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Nicpro paints

Started by DaleMierzwik in General discussion: I was looking at Nicpro paints on amazon. I was wondering if anyone has used this brand? And if you have what are your thoughts of the product? 📷
General discussion 3 0 73 1783098241
Rick's Diner - July 2026 Edition

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷
General discussion 28 1 443 1783097612
Windows 10 winding down

Started by john holt in General discussion: We are only four months from Windows 10 being officially done. I am not a fan of Windows 11. Having bought a new high end HP laptop last year with Windows 11 Pro, only to have it...
General discussion 83 3 1,521 1783097531
New Printer Recommendations

Started by Al Carter in General discussion: Reading the current thread on Recommendations for a New Tablet reminded me - I've been intending to make a posting here seeking recommendations for a new ink-jet printer. I print mostly b&w...
General discussion 48 3 698 1783097305
Done With Foam bases

Started by Rio Grande Dan in Benchwork and roadbed: I went to three of the Big Box Lumber stores in my area and 3 years ago the price for a single sheet of 2 inch foam was around $35.00. Now a 2 inch thick sheet is now $79.00 a sheet at the lowest...
Benchwork and roadbed 116 10 5,273 1783096904
Martian Rails

Started by anteaum2666 in Journals/Blogs Micro Layout: I got this micro layout base for free at a recent train show. I'm going to update it to a futuristic railroad on Mars and take it to train shows for the kids to run. I'll document my micro layout...
Journals/Blogs Micro Layout 29 13 568 1783096502
Configurator for LCC node wiring

Started by Dwight Kelly in Track and electrical/DCC: I’ve been building a browser-based tool for planning the physical wiring of RR-CirKits LCC nodes and their companion I/O boards, and I’d welcome feedback from this group before I take it further....
Track and electrical/DCC 1 0 5 1783096166
Prototype Photographs 2026

Started by Nick Santo in Prototype railroading Photos: Hello! I enjoyed all your photographs from 2025 and before! Thank You for posting them!!! Please feel free to add photos when you have them! I’m sure I’ll have more to add this...
Prototype railroading Photos 310 5 10,177 1783095898
My Fictional Southern Railway Line

Started by Sauced07 in Journals/Blogs: I don't think I have posted a drawing or plan of my layout. I'm not an artist or computer person so this is all I have. I have spoken about my layout elsewhere but figured I would keep some...
Journals/Blogs 97 13 2,046 1783095526
Here's a fun one... travel planning, RR museums and train shops along I-90?

Started by DIamondback in General discussion: I was just thinking on some things as I plan the relocation (Seattle, WA to Fort Wayne, IN), and found myself frustrated by the haze of forty years' memory on the kitschy tourist traps, diners that...
General discussion 20 2 159 1783095064
ABS signaling is just a failsafe? hybrid signaling

Started by greg ciurpita in Operation and maintenance: we have ABS signaling on our double track mainlines at the club. operators have found it useful because they can see from one end of the layout that there's a train around the bend in the next...
Operation and maintenance 44 0 644 1783094350
Favorite "Street Art" or Graffiti work

Started by Rigby in General discussion: Acknowledging and respecting that some, perhaps many, do not like to see graffiti on rail cars, some of us do appreciate the artistry. I'd love to see your favorite graffitied cars (any...
General discussion 63 5 1,299 1783092658
What’s on your workbench? July 2026

Started by Eric Hansmann in General discussion Workbench: We have passed the halfway point of the year. Many thanks to all the modelers who contributed their photos and notes to this monthly discussion thread. I hope the works have inspired readers to move...
General discussion Workbench 7 2 435 1783092653
Happy Fourth Of July - Show us your red, white & blue locos!

Started by blindog10 in Locos and rolling stock: Happy Fourth Of July to my fellow Americans! Let's see your red white & blue railroad equipment. I'd especially like to see freelanced models.
Locos and rolling stock 26 1 2,958 1783092519
Tune Up.... Fix Up , 6 Proto 2000 E-units

Started by railandsail in Locos and rolling stock: Quite a number of years ago I was cruising ebay, and found this offer for sound factory equipped sound & dcc chassis that would fit E6, E7, E8 locos. I bought 6 of them and put them away in...
Locos and rolling stock 115 4 2,798 1783090522
Dieseltrainpro.com?

Started by Al Carter in General discussion: Anybody ever heard of or done business with this company? Looks fishy to me... https://www.dieseltrainpro.com/ Al Carter, Mount Vernon, WA
General discussion 3 0 178 1783089479
2026 Layout Tour Part 1

Started by jmt99atsf in Dream and design N Scale ATSF: 🎬
Dream and design N Scale ATSF 0 0 35 1783089155
CSX West Isola - Modelling the US in the UK

Started by z4driver in Journals/Blogs: Hi all, I thought I'd put some posts up about my layout out that I'm currently building in a village called Pontybodkin here in North Wales, UK. Firstly, why, as someone from the...
Journals/Blogs 3 14 177 1783087845
Tom Johnson's Cass County Railroad

Started by TomJohnson in Journals/Blogs: 📷 Hello! It has been a long time since I have posted anything here. I had a blog (journal) going several years ago under the L&IN and INRAIL theme that had a big following. That...
Journals/Blogs 1,272 69 104,022 1783086906
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 Eastern Leg

Started by Rick Beatty in Prototype railroading: The schedule for the trip east has been released. Major display stops are: May 30 – Omaha, Nebraska (near the Union Pacific's historic Milepost 0) June 3 – West Chicago, Illinois June...
Prototype railroading 156 6 3,501 1783077429
Let's See A Model Of... July, 2026 Edition

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: 📷
General discussion 15 2 353 1783076354
Shelf Switching Layout - N Scale SP

Started by CraigH in Journals/Blogs: In my teens and twenties I was active in HO scale Southern Pacific, had a couple of simple layouts but mostly I was into detailing, kit bashing and airbrush painting. That was...
Journals/Blogs 5 14 490 1783063285
An Operating Steam Throttle You Can Customize

Started by Geoff Bunza in General discussion Throttle Steam Loco: An Operating Steam Throttle You Can Customize ...
General discussion Throttle Steam Loco 442 34 21,527 1783048962
Best Way To Remove Lettering From Life-Like Proto 1000 RDC Cars - Update

Started by Neal M in Locos and rolling stock: Hello everyone, Has anyone removed the lettering from the Life-Like Proto 1000 RDC cars? I've tried using Micro Set, and 70% Alcohol, none of which have worked. I don't want to...
Locos and rolling stock 6 0 89 1783042847
Flag Blue and Red for P&S units

Started by keystonefarm in Prototype railroading: Looking for some suggestion on the Pittsburg and Shawmut SW Bicentennial colors. I want to paint up two GP-7 units to match my Rapido SW's . The ex RDG unit #357 is Red/White and Blue and the other...
Prototype railroading 8 4 176 1783038707
"Free" Model Rairoading Audiobooks for Audible members

Started by Michael Tondee in General discussion: Just a heads up... I was perusing my Amazon Audible membership today because I have several credits built up and I chanced upon quite a few "free" model railroad audiobooks. I have not...
General discussion 2 1 68 1783035483
Marshfield. A developing story

Started by Railman284 in Scenery and structures early rail: Before we visit Marshfield let us visit Miller's Slough with a view of the Mill from the slough; 📷 and the community that developed around it. 📷 Following the tracks...
Scenery and structures early rail 72 26 2,939 1783034957
help debugging LED light strips

Started by David Emery in Track and electrical/DCC: (This is somewhat related to JoeF's excellent track debugging series...) So I have this long run of LED light strips connected together. I can feed this run from either end. ...
Track and electrical/DCC 10 3 190 1783032416
Ah-Hah moment: LED headlight lenses from Bondic

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 ARTICLE SHOPPING LIST Bondic UV-activated resin glue pack, $20, Amazon Prime: https://amzn.to/4eJkVUx Please post any...
Magazine feedback 13 12 478 1783030514
Tour of the Pennsylvania Dutch County

Started by Mitchell Schuessler in Journals/Blogs modular Pennsylvania 1970s layout design: Since I've wrapped up planning for these lines, I wanted to take a poll from the forum on which routes they would want to see in my layout plan. All these routes have been hand drawn, and a best...
Journals/Blogs modular Pennsylvania 1970s layout design 114 4 2,875 1783030298
Weekly Photo Fun - Jun 28 - Jul 4, 2026

Started by JC Shall in General discussion Photos: It's another week . . . post 'em if you got 'em. There were a few late-comers in last week's post . Check them out, then come back here afterward.
General discussion Photos 12 2 700 1783030138
How did you get started in the hobby physically?

Started by thewizard1 in General discussion: I am asking how you physically got started in model railroading? Not how you discovered the hobby. Did you start with a train set if so where did you by it? Did you go to a hobby...
General discussion 41 6 506 1783025924
It's official - Run like a Dream: Locomotives is done!

Started by joef in General discussion: UPDATE: The ebook version of the full book is now available for download on the MRH Store: https://store.mrhmag.com/store/p215/ebook/run-like-a-dream-locomotives.html If you want to get...
General discussion 51 30 1,389 1783025057
Message from Tony's Train Exchange regarding Athearn

Started by AndyZ in General discussion Athearn: Got this in an email today. Don't think it really shocks anyone... Dear Tony's Customers, We want to make you aware of an important change in how Athearn is manufacturing and...
General discussion Athearn 174 15 4,492 1783024080
Hobby Shops ?

Started by thewizard1 in General discussion: I am curious based on some of the postings I have read I ask? Why would anyone open a hobby shop today? Would you and if you did what would you keep in stock? Would you...
General discussion 106 3 2,384 1783021939
About vendors, their difficulties to survive and possible solutions (if you're one of them, read carefully...)

Started by Juanfran in General discussion: I'm in Europe, some of you already know. So maybe my comments will not be valid for most of you, but I thought it was interesting to share my experience. In the last couple of months, I've placed...
General discussion 66 9 1,434 1783020895
Dutch Country Conrail

Started by Mitchell Schuessler in Journals/Blogs Reading Railroad Operations Planning: I figured this would be a good place for a supplemental blog to my article “Dutch Country Conrail” in the April 2025 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. I have a few threads floating...
Journals/Blogs Reading Railroad Operations Planning 245 15 9,301 1783016324
Limited Modeler: Ballville power plant operations

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
Magazine feedback 20 10 525 1783003657
Bench work layout

Started by Stephen in Getting started: I have an area in my basement that is 16’ 5” by 14’. The only trouble is there is a bathroom door and a closet along the south wall. I was was thinking I could build a shelf...
Getting started 1 0 147 1782999565
EL Signal Bridge Semaphores

Started by Jeff Youst in Prototype railroading: Has anyone attempted or know of an attempt or company that has made / makes operating semaphores that can be placed on a signal bridge such as shown in the picture? This is AC Tower in Marion, OH on...
Prototype railroading 6 0 150 1782963718
AC&Y’s Spur 4 – A N Scale Prototype Modeling Adventure

Started by AC&Y Guy Steve in Journals/Blogs N Scale: Welcome to my N scale prototype modeling adventure. I'll begin with an Index page as Joe suggests. The Prototype I'm Prototype Modeling
Journals/Blogs N Scale 86 8 4,186 1782959747
Model Toy Shop

Started by railroad2000 in General discussion: Hello, Would like to know if anyone has had dealing with or ordered anything from Model Toy Shop, site appears to be legit, having trouble contacting them as I keep getting an invaded info...
General discussion 13 0 407 1782959556
Member Railcar Interchanges

Started by Sauced07 in General discussion: As some may have read I was generously gifted a railcar to use on my layout. Because of that I route the car to interchange with him. He models an earlier time but let’s face it, staging...
General discussion 15 9 388 1782953644
Wireless led w/inductive coil

Started by o2bwln in Track and electrical/DCC: Howdy all, Has anyone had experience with the wireless led lights that use the inductive coil system. Looking into lighting some buildings and this seemed like a cool idea. 🎬...
Track and electrical/DCC 19 4 428 1782944214
Intermountain GP10 / Newest run

Started by joehaggard in Locos and rolling stock: Gentlemen, we are having a issue with 3 brand new GP10's from Intermountain. First love the locos. The issue is we have Digitrax at our club, but we have a MRC Prodigy for programming as we have had...
Locos and rolling stock 29 4 838 1782943489
Statler Tissue Mill in Augusta, ME

Started by Ben in Prototype railroading Paper Mill: I'm doing research for a future layout - strongly considering modeling the Lower Road from Augusta to Waterville (East Augusta Industrial Track) in the late 90s/early 00s. Initially I'll only have a...
Prototype railroading Paper Mill 54 2 1,718 1782940181
Variation of previous question re cinder roadbed for turnouts

Started by David Slone in Prototype railroading: This follows up on a previous post where I asked, “When a railroad uses crushed rock for mainline ballast and cinders or other “lesser material” such as cinders for sidings and/or branchlines,...
Prototype railroading 1 1 138 1782932898
The EL Dayton Branch 1964

Started by Jeff Youst in Journals/Blogs: Starting up a blog to chronicle my trials and tribulations for the build of the EL Dayton Branch 1964 has been a long time coming. The past 8 years or so have seen a few fits and starts and some...
Journals/Blogs 31 8 1,049 1782932697
another legacy livery to chase

Started by peter-f in Prototype railroading: NJT has a loco I just saw (for the first time)... painted with PRSL herald Pennsylvania Reading seashore lines is now part of the Atlantic City service I saw it this AM going westbound on...
Prototype railroading 2 4 328 1782931980
Bellows Falls Subdivision build

Started by skiwiggy in Journals/Blogs: This Journal/Blog will showcase the construction and scratchbuilding of structures along the Rutland Bellows Falls Subdivision. Various Scenes starting in Bellows Falls Vermont, heading...
Journals/Blogs 735 20 31,077 1782925439

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