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Z Gauge Model Railway Layouts

May 22nd, 2011 dwalton
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A Newbie Guide to Model Railroads

Author: Clint Spille

This is a general outline of what the model railroad hobby is and what it entails. In an attempt not to discourage new beginners to this ever growing pastime, this article will not be too technical yet designed to catch your interest. The chief thing that any model train enthusiast should know is about scale and gauge.

Scale refers to the actual size of the railroad engine, cars, and accessories. They can be little enough to easily fit on an office desk top, or large enough for a garden railway. Scale is also referred to in letter form. For instance, 'G' scale train models are 1:24 scale, which means it's just 1/24th the size of an actual train.

These are frequently found with train hobbyists who lay out their model trains in a back yard setting, such as interwoven throughout gardens, and other landscaping. The 'Z' scale is a mere 1:220, meaning it's two-hundred and twenty times smaller than an actual railroad. As mentioned previously, this size is perfect for a desk top lay out, but it's so little in size that they are tricky to work with, and aren't in wide use.

The next part regarding model railroads is gauge. Although this is frequently confused with scale by many beginners, it is NOT the same as scale, and mixing up the two will certainly irritate experienced railroad hobbyists. What gauge measures is the distance between the train track rails. For instance, if you have a nine gauge railroad track, this means that there is 9 millimeters of space between the inside of the rails. In this case, the larger the gauge, the larger the space.

Now despite the fact that this may seem a little confusing, do not worry. HO scale is 1:87, and is ideal for lots of new beginners, as well as many other enthusiasts. it is little enough to fit well with lots of various layouts, yet big enough for the average individual to handle, and they show well. This is the most commonly used scale in the model railroad world not only because of its versatility, but also because parts and accessories are easy to obtain.

This brings us to layouts and accessories. Having model railroads would be very boring if all it entailed was a train engine moving along a track. That's why a model train can include numerous various train cars, passenger cars, hoppers, and tank containers, just to name a few. Then there are all the layout accessories, trestles, miniature people and vehicles, as well as buildings and scenery.

The potential is really only limited to your imagination. You can even construct your own landscaping ideas, with artificial plants torn apart for trees, shrubs, and other plants. You could even use old cleaned out tin cans, painted, for things such as grain silos, or oil refinery tanks.

There are a lot of basic sets a beginner can buy, with all things to start your hobby. You can find many of these on websites, or you could also start at your local hobby shop. A retailer can not only offer a lot of various ideas, but can also answer lots of if not all of your questions. Hopefully you will want to know more information about model railroads, and you can find numerous example layouts online for creative ideas.

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Narrow Gauge Model Railway Layouts

May 22nd, 2011 dwalton
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Model Railways You Can Ride

Author: Russell Card

A passenger carrying garden railway may appear an impossible dream for most model railway enthusiasts. However, it is actually possible. With a passenger-hauling locomotive you really get the impression of being in command just like with a full size train. What other branch of model engineering can really put you in the drivers seat?

You do not need a lot of land to enjoy a miniature railway ride. The smallest engines will operate down to eight foot radius making it possible to do a complete semi circle in an eighteen to twenty foot width of garden. This is the style of line you might find in a small industrial or narrow gauge set up.

The ground also doesn't have to be entirely flat in order to build your rideable garden railway. Locomotives will manage with a slight slope of, for example about 1 in 40. This may reduce loads by up to a half, but even the smallest engines will haul two adults and a child on a 1:40 gradient. Don't have tight turns and gradients at the same time though or you may find your train can't handle it. Having a change of level can be a healthy thing. You can indulge in cuttings, embankments, bridges and viaducts as ways of levelling out the more extreme bumps or hollows and this makes for a much more interesting layout.

Don't be put off by the thought that the cost will run into the tens of thousands. Due to modern production methods you can acquire some superb models relatively inexpensively. For example, battery powered diesels from Maxitrak begin at £850 ready to run with kits at £795. Steam engines are more expensive though, starting in the range £3500 to £4000 for kit or ready to run.

Riding your own model train must be the ultimate dream of every railway modelling hobbyist, or kid with a train set. Plan with care and with a little effort you could soon be riding you own garden railway train.

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Make Model Railway Scenery

April 10th, 2011 dwalton
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Tools And Supplies You Need To Make A Scrapbook

Author: Guillermo Summers

The first thing you need to know about making a scrapbook is that it isn't a complicated process at all. Scrapbooking isn't just for the 'crafty' person among us either. In fact, you don't need to have any 'crafting' skills at all, in order to create a scrapbook of memories that will last for generations to come.

Scrapbooking is a way to take those photographs, and things that hold special meaning, out from the standard, and (yawn) boring photo albums, and the boxes where they are being stored, to add personality to and truly capture the 'essence' of what these mean to you.

There are so many books, DVD's, software programs, scrapbook stores, and internet sites dedicated to scrapbooking that anyone can do it. In books, and DVD's about scrapbooking you will find  ideas and tips on how to create personalized pages for your scrapbook, some even have patterns that are easily copied for use in the designing of your scrapbook. Most software programs have templates built into them for a fast and simple way to decorate your scrapbook. Scrapbook stores, online and off, and web sites for scrapbooking are all good resources to find design ideas for your scrapbook as well as the supplies you will need to complete your project. You will even find information on how best to join or bind your personal pages together once you have created them to make a lasting keepsake that you will cherish. With such a wealth of information, materials, supplies, and services available today: it is no wonder that scrapbooking has become so popular, and fun for so many.

Some of the unique supplies available for you to use in making a scrapbook and that also helps to make this such an easy and enjoyable activity for so many include items such as:

•Stickers
•Pre-Filled Labels
•Patterns
•Stencils
•Serrated- Scissors
•Designer Papers
•Glitter Pens
•Cut-outs
•Ribbons
•Buttons
•Binders

Making a scrapbook of memories doesn't have to be an expensive endeavor either. You can find many of these things at discounted prices and you may already have some of these items around the house, in the kids craft box for example. Scrapbook making is especially fun for children. Let them get out the construction paper and cut out picture from magazines or old greeting cards to glue on their very own special pages. Encourage them to be creative using markers, crayons, glitter pens, stencils, buttons, small pieces of fabric, or whatever else you can come up with together. You can punch holes in the pages that they create and then let them loop the pages together with ribbon or yarn. This is an activity that will keep the kids busy for long periods of time and is also an activity that you can enjoy right along with them.

Once you have all constructed your own unique scrapbooks, you can share them with one another to get a different perspective on old photographs and memories. Recall the memories of the events displayed in your scrapbooks and share love, laughter, and life-lessons with each other.

It is time to bring those pictures and mementos that hold such precious memories, out from the confines of drab albums and dark boxes, so that they can be displayed in a manner that best represents their full meaning to you and those you share these treasure books with. Create your keepsake treasure by making a scrapbook today!

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Building Model Railway Scenery

April 10th, 2011 dwalton
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Building Model Railroad Benchwork

Author: Scott Watkins

Benchwork is what we call the support structure of your model train scenery and layout. It may not be as exciting as running your trains or detailing a locomotive, but, taking some time designing and building a solid foundation for your layout will pay off in leaving you plenty of time to enjoy your hobby. And some time soon, your wife is going to want to eat in the dining room!

Your benchwork is going to be determined by a number of things to consider, including: how much space you have, your layout goals, fixed or movable, and will you want to take all or part of your layout to shows, conventions, your friends house?

There are two options to benchwork - you can purchase a kit, which is easily assembled and taken apart, or you can build your own. If you build your own, you can make it permanent, or modular.

While kits are fairly straightforward to assemble (you read the instructions, right?), building benchwork from scratch require minimal skills working with wood and tools.

A note here before we continue on about a few less common alternatives - shelving and shoe boxes. The British are masters at shelving layouts, using one or two walls for a 'point to point' layout (no loop). These are usually created with smaller sections, two to four feet in length. And shoe boxes - if you are working in the smaller scales, say 'N' scale or smaller, there are a growing number of model railroaders building shoebox scenes, leaving attachment points so they can be mated with other scenes, creating a larger layout.

Benchwork Particulars

If you are building your own benchwork, it's a good idea to start with smaller modules. That way you can expand your layout over time (sometimes a lifetime!) Build a framework up to 2x6 feet out of 1x4 lumber. Add 1x4s inside the frame to create a grid with spacing about 2x2 feet. This provides a solid and level platform to work on. From here, you can either attach ½" plywood directly, or as some do, attach 2" thick extruded foam insulation (available at home centers). This material is light, strong, and easy to work with.

Construct your benchwork using screws, so that you can dis-assemble it if need be.Using foam insulation, you can vary the elevation of your landscape, carving into it to create depressions for water or valleys, and gluing on to it to add hills and mountains. Make sure you use the correct adhesive for the material you have.

Benchwork is the foundation upon which you are going to build your model railroad layout. Make sure it's sturdy, and fits your needs both now and for the future. And have fun!

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Scott Watkins is a model train enthusiast, and enjoys teaching others how to get starting in this fantastic hobby. His free mini-course gets you started with the basics of the hobby, while bypassing lots of the mistakes that can be made. Read more about HO train layouts, and subscribe to his quick-start ecourse at http://www.Model-Train-Info.com



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Making Model Railway Scenery

April 10th, 2011 dwalton
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Model Train Scenery -- Dispelling the Myths about Making Your Own

Author: iris bell

Uncover the real facts about model train scenery, should you settle for pre-made pieces or try to make your own? Many model train enthusiasts believe it is just too hard or you need special materials to construct your own scenery when actually it is simple and requires no more of an “artsy” turn of mind than building the model itself.

The Challenge – Realistic Results on a Miniature Budget

Face it modeling can be an expensive and fulfilling hobby. However, for those either who do not have unlimited funds or, who want to recreate a scene for which buildings and other items may not be available, then making your own scenery for your model trains layout, is an answer. It requires some time, perhaps some experimentation, and a fully stocked garage with lots of miscellaneous items does not hurt.

The Answer – Create Your Own

Dirt roads, snow banks, even sandy beaches cannot be easily simulated with real dirt or sand; it looks too large when placed in a miniature scene. However, talcum powder mixed with a coloring can produce excellent results without looking like there are boulders in your dirt road.

Sheets of ice in a pond, any surface that needs sheen can be simulated with wax paper.

Perhaps you have an idyllic country cottage in your scenery and a simple grass lawn will not do it. Why not use herbs for the hedges or bushes or vegetation instead of buying premade items. Dried and coated these homemade scenery items will last as long as the premade and look even better since you made them to suit.

Roads for automobiles are always a tough one to solve because finding something small enough and yet granular to make the surface from can be an issue. However, hobby stores can supply “materials in a jar” which when applied to a layer of scenic glue can simulate cement, asphalt or even grass surfaces.

Crushed nuts can also be coated and painted to make a suitable asphalt surface. The trick there is to crush them finely enough to be realistic and retain the granular quality.

Depending upon the scale of your model trains such elements found in nature as twigs and small grass can add a wild look to forested areas. If you wish to get into real detail, entire trees can be constructed of twigs and herbs. This obviously will need to be scaled for different sizes, as the N scale will require much smaller details than the HO or O scales.

While planning your layout and placing the elements of your railroad and scenery on paper, bear in mind the relative sizes. Then peruse your garage or your local hobby store for elements you can make yourself, in general these will be most pleasing to you and complimentary to your scene.

Additions to your scenery such as train signals can also be made by hand using two small LED lights, some creative cutting of cardboard or poster board to construct the outer casing of the signals and a straw for a pole through which the small gauge wire powering your lights will run. Paint it grey and black and you will have your own model signal for your scenery. An on off switch is also necessary to control the lights.

Making your own model train scenery and you may well help you uncover an exciting new facet to your model trains hobby.

 

 

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Model Railway Scenery Backdrops

April 9th, 2011 dwalton
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Great Model Railroad Backdrops

Author: Lisa Marie

A well thought out model railroad backdrop is an essential part of landscaping that should not be overlooked. Here is a guide for a choosing the best background for your train.

One of the blunders I have seen over the years is when a modeler has a beautiful train layout with lots of attention to details, and a backdrop that looks almost like an afterthought. It really detracts from the whole look. Don't fall into the trap of a haphazard background for your railroad.

Do It Yourself

You don't have to be a skilled artist to be able to paint your own landscape, but you do have to practice. If you decide to do it yourself, start by practicing on poster board until you are happy with your technique.  Be sure to choose the right colors to give a seamless transition from 3-D to 2-D.  Pick a spectrum of greens, browns, and greys that reflect the colors of the ground foam products you already use for your ground cover and rocks.

You can keep the background fairly simple and still achieve a great look. You basically need three elements: hills, sky, and trees. The hills should gently slope upwards and downwards, and they will be speckled throughout with various trees. The sky above will of course need clouds, so research pictures and basic cloud painting techniques online.

Use Digital Photos

If you have a flair for photography, you can create a custom backdrop using your own digital photos. Head to the great outdoors and find the right scene that you think would be an appropriate background for your trains. Set your camera up on a tripod to stabilize it and then take a series of side by side photos, taking care to capture the entire landscape. These can be printed onto wallpaper and adhered to the wall with paste. The results will be stunning. Be sure to ask for mildew resistant wallpaper.

Panoramic Wall Murals

A third option is to use panoramic wall murals scaled to the appropriate size for your railroad. These are professional photographs printed onto wallpaper or vinyl wall banner material. You can choose from cityscapes, mountainscapes, or scenes with rolling hills. Be sure to measure the length of your layout so you aren't left short. Again, if you're going for wallpaper, use mildew resistant.

You've spent countless hours on your model railroad. Invest a little time and finish the look of your entire layout with a great model railroad backdrop. Not only will it complement your existing scenery, it will be a grand finishing touch that really completes your railroad.

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Model Railway Scenery Downloads

April 9th, 2011 dwalton
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The Wonderful World of Toy Model Trains

Author: Bruce

It has often been said, that one of the more enjoyable and rewarding hobbies that you can choose to become involved in is "the wonderful world" of toy model trains. What first comes to mind when you think about model railroading is that it is a hobby or form of entertainment for children, and nothing could be further from the truth.

Certainly, when we were children there was nothing more delightful, and exciting than when we walked into the room where our parents had set up the Christmas tree with that amazing model train chugging around it! This time in our lives was the most magical of times, and for many of us the catalyst for the beginning of a venture that has stayed with us to this day.

I am of course, referring to our commitment to the hobby of toy model railroading. As most of us have learned, model train collecting is both a very serious hobby, and can at times be rather expensive. None the less, it is a hobby we would be very unwilling to exchange for another. For the serious enthusiast this hobby involves a myriad of important issues to consider.

Embarking on this wonderful journey requires an initial evaluation of the area that your going to use to construct and setup your model train set. How much room your going to need will be an important consideration and in particular, if you plan on expanding your layout in the future.

In concert with your decisions about layout size, you'll have to select a type of theme for your layout. Will it represent an era or will it be a contemporary theme? With this said, a decision just as important as the others will be choosing a train scale. What scale you select will relate directly to the type of theme you've decided on, and what model railroading layout would be complete if it wasn't complimented with magnificent scenery?

Whatever your final decisions are, one thing is for certain, selecting toy model trains as a hobby is one of the more enjoyable, fulfilling, and satisfying experiences that you can share with your family! Also, it is really worth repeating that it is very difficult to cover all of the information that relates to model trains in one article, and further research will be required by the enthusiast to fully appreciate how rewarding this hobby can be.

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Elliot Davenport is a model train enthusiast, who is dedicated to helping others learn about this amazing hobby. If you would like more information about toy model trains visit his website at: http://www.modeltraintipsandadvice.com


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Model Railway Scenery Ideas

April 9th, 2011 dwalton
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How to set up landscape and water features for model railway trains

Author: Philip Redfearn

If you are starting to get involved with model railway trains then you need to know about building landscapes and water features. These are two of the essential elements in any great looking model railway layout. Even a great track layout will look bland without the correct landscape in place.

 

It is quite easy to get inspiration for the options available to you. You can look at your fellow model train hobbyist’s layouts and see what they use. You can also browse through magazines and look on the Internet for ideas.

 

Another great idea is to just observe the countryside as you travel around. There are so many ideas to be found if you keep your eyes open and take notes. Often you will start to create one layout and then find yourself moving onto another concept that involves more water features or different landscapes.

 

It is best to set up your layout on paper first. This will give you the best chance of making accurate measurements and placements first time around. If you just try to set up the landscape without planning, you are likely to run into a number of problems.

 

Firstly, you want to organise the railway track. Ensure that you have enough track to create loops, ovals or whatever your design may be. This will ensure that your trains can run continuously, even as you reorganise the landscape.

 

If the landscape is crucial to a certain area of the layout then you should leave that area until last. For example, if you are using a bridge in the track layout, I would create and build the rest of the track first. You can then add this section last so that you have some of the track already running and operational.

 

You can then add the bridge and take time to ensure that everything runs smoothly. From here you can add more water features and other landscape options. One of the most popular sections of landscapes is a mountain. These make great additions to the track layout and provide a great spectacle to the overall scene.

 

Other good option for landscapes is hills, prairies, fields, tunnels and people. It’s always good to have some model humans involved in the layout. Again, this brings the realistic element into the layout.

 

When you make use of the trains and scenery in the right way, you will create a setting that will be unique and very interesting. Once you have more experience in building track layouts you can start to add more complex structures.

 

For example, you might want to add an end-to-end track section, or a loop to loop. Another great spectacle to add to any scene is a multi-level track system. On top of this you should think about creating a nighttime scene by adding lighting. Oftentimes, an average looking layout really improves when it is seen at night with lights and the headlights of the locomotives running around the track.

 

Don’t forget that you can have separate sections of track in different areas of your baseboard. This means that you can create different landscapes in different areas and really enjoy your hobby to its fullest extent.

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Philip Redfearn is an avid model train enthusiast. For more great information on model trains, and to sign up for a free Ultimate Model Railway Secrets 11 lesson mini-course, visit http://www.ultimatemodelrailway.com



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Model Railway Scenery Tips

April 8th, 2011 dwalton
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Tips For Model Railway Trains and Scenery

Author: Bruce

The most common reason people make the decision to build model railway trains and scenery is because of their childhood memories. So many of us our drawn to this hobby because of those wonderful past experiences, and that speaks volumes about the rise in popularity of model railroading.

If you're just beginning in this hobby, or even if you've been involved with it for awhile, being provided with a few good tips about how to get started, and enjoy model railroading to it's fullest certainly won't hurt.

You see, the things is, building model railway trains and scenery can be very challenging, and requires that you set aside a reasonable amount of time to do your due diligence. Not unlike any other new venture, being properly prepared will prevent you from spending money unnecessarily, and will help you avoid future disappointments as you proceed with this new venture.

Typically, when you start building model railways, you begin with selecting the model scale for your trains, and this is where the confusion begins for most inexperienced hobbyist. Therefore, the first order of the day, is to learn the difference between gauge and scale.

Scale: The comparable difference in size between the model and the real life prototype. This difference is represented in fraction form for the model. For example, an N scale model train is 1:160th the size of the actual train.

Gauge: This is simply the distance between the outer rails and nothing more.

After determining your choice in model scales, the next step is to decide which of those model scales, and there are several to choose from, that you would like to display in your layout.

Having chosen your model scale, the question to address next is where, and what to display them on. You can elect to purchase a pre-built benchwork, or actually build one yourself. This is a personal choice, and relates more to time available and skill set then anything else.

The next stage of building your model railroad involves the planning and designing of your track layout. This can be accomplished through doing careful research, or by purchasing software that will accomplish this task for you.

Now that you've designed your track layout, getting your trains to run efficiently and smoothly is the issue at hand, and to do this you'll have to bring yourself up to speed about the various electrical components and how they work. There are a variety of well written books on this subject, and your best source is to browse those that are available at Amazon.com.

At this point, you have the scale models trains you've selected, your benchwork, you've designed your track layout, and you have all of the electrical components that are necessary to run your trains. No model railroad is finally complete until it is complimented with scenery. This is where you have an opportunity to really impress your friends and family, and maybe even yourself with your artistic talents.

You can create all of your scenery from scratch, using any number of things that you can find around your home, or you can elect to visit your local hobby store and buy ready made scenery. Once again, this is a personal choice, and its possible that you may want to combine the two. Ultimately, your goal is to create the most awesome scenery that you can to surround those mighty little trains that you have running around that great track layout that you designed!

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Elliot Davenport is a model railroading enthusiast, who is dedicated to helping others learn about this amazing hobby. If you would like more information about building model railway trains and scenery you can discover more about this topic by visiting his website at: http://www.modeltraintipsandadvice.com



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Model Railway Scenery Supplies

April 8th, 2011 dwalton
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Model Train Scenery Brings Your Display To Life

Author: Chris Breault

One of the major appeals of model railroading is making something that reflects your inner sense of aesthetics.  Model train scenery is how this is done; anyone can make a model railroad that just goes around in a circle; it's that urge to set a scene, or tell a narrative, that makes model railroading such a compelling hobby and creative outlet.  People who get into model railroading quickly get into the other aspects of the hobby, the modeling of terrain and other features.

Model trains scenery can be nearly anything, from small cars and tiny buildings set by the side of your tracks to more elaborate displays that model mountains, specific villages, even down to painting and placing individual trees.  A few people in the hobby refer to it as their 'model train scenery habit', and talk about how they can't go to Michael's Craft Stores or Hobby Lobby without looking at something as a potential basis for scratch building a new piece of terrain, or a new building. This means that if you get NMRA-certified terrain in the scale you model at, everything will be pretty close.

On the other hand, there are entire sub-genres of model trains scenery that don't have commercial niches; these are settings and themes that aren't as popular, and nobody can make enough money to pay for the sculpting needed to bring them into production.  This isn't the end of the world; it's a doorway to creativity.  It's surprising how many common household items can be turned into H, HO or N scale scenery with an Exacto knife and a bit of time and patience; indeed, for a lot of model railroading aficionados, time spent at the workbench is the most enjoyable part of the hobby.

Most model railroaders do a mixture of pre-bought and self made model train scenery; they focus on what time period or theme they enjoy doing, and slowly and gradually collect (or make) the pieces of terrain that they enjoy.  It also becomes a way to bond with other model railroaders, and to bond with their children, who often get their first taste of the hobby by helping Mom or Dad glue something together, and then slowly put together the diorama and run the trains on the rails, to get everything going, and to see something that grew from their own hands and their own minds, made real

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Chris Breault is a model train hobbyist. For more great information on model trains scenery, visit http://www.modeltrainscenter.com.



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