Archive for June, 2010

Maintaining and Repairing Your Scale Model Trains (Model Railroader)

Maintaining and Repairing Your Scale Model Trains (Model Railroader) ISBN13: 9780890243244 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Helps any model railroader learn fundamental repair skills. By mastering some basic skills, modelers can save money on repairs and avoid frustrations that may cause them to abandon the hobby altogether! With simple, instructional [...]

Minicraft Models Rocket Locomotive 1/26 Scale

Minicraft Models Rocket Locomotive 1/26 Scale Molded in color parts Large easy to assemble 1/26 scale Illustrated assembly instructions Simulated track for display Skill level 2 kit Designed for a competition to create a locomotive weighing less than six tons and pull 20 tons at 10 mph, the Stephenson Rocket won handily and was put [...]

Bachmann Trains Thunder Valley Ready-to-Run N Scale Train Set Reviews

Bachmann Trains Thunder Valley Ready-to-Run N Scale Train Set EMD GP40 diesel locomotive with operating headlight 2 Freight cars and wide-vision caboose 24″ circle of nickel silver E-Z Track Power pack and speed controller Illustrated instruction manual The rails rumble and the engine roars as the mighty Thunder Valley rounds the bend, hauling freight to [...]

Huge HO Scale Model Railroad Railway Layout – WFRV TV

A Sheboygan man builds his amazing dream in the basement. A very detailed, scenic, HO scale model train set. Soo Line. Train stations from the Town of Dale, Neenah, and more… railroads, electric, cities, bridges, horns, 1/4, full scale, engineer, expensive, hobby, track, hobbies, signs rail detail Photojournalist: Mike Vandersnick Video Rating: 4 / 5

O Scale Trains Remain a Popular Choice For Train Hobbyists

O Scale Trains Remain a Popular Choice For Train Hobbyists Despite the presence of HO scale and N scale, the O scale trains have dominated the market in its own ways. Hobbyists around the world find these trains more attractive over any other models. O scale trains and their measurement differ from place to place. [...]

N-scale Trains at Track Level

The Orlando N-trak Club is a well established model railroad club with its own building located off E. Colonial Dr (Highway 50) on the east side of Orlando, Florida. Their train room is 30ft. by 60ft. and they run a Digitrax control system on the permanent layout. In this video you will see a couple [...]

Big Train Show to Lay Tracks at Ontario Convention Center

Model train hobbyists and retailers from around the world will trek to the Ontario Convention Center for the expanded 19th Annual Big Train Show June 6-7. Ontario, Calif. (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 15, 2009 — Model train hobbyists and retailers from around the world will trek to the Ontario Convention Center for the expanded 19th Annual [...]

World’s Longest Model Train

Rick Cartwright and Empire Builder Railroad Designs will break the current Guinness world record for running THE WORLDS LONGEST MODEL TRAIN. This record breaking run will occur April 26, 2008 at 2:00 PM. Some of the biggest names in Garden Railroading, USA Trains, Kadee, Locolinc, Large Scale Online (LSOL) and Eagle Wings Ironcraft have supplied [...]