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Sometimes I get weird ideas, and this time it was to see if I could weld, not solder, but weld O gauge track. It was pretty clear from...

If you don’t like wood working, and don’t want to mess with foam, you might try 3D-printing the terrain for more model train layout. You...

Do you need a table to run your trains or need a base for a train layout in N or Z scale, or maybe a small HO or O scale layout? Grab a...

I built a pine tree for my Big Pine Mine On30 layout that is two feet tall! This tree is made from a piece of bass wood with holes...

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Need some backdrops for your model railroad? Here is how I built some backdrop panels for my 2x4 N scale layout out of cardboard, paint,...

If you need a realistic looking rooftop for your structure, try printing out a screen capture of a rooftop you find on Google Maps. Cut...

In this week's video, I show a short tutorial on how to model roadside guardrails in N scale or any scale so you can keep the miniature...

I've been experimenting more with making pieces of scenery easily removable so you can easily change out the look of your layout, easily...

I’ve converted my two MTH O scale boxcars and my Lionel Legacy SW1 locomotive from the standard Lionel couplers to Kadee couplers. The...

A look at my dad’s American Flyer set from 1950 or 1951. This 4-4-2 Atlantic still runs, albeit poorly. I plan to give the locomotive an...

In this week’s video, I go over how I set up part of my 2x4 foot N scale layout for dual DC and DCC train control. Eventually, I will...

Before I build the other structures on the 2x4 foot N scale project layout, I mocked up all of the structures I want to add with blocks...

In this week's video, I look at how I built the Walthers Modern Transload Terminal kit in N scale to fit a specific space on my 2x4 foot...

I completed the retaining walls on the lower level of the 2x4 foot N scale layout and have a new video up on how I built them. These...

I Are you looking for an affordable way to add structures to your layout, try a paper structure kit! The one I build in this video below...

I built a scale model of a ski resort. You can do the same for any location you can find on Google Maps. Watch the new video and find out...

A few months ago I had a post on some new Athearn 50' PS-1 boxcars: https://www.steves-trains.com/post/new-athearn-boxcars-and-3x5-n-scal...

I recently purchased a Roomettes kit so I could add some interiors to a couple of structures on my N scale project layout. The kits are...

In this post, we are going to take a look at the Athearn 53' bulkhead flatcars in N scale as well as an easy and basically free way to...