John sent these – can’t wait to his layout!
“Hi Al,
Here are some photos of the town I’m putting together from the ‘print out’ scenery. I’ll send you some more pictures when I’ve added them to my layout.
John”
I think they look great – but of course, I’m biased, because they were all made from the ‘print out’ scenery here.
Nice one John!
And don’t forget to save your pennies with the ebay cheat sheet.
Best
Al
William sent this in – his railroad to military base.
He sent it in way back in 2012, but it’s still one of my faves.
I loved it:
“Thought you might like to see some pics of my Army base, it is 1 of 5 tables I’m working on.. Let me know what you think.
William”
It’s great isn’t it?
There are quite a few military themed layouts on the site. Here are some:
“I thought I would share an update on my WW1 railway. If you recall it is set somewhere in the south of England in 1918.
You will see I have installed the Oxford Rail railway gun in a siding which doubles as a small military camp. I have decided it is too much trouble to actually get the gun to run with the clearances it requires.
Phil”
You can see all of Phil’s pics here on his WW1 railway.
“Thought I would share an update on the WW1 railway (somewhere in southern England 1918). The last few weeks have been about details and in particular figures.
In the gun park you see gunners working on their railway gun and watching some squadies square bash
The airdrome has now got pilots mechanics and of course an O/C!
On the platforms I have added some propaganda posters
Phil”
You can see Phil’s WW1 update here.
Don’t forget to have a look at the latest version of the ebay cheat sheet.
And of course, save a fortune with this print out scenery (you just print it out and stick it together).
Best
Al
Richard got in touch with this super quick ‘how to’:
“My pine trees are even quicker – I use the “needles” off an artificial Christmas tree. Drill a hole in the baseboard to take a matchstick, paint the “trunk” of the needle brown and slip it over the match. Hey presto! I did an entire forest of 60+ trees in an hour!
Not a terribly good picture (PICT1043) I’m afraid, and some of the trees had come adrift at the time, but you get the general idea…
Richard”
And some more tips sent in:
“I am new to model railroading and it took me awhile to decide on a layout plan. When I decided I found that I needed some material to raise the track. I found the ready made material but it cost to much. I bought some styrafoam, ripped it to the proper width on a table saw and cut notches in it to make it flexible for curves. I made about 50 feet of it for only a few dollars. By the way I used a layout plan from one of your contributers.
Thanks, Larry”
“my tip would be to make sure that there is access to all of your wiring and the inside’s of any tunnels in case of any type of issue, such as a derailment or exposed freight falling off a car..
Daryl”
“Jeff (with his motorized crane) has a great idea I would like to suggest may be adding more weight to his hook would make it operate easier..
Just add a brass weight may be 1/16th ounce or more above the hook,Real cranes have them .
They make the movement up and done better. We use to call them headache balls.
I Got the knots on my head to prove it. Lol
Thanks Al. Best to Jeff, keep it going.”
That’s all folks.
Don’t forget the ‘model house bundle deal‘ is you want to add some houses to your layout.
And if you’re running of to ebay anytime soon – have a look at the ‘ebay cheat sheet‘ here.
Best
Al
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