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  1. Guilford Railman

    Revisiting Rocky Valley - Transformation From One World to Another.

    I will be exhibiting my 1 ft x 6.5 ft switching layout at the Vernon CT train show again this year. I originally planned on exhibiting it as Rocky Valley but I had a crazy idea! For a few months now, I’ve been exploring the idea of building a British OO gauge shunting layout. I don’t have time...
  2. Guilford Railman

    Operating a Switching Layout Using a Dice Table/Chart

    I made a video showing how I operate my switching layout Rocky Valley using a dice probability table/chart. The second half shows the switch job created using this method. I learned this method through @moghobbystuff on YouTube. It’s a very simple and effective way to operate a small layout!
  3. Guilford Railman

    Walthers Oil Loading Platform Modification Help

    I’m looking to utilize the Walthers oil loading platform kit as both a loading and unloading facility. Has anyone made modifications to this kit for unloading or have any suggestions on how I can go about it? I’m modeling 1960s with a single track unloading one tank car at a time. Thanks in...
  4. Guilford Railman

    How Would I Go About Designing The Road Markings For This Intersection?

    I have tried to find examples online of intersections similar to mine but haven’t found exactly what I’m looking for. Does anybody know the best way to design the road markings for this intersection? I would like to include a parallel parking spot for my store and markings for the tracks...
  5. Guilford Railman

    Applying Woodland Scenics Road Building Kit Smooth-It to Craft Foam

    I am looking to apply the Woodland Scenics Smooth-It to my layout soon but I am not sure it can be applied to craft foam successfully. I have applied it to insulation foam board previously with success. Has anybody used the Smooth-It material on craft foam before?
    • Guilford Railman
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    • ho scale road scenery smooth-it switching layout woodland scenics
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  6. Guilford Railman

    Grain Boxcars in the 1950s

    For the current switching layout I’m building, I plan to model in the 1950s and 60s. This is an era I’ve never modeled before. Were any specific boxcars used for grain transport or were their design characteristics specific to their use such as extra hatches or anything like that? I did learn...
  7. Guilford Railman

    New Layout Build

    Hello Fellow Modelers! Many of you know me from my N Scale Micro-Layout thread. I have decided to build an HO Scale shelf layout as my next build. This build will most likely happen over a longer period of time despite it being a small layout. If only my boss would understand my need to model...
  8. Guilford Railman

    Industries That Share Unique Combinations of Freight Cars

    I was observing my plethora of rolling stock, more than I need for my small layout and I began to wonder about industries that use unique combinations of freight cars. Are there any industries that use both covered hoppers and centerbeam flat cars?
  9. Guilford Railman

    1st “fully completed” N scale layout

    This layout was the test layout, the one I knew wouldn’t be my best work. However, it was a great experience and fun to build. I can’t wait to get started on my new layout.
  10. M

    Comments wanted for switching layout

    Hey guys, I'm new to this forum. I decided to build my first layout as a small switching layout in N scale due to limited space. I've spent some time to design a track plan that fulfils several requirements: 1 fun to operate 2 visually pleasing yet simple 3 a bit prototypical 4 contain...




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