I remember years ago Model Railroader had a scene in their along the line pictures of a module where there was a flood and a farmer was trying to evacuate some of his hogs to higher ground. It was a module on the Midwest Valley Modelers layout. It was pretty neat you could see the top half of the barn and the farmer with a couple of his hogs in a little motor boat.
Thing I’ve never seen in a model train layout…
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I remember years ago Model Railroader had a scene in their along the line pictures of a module where there was a flood and a farmer was trying to evacuate some of his hogs to higher ground. It was a module on the Midwest Valley Modelers layout. It was pretty neat you could see the top half of the barn and the farmer with a couple of his hogs in a little motor boat.
I like the red bumper at the end of your track....reminds me of google maps LOL
-Art
When there were trams (street cars) in my town (as a kid), I was always fascinated by the end of their tracks, maybe because all the tracks near to my house were continuous. There was a reversing wye in the city where the track ended only a short distance from the top of a steep hill that was especially awe inspiring.
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I remember years ago Model Railroader had a scene in their along the line pictures of a module where there was a flood and a farmer was trying to evacuate some of his hogs to higher ground. It was a module on the Midwest Valley Modelers layout. It was pretty neat you could see the top half of the barn and the farmer with a couple of his hogs in a little motor boat.
Artieiii
Member
Guess what? Here's an abandoned section of a wye on my shortline. Old dry rust stained ties and weeds starting to take over the right of way.
This is actually a temporary scenic diversion until the peninsula benchwork is built to extend that section of line into a small town or agricultural industrial area. It could also be connected via removable duckunder (or bridge) from the peninsula to the north wall section of my layout if I so choose. The rest of the ballasting and scenery hasn't even caught up to this area yet. I tend to work in chunks and spurts in no specific order lol.
As can be seen from the photo, the layout is still under construction and this end will send track north and east to expansion sections. The other side of the wye will be constructed in the month or two to supply an 8 foot long staging/storage yard until the real expansion eastward can be undertaken seriously.
I like the red bumper at the end of your track....reminds me of google maps LOL
-Art
armyairforce
Well-Known Member
I've done military trains...both WW1 and WW2
...and airfields...
...a quayside and dry dock...
...and an aircraft graveyard/scrapyard...
I've not seen a model railway with a house which has a garden railway, though perhaps someone has??
Nor a market square with an outdoor giant chess set.
...and airfields...
...a quayside and dry dock...
...and an aircraft graveyard/scrapyard...
I've not seen a model railway with a house which has a garden railway, though perhaps someone has??
Nor a market square with an outdoor giant chess set.
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
A house that you can see into and it has a model railroad layout in one of the rooms. The roof can be lifted off to see the whole layout.
rodney mcgiveron
Member
G'day Ken , Did you ever see one of the special editions of Model Railroader a couple of years ago that had this MASSIVELY DETAILED American railway station..If I can re find it among my myriad of magazines I'll try and take a photo of the photo and put it on here...It was breathtaking in detail of inside of the station...I also recall seeing a tip somewhere on You Tube of birds sitting on a power pole wire...made with home made items...Re detail though...Power/telegraph poles actually strung across highways , to buildings etc...Those well done really knocks my socks off...Cheers Rod
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When there were trams (street cars) in my town (as a kid), I was always fascinated by the end of their tracks, maybe because all the tracks near to my house were continuous. There was a reversing wye in the city where the track ended only a short distance from the top of a steep hill that was especially awe inspiring.
I recall an article in some past MR/RMC about doing slot cars. I bought some slot car track with the idea of doing some minor cars running around, there is a roadway thing made by some european maker that uses a wire just below road surface and it uses a magnet on the car for steering, battery powered. No visible steering mechanism.
N-gager
Member
Woman tied to rail tracks - already done. : 0 http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com
montanan
Whiskey Merchant
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