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Bare Trees in HO Scale Rook2324 replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 7 months ago by dennis_maine	12	3081
Transition From Ballasted Track To Grade Level - Yard Ladder 7j43k replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by richhotrain	37	3472
Design Preservation AKA Woodland Scenics buildings NVSRR replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by ndbprr	18	3134
Switching Layout cuyama replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Ringo58	19	2454
Building Flat Scenery mthobbies replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Doughless	15	2545
Wooden Loading Docks jjdamnit replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by wdcrvr	9	1385
The Saga Begins, and Ends - “Taking Down the Railroad” riogrande5761 replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 10 months ago by mobilman44	200	18253
Modeling a gas station jjdamnit replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by ModelTrain	4	907
Looking for advice on plan of action for laying track richhotrain replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 5 months ago by Ablebakercharlie	47	4884
motor shaft supplier/vendor? snjroy replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by ChrisVA	5	1844
Stupid Question about Walthers Wooden Coaling Tower Base Doughless replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Pruitt	17	2162
What kind of roof and weathering would you see on this building? mthobbies replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 5 months ago by ModelTrain	11	2294
Styrene Bargain ? doctorwayne replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by willy6	22	3971
Building the Wildcat Traction Company mini layout emdmike replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by emdmike	4	1094
Can we use Micro-Sol on top of a dry transfer decal? doctorwayne replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by ModelTrain	14	1595
How long will layout last? SeeYou190 replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by Outsailing86	28	2296
HO Curved Turnouts Oliver1 replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by ctyclsscs	19	2934
Cleaning track and loco wheel experiment: Insights? snjroy replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 5 months ago by kasskaboose	85	5256
Atlas "dead" frog is alive Wallaby replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 5 months ago by Wallaby	7	1239
First attempts at soldering joints in flex track -- naturally, questions arise 7j43k replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 5 months ago by crossthedog	44	4286
Building my first N scale layout richhotrain replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 5 months ago by ModelTrain	7	1418
Building Interiors Medina1128 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by GJZ	3	1172
Huge mistake on my model; help needed ModelTrain replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by ModelTrain	58	5534
Early 2 foot narrow gauge: US style and not Maine style snjroy replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by NVSRR	20	3002
Layout updated on HO/HON3 layout. Pruitt replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 7 months ago by John Graser	6	2386
Building a cement company PC101 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by ModelTrain	25	2986
Flex track sections meet on a curve -- ends tend to straighten (= kink at joint). What to do? hon30critter replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by crossthedog	72	7319
Making stencils maxman replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by JRP	8	1806
need rivet for valve gear repair? GP025 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by ChrisVA	13	2551
Weathering track Bayfield Transfer Railway replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by DSteckler	22	3350