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In this post, I'm going to show you from start to finish how I built this 1 by 6.5 foot HO scale switching layout. This layout went...

After taking about 10 months off from working on the switching layout, I finally finished the layout. I'll probably still add a few more...

A 2x3' N Scale Mountain Layout Ok, so this project started back in the spring as part of a simultaneous build of four layout projects....

A preview of a small mountain-themed N scale model railroad layout. I've completed another small N Scale layout project. This layout is...

A small Inglenook Sidings switching layout for an office shelf.

A tiny layout with continuous running and some industrial switching operations.

Inexpensive, easy to make, and super realistic trees. The Scenic Express SuperTree material has been a popular base for realistic scale...

A durable, nice looking fence kit, but the fence posts and rails are too large for N Scale. I recently picked up a Woodland Scenics N...

I put together some resistor lookup tables for different combinations of LEDs and power supplies that I use myself when wiring up some...

An On30 locomotive kit built on a Bachmann engine. This was another Boulder Valley Models kit that I built a couple of years ago after...

An On30 Boxcab built on a Bachmann On30 Gas Mechanical locomotive. I built this On30 Boulder Valley Models Little Bose Boxcab kit a...

A small 20" x 36" On30 Micro Layout I once again decided to build a small train layout to donate to the annual silent auction at my son's...

A 1' x 6.5' HO Scale Switching Layout ***Note, I built this layout into a shadow box in 2020. See how I did that here:...

A small battery-powered N Scale layout with a display track, waterfall, and push-button operation. Another 2020 layout project was to...

A small N scale layout with a Kato Pocket Line train I built this neat little 11" diameter N scale micro layout in early 2019 that is...

An N scale layout built from T-Trak modules One of my current projects is a modular N scale layout using T-Trak modules from Masterpiece...

A small N scale layout built for a school fundraising auction. This layout was built during March and April 2019 for a silent auction...

A small N scale display layout. One of my layout projects in late 2016 and early 2017 was a 24" diameter N scale micro layout. The layout...

A Small 18" N Scale Layout with a Christmas Tree I built this little N scale micro layout in December 2016. The layout is a snow-covered...

A small layout packed full of detail and operating potential. This small N scale layout was built between mid-2014 and late 2015. The...