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    Wanted: Pullman coach, affordable

    Hello all- I'm looking to buy a used coach car, and have found only a few resources. Anyone know what companies would sell them? (I'm hoping to buy the passenger car and convert it into a home. Not terribly original but I really like the idea- and more importantly so does my wife)
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    Has anyone tried MS Train Sim?

    I haven't, as yet. Previews looked pretty good and they have a slick web page but I was hoping for a real live human opinion instead of just good ad copy
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    Pinching pennies- AKA: where dies one find figures without spending a mint?

    Hello all- I'm new to the hobby, just starting out really. My layout is a 4x8 with a single oval right now, and a dozen currently-unassembled building kits. I'm hoping to add quite a few figures. Herein lies my dilemma. I'm not rich (far from it, really). I've looked at the Preiser figures...
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    how to scratchbuild a water tower

    Hello all- I'm scratchbuilding an open-topped water tower in HO scale. I had originally just wanted to build a plastic kit but it looked thoroughly cheesy so I just used the kit as a template for the wooden one that I am building. My quandry is this- how to make the tank? I'm using 1/8x1/16...