Cam Trucks | A birds Eye View | How to Build a Cam Truck

Cam Truck

Most modellers are truly kids at heart. One of the outstanding qualities of youth is the ability to explore your imagination and projecting yourself into different worlds. Many of us are satisfied with the simple operations of our layouts. Cool effects, life like replicas and true to life sounds of our locomotives gliding across rails at scaled down speeds.

Guest Article By: World Famous Robert Anderson | Storing Rolling Stock

Most model railroaders have far more cars (rolling stock) and locomotives than they can possibly operate at once. One option is to simply store excess rolling stock and locomotives in boxes or on display shelves or cabinets. It is possible, however, to store all of your extra equipment and trains on tracks in a yard that may or may not be part of the visible operating portion of your model train layout.

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

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.

Garden Railroad Layouts | garden railroad construction

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.

Garden Railroading

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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.

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

large scale Model Train

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.