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Model Train Track Planning & Components

Essentially, there are two types of model train track that you can design: simple or complicated. Which one you choose depends on personal preference.  Figuring out which track products you require always depends on the overall design of the track, as does how many of each product you will need. I advise that you plan [...]

Building a Model Train with Limited Space

If you really enjoy model train building but have limited space, then you may have to try something unique. You could try building compact model train layouts. They do not take up much space and you can still enjoy your passion for model trains. First, you need to figure out how much space you have [...]

Developing a Model Railroad Train

Model Train manufacturers spend a lot of time and money developing models. Progressing from an idea for a model railroad train replica to the actual replica can take up to a year. From when the idea is first hatched until the material list is compiled takes somewhere between 5 and 7 months, but only if [...]

Electric Train Sets

Once you start playing (ahem…working) with electric train sets you may find that you cannot stop.  Before you know it, decades will pass and you will still be working with your model trains. Many people first develop their passion for train sets at an early age when their parents give them their first model train.  [...]

Building Model Railroads

If you are building model railroads, the first thing you have to consider is the type of train you want to use. First, you have to decide two important things. You will want to decide which scale of train you want (see Electric Train Sets for a quick refresher on the different scales) and how [...]

Learn About G Scale Train Sets

G-scale train sets have a ratio of 1:22.5.  This means that a G-scale train is 22.5 times smaller than a real-life train, which still makes them quite large. G-scale trains are often rides in amusement parks and they are commonly called G trains.
The first large model trains, built in Germany, had a scale ratio of [...]