buildings and pristine cars are not realistic in a railroad layout. I would seek to weather my vehicles, trains, engines, etc. a light dulling touch with an airbrush to tone down the ‘sheen’. Airbrush the engines and cars to …