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In search of HO Wild West plastic structure kits

Started by glarson52 in Scenery and structures: Looking for plastic structure kits suitable for the US in 1880s. HO scale
Scenery and structures 17 1 274 1786926819
Seeking spare track, engines, or rolling stock for 10 year old beginner

Started by coolmodeltrains in Getting started HO scale HO: Hello everyone! I am 10 years old and trying to get back into the model train hobby. I had and still have a train set from when i was about 5 years old, but i was too young to take proper...
Getting started HO scale HO 4 0 167 1786925670
OKC trolleys end fares

Started by Ancientmariner in Prototype railroading: https://www.embarkok.com/news-station/okc-streetcar-goes-fare-free As of today, the modern Oklahoma City trolley system no longer requires fares.
Prototype railroading 7 2 186 1786925513
August magazines virtually on schedule

Started by joef in General discussion: I expect August MRH to drop late tonight, with RE dropping late tomorrow night. Ever-so-slightly late, almost on time! NOTES … Desired perfect schedule (All times Central Time US): MRH...
General discussion 6 8 296 1786925224
Problems with Sprung Trucks

Started by kenheywood in Locos and rolling stock: I ran a 15 car train on the circuit and had this one refrigerator derail several times. The track is fine as far as I can tell and the rest of the train rides through. I checked weight and even tried...
Locos and rolling stock 8 3 66 1786925094
Publisher’s Musings: The hobbyist was always the point

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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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 797 20 34,073 1786924177
Rick's Diner - August 2026 Edition

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷
General discussion 57 4 1,367 1786923842
What’s on your workbench? August 2026

Started by Eric Hansmann in General discussion Workbench: It is month number eight of 2026. I thank everyone who has been contributing their photos and notes to this monthly discussion thread. It seems to get better each month with more participation. I...
General discussion Workbench 131 7 4,374 1786923803
workbenches!

Started by missabe406 in General discussion: Wont be building an at home layout till I move again, but I've set up a workspace to work on some projects in the meantime. Mostly weathering and detailing some locos and rolling stock, as well as...
General discussion 128 4 4,673 1786921309
Weekly Photo Fun - Aug 16-22, 2026

Started by JC Shall in General discussion Photos: It's another week . . . post 'em if you got 'em. There was a late-comer in last week's post . Check him out, then come back here afterward.
General discussion Photos 10 3 264 1786919870
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 68 3 1,307 1786919602
Electrical Impulses: How benchwork can affect wiring

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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Walthers Branchline and switches?

Started by Oldiron in Track and electrical/DCC: I was looking at Walthers code 83 branchline track but they don't make turnouts to go with it. What is everyone else using with it? Bob
Track and electrical/DCC 2 0 51 1786918557
Dual tracks

Started by R0ckie in Track and electrical/DCC: How do I run 2 trains on parallel tracks with a digitrax controller or can it even be done?
Track and electrical/DCC 19 1 466 1786918486
I need the brain trust to help with a new track plan! HOn30 in Appalachia

Started by puddlejumper in Dream and design: I recently had to move out of the 12x12 layout space that I had. The around the room shelf layout plan is now defunct. My new space is a 4x8' with a 2x6' shelf on one end, making it an "L"...
Dream and design 4 1 143 1786917166
$1000 to spend on machining

Started by David Emery in General discussion Machine Shop lathe: I've been following the discussions on machine tools in modeling, most recently the discussion on cutting small screws. So here's my question: As someone who has -zero- machine...
General discussion Machine Shop lathe 67 6 731 1786916449
Off layout car storage

Started by MSutinen in General discussion: Like some (many?) of us, I have more freight cars than my layout can hold at one time. I'm considering a small cabinet to hold the excess with a foam pad on the bottom of each drawer. My question...
General discussion 69 3 1,825 1786913862
NMRA 2026: Chattanooga Day 7 - NTS Day 2

Started by jeffshultz in Journals/Blogs: NMRA 2026: Chattanooga Day 1: https://forum.mrhmag.com/post/nmra-2026-chattanooga-day-1-13870853?pid=1344810380 NMRA 2026: Chattanooga Day 2:...
Journals/Blogs 67 7 3,229 1786909611
Let's See A Model Of... August, 2026 Edition

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: 📷
General discussion 86 3 2,272 1786907914
MRH 2026-08 - August 2026

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: MRH: August 2026 📷 Read online ► Download & read offline ► ► Get the bonus extras for this issue ...
Magazine feedback 2 3 274 1786906686
Stonehammer on the move again; need help with redesign .

Started by Deemiorgos in Journals/Blogs: This ongoing project started at the beginning of 2013. 📷 and was put on hiatus from March 2013 📷 to December 2016. ...
Journals/Blogs 441 4 62,745 1786905119
Derailment on the Horseshoe Curve

Started by Bernd in General discussion: This happened about 2 hours ago. 🎬 Bernd
General discussion 82 3 1,948 1786904195
Shell Oil warehouse

Started by cduckworth in Scenery and structures: While writing the book on the Missouri-Illinois RR I came across this image of a Shell oil jobber served by the railroad. It’s the only clear image I’ve found showing one of their...
Scenery and structures 6 17 213 1786902648
Frustration over missing items

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: Since I have unpacked everything for my workshop now, I have become concerned over some missing items. What I know I am missing: SLSF brass 2-8-0 Proto-2000 E9 A&B Set Athearn...
General discussion 54 4 1,492 1786902438
Merkiomen Memorial

Started by Robert (Robin) Mountenay in Journals/Blogs: I’m not sure if others have created blogs to document defunct layouts, but I thought id give it a try. I’ve built two layouts by the name of Merkiomen, one a tiny roundy that occupied a...
Journals/Blogs 24 18 1,302 1786900351
What’s Neat: Steve Goaring’s Illinois Terminal, …

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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Walthers Cornerstone Spaces

Started by Rick Beatty in Scenery and structures: Has anyone bought one of Walthers Spaces kits or just the insert? I was wondering how they compare to Roomettes.
Scenery and structures 4 0 251 1786896651
my journey to TOMA, with (some) t-trak

Started by drscottatencoca in Modular and TOMA modeling: Probably not coincidentally, when I looked back at my first (well, first serious) layout plan I found the contract with Byron Henderson, July 2016 resulting in this. 10 years and still no layout, but...
Modular and TOMA modeling 6 1 72 1786896021
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 193 14 4,624 1786895476
Savvy Modeler online: Backdrop texture to add depth

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have here. Want more articles like this one? Give us a like on the lower right 📷...
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MRH Website this month: Let's see your workspace, …

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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Let’s talk Ops: Next steps with car cards for ops

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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Updating USRA heavy 2-8-2 locomotives

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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My layout operations journey

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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Savvy Modeler online: More realistic model track

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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August 2026 news and events

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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MRH Running Extra - August 2026

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 August Running Extra placeholder! Rome wasn't built in a day ... Look for this issue to be available early on August 17th.
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Looking for examples of trains on various radiuses

Started by Deemiorgos in Track and electrical/DCC: Can anyone share what a 85 ft passenger car looks like on a 30 inch radius? Also a 2-8-0 steamer.
Track and electrical/DCC 26 3 768 1786854278
Unloading Woodchip Cars

Started by JC Shall in Scenery and structures: I plan to have a kraft paper plant on my layout. The year will be 1964, and the plant will be an older plant. The available layout space is only large enough for the product shipment area, with the...
Scenery and structures 4 3 175 1786852461
Rapido HO Ogden Shops CP/SRY GP9U #128 Unboxing & Configuration

Started by MikeHughes in Locos and rolling stock DCC SRY GP-9: A delightful find at the LHS today, one of two numbers available, and I bought one of each (#108 and $128) to celebrate the reopening of Intercity Hobbies and Trains, now down at the cornerof the...
Locos and rolling stock DCC SRY GP-9 3 5 100 1786843857
How Many Model Streetcars, Trolleys, Trams, Interurbans, (so many names for this)?

Started by LensCapOn in General discussion: How many actually model these interesting little electric people movers? I figure the number must be low as you have to scratch build so much of it so it's likely close to the number of 2' (think...
General discussion 58 11 1,477 1786838908
The Winchester Branch V2

Started by Nate in Journals/Blogs: After much thought, I have decided to go in a very different direction with my layout. I had always worried about the pinch points at the widest part of the mountain climbing turnback curve, also...
Journals/Blogs 295 11 13,924 1786838344
Making Amends.....

Started by Jeff Brauer in General discussion: Had an interesting (to me, we will soon see if it is to you......) discussion that presumed we were in a 12 step program for Model Railroad addition. One of the steps is making amends. I got to...
General discussion 22 5 889 1786835060
Another "New" Spray Gun

Started by Ken Meade in Getting started: In my many decades of modeling, I've been inspired to paint on occasion. Each effort, despite the fool proof operations of the spray guns have turned into absolute failure. Runs, drips, splatters are...
Getting started 18 5 554 1786831684
New England Winter Layout - H0

Started by MikeC in Qld in Journals/Blogs: I'll use this blog to show scenes from the layout, unfinished as it is, along with various scenery projects. Mike
Journals/Blogs 255 3 139,787 1786831274
Darigold Creamery Issaquah

Started by Craig Townsend in Journals/Blogs: One more building for the layout. The bread and butter industry for the Issaquah spur and reason the railroad kept the branchline alive for as long as it did. 📷 ...
Journals/Blogs 17 8 533 1786829663
Duluth Georgia Train Show

Started by JeffBulman in General discussion: Hello all, Who among you are planning to attend the show in Duluth GA. Saturday, August 22nd? I will be there along with Shane aka Sauced07with many custom freight cars and structures. Stop...
General discussion 0 0 41 1786816503
More buildings added.

Started by RevivalinHO153 in Scenery and structures: My name is Tom and I live in Colorado, USA. I live near Durango, Colorado, which is home to the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. I haven't posted in a long time so this is 'catch up! I do...
Scenery and structures 8 14 302 1786812952
Putting a sound decoder into Rapido GP38 that is DCC-ready

Started by Nevin W. Wilson in Locos and rolling stock: I recently acquired a Rapido GP38 for a great price that does not a decoder but has a 21 pin PCB board. Unfortunately, the previous owner removed the speaker and I'll have to replace it too. Looking...
Locos and rolling stock 4 1 124 1786809878

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