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Large scale model trains | 2-4-4T Steam locomotive | Forney

November 8, 2009 Posted by Leave a Comment

In 1861 Mathias Forney, a life long railroad man, designed and patented the first of a long line of Forney concept locomotives. The Forneys where special in that they came equipped with trailing trucks attached to their coal compartments.

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Garden Railroad Layouts | garden railroad construction

November 3, 2009 Posted by 4 Comments

Your first move when plotting a garden railroad layout is to scope the lay of the land. Determine your slope or degree of decline and elevation in order to figure out where your bridges, culverts and trestles will be forged.

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Model Train Scenery | model railway scenes and supplies

October 7, 2009 Posted by Leave a Comment

Realistic scenery is everything when it comes to building authentic, life like miniatures. There are a handful of tricks used to create active, moving layouts. ClassyModelTrains.com will share these tricks of the trade with you in the form of informative how to articles.

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Garden Railroading

October 5, 2009 Posted by Leave a Comment
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If one is going to construct a garden railroad… in a garden none the less, it would probably help to know a little about gardening. Needles to say, you’ll be faced with all the elements of surprise in this hobby.

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Large scale model railways | No. 1 gauge | large scale model trains

October 5, 2009 Posted by Leave a Comment
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Due to their obvious size, large scale or gauge 1 locomotives jump out and catch individuals off guard. Their incredible detail is only rivaled by the real thing. This is undoubtedly the main attraction of giant miniatures.

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