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A look at how I installed the structures, ballasted and weathered the track, completed the scenery, and added the layout details to the...

A quick overview of the completed 1’x5’ N scale switching layout. The final structures are in place, the track is ballasted, ground foam...

I've completed four more structures for the N scale switching layout including one with a rail door that opens. The layout is nearly done...

I’ve wrapped up the On30 Project Layout. See how I finished up the scenery and wrapped up this project! I‘ll have a full start-to-finish...

I’m considering building an N scale model railroad on a hollow core door sometime next year as one of my future projects. Here are some...

The ChooChoo Vision cameras have been improved with higher resolution sensors and better software! You can now view as many as six live...

A collection of the final video and photos I took of the 2’x4’ N scale layout before packing it up in a shipping crate and sending it off...

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...

A look at an operating session with a switch list on the 2’x4’ N Scale project layout. This was a simple operating session that only took...

I’ve completed the base scenery on the On30 layout. I built a mountain out of sulptamold covered foam, built base areas for the...

Introducing the Middle Manager’s switching layout. This is a small 8” by 36” Z scale layout that you can fit just about anywhere. A...

The video at the bottom of the post is a compilation of the many-part tutorial series on building this 2'x4' N scale layout. I've...

I finally purchased the last piece of track I need to build my O Gauge switching layout: an Atlas O54 Right Hand Turnout. These things...

I added a Blue Line Snail controller to the top level of the 2x4 N scale model railroad and supplied power to it with a 9V battery. This...

I finally finished all the structures for the 2x4 foot N scale layout! This video shows some tips and tricks for building and painting...

A unique use for six more Z scale freight cars. I wanted to buy some extra freight cars so I could make a train on the layout that was a...

A look at the Kato Silver Streak N Scale passenger train set. This is another great set from Kato that both looks and runs great. This...