Hello, I have produced several build video’s over the past several months with great response and so I have continued this adventure with the Design Preservation Models Townhouse #1. Design Preservation Models (DPM) have been a staple in the Model Railroading industry for many years with their injection molded models. This model, the DPM…

 

Today, we are going to make a journey to France. At the great model railway exhibition in Leipzig, Germany, the French model railroad club “Amis du Rail 67” presented its beautiful layout built in HO scale. On the modular railway layout, there are one large railway line in HO scale, two railway lines in narrow…

 

 As with all components on a model railroad, the stuff that goes under the tracks is highly important for the functionality and appearance of your layout. From the framework to the sub-roadbed to the ballast, each component serves an essential purpose toward making a realistic and effective railroad. This is especially true for the…

 

It is important when you go to the trouble of building a model railroad that the finished product looks real. The primary way to do this is to work to a plan and consider the essential characteristics of your particular railroad. The choice you make about the layout of your track will depend not only…

 

This video series, hosted by Michael Gross, will teach you the simple “how-to” workshop techniques you need to know to take an HO scale electric train set and make it a scenic model railroad. We’ll show you how to build a 4×8 model train table (benchwork) from plywood, lay sections of track, create easy realistic…