Making model railways

Guides, tips, and tutorials on making and building a model railway.

[ Baseboards | Electrics | Track Planning | Trackwork | Scenery | Structures ]

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Tri-ang catalogue 11th Editiion

Resources for Triang railway collectors

No man is an island and no collector can amass the perfect collection all by...
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point rodding

Signalling – Basics: Point Roding

How steam-era railway signalling was controlled...
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diy model railway controller track wiring

Electrics, an update on the £35 Model Railway Project, part 4

A controller for a model railway for just £5? Can it be done?? Here's how...
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backscene

Does your backscene distract from your layout?

Are beautiful photo-realistic back scenes too good and distracting from our models?...
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Model Railway Baseboards – A Low Cost Alternative

Looking for an easy, quick, alternative to setting up your model railway on the dinner...
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Don’t use this for baseboards

I’m always on the look out for new, cheaper or better materials to build model...
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Shedly Yard

How to make Hornby & Peco OO gauge track look more realistic

Hornby and Peco track is cheap and compatible with a huge number of trains but...
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