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If you're creating a railway that feature a wood yard or forest you'll love this tip. I'm a recent Thrifty Thursday tip I covered how to create authentic tree stumps for railway embankments. At the time I mentioned using Yellow scatter to recreate the sawdust around the felled trees. Since then I've been experimenting to find a more realistic sawdust and wood chipping effect. Why Didn't I Think Of This Before Having spent ages testing different scatter materials, coffee granules and other…

Save money, the environment and have fun with these 15 tips for recycling household items on your models and train layouts.

This project is a single track train tunnel entrance designed to fit in the corner of a layout with the track running throught the mountain

Modeling in N-scale allows you to create large detailed scale areas in a small amount of space. For model railroaders or diorama makers this can be extremely useful as it presents the opportunity to build epically, including everything from single buildings to small towns in your model.

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The first thing that you need to do is finalize the place where you want to make your model train table. Once you decide on the location, measure it, and note down the dimensions. Make sure you have enough space to keep your train table along with some extra space for other accessories.

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Want to build a model train layout but have limited space? Our list of model railroad layouts for small spaces will help fix that!

10 money saving recycling tips when making a model railway.

Model road layouts are a great way to add realism to your model railroad. Learn how Gerry Leone makes asphalt and gravel roads for his layout.