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On-A-Budget
Tips, tricks, and money saving ideas to build a model railway or model railroad on a budget.
Model Railway Baseboards – A Low Cost Alternative
Looking for an easy, quick, alternative to setting up your model railway on the dinner table or floor? Here's a low cost alternative that won't break the [...]
How to make N and OO gauge model hedges
Using the pre-made commercial hedges on your model railway can be expensive. What if there was a way to get garden hedgerows for a few pounds. Here's how you [...]
The secret to applying static grass without breaking the bank
This tip is so obvious it's frequently overlooked yet it's possibly one of the most effective and certainly cheapest alternatives to off-the-shelf static grass [...]
How To Make Landscape Scatter Materials On A Budget – Thrifty Thursday Model Building Tip, #1
If you're looking for soil, dirty or sand material for your landscape, park any thoughts of buying scatter materials and head to the kitchen with this weeks [...]
The Dirt Cheap Technique To Creating Ultra Realistic Rocks and Cliffs
Looking for a way to add rocks, mountains and cliff faces to your model railway. Looking to do it on a budget? Here's a dirt cheap technique to create [...]
How to make model trees on a budget
Looking to build a model railway on a tight budget? Here's the first in a new series on making model railways when you're on a tight budget, starting with [...]
How To Get A Baseboard For Under £30 | Model Railway Baseboards
When first starting out building a model railway, it usually comes as a shock to find building a baseboard isn't quick or cheap. Here's a tip that'll get you a [...]
How to make your own weathering powders using kids chalks
Looking for a quick, effective and cheap way to make weathering powders? It's your lucky day. [...]
Budget Techniques To Clean Your Track
Looking for tools and techniques to keep your railway track clean on the cheap? ModelRailwayEngineer finds 3 popular budget solutions from model railway [...]