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Does anyone have a line on cheap vehicles. I'm talking cheap. Like plastic crap that comes 5 to a package. I've found that by priming and painting them they could pass for something much better. There are plenty of toys I'm sure, but finding 1:87 could be difficult, especially in the 1940's...

There is/was a thread that had bunches of signs that could be printed. For the life of me I can't find it. Can anyone help a brother out? Thanks in advance.

Any suggestions for improving my layout lighting? I've got 6 recessed canned lights that just aren't doing it. I absolutely don't want to rip anything apart to add additional lighting. I've been thinking about buying some socket extensions and adding those 4 way LED's (garage lights), but...

I've been messing with static grass lately and am really happy with the results. I've been aware that you can get jolted from touching the screen while there is power to the unit. How bad can that be? Welllllll. I mistakenly pushed the power button while I was twisting on the top of the...

I just found a great site for miscellaneous castings and such. It's called Besttrains.com. Lot's of goodies here. I imagine there a lots of these sites. Do you folks have some favorite sites you'd like to share?

What is the material that you guys use on the edge (facia) of your layouts? And what is it called? Surely it can't be called facia.

This may sound pretty lame for many of you, but I've got a question. What power source do you use for simple lighting on your layout, such as street lights and buildings, etc. I'm not to that point in my layout yet, but before I set my structures I drill a hole so I can have access to place...

I'm going to try to share with you my journey in building a Bar Mills laser cut model. Bar Mills is usually a fairly straightforward build. I will day that their instructions give a little too much credit to the builder. Sometimes I wish they were a little clearer, but if you look at the...

Hi folks. I modelled a 4 x 8 toy set about 15 years ago. It wasn't too bad, kind of amateurish but I had some success with parts of the scenery. Now I'm trying a much larger layout in a room that I built in my basement. I'll try to post pictures of my progress, starting from the room being...

Hi everyone. I first started model railroading about 20 years ago. I built a 4 x 8 layout utilizing a toy train set. It actually didn't turn out too bad, scenery wise. Well, life got in the way and I moved twice since then. Now I'm retired and have more time and decided to start again. I...