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I'm finally getting to work on my virtual model railroad (island). I'm building all the 3D models in the virtual railroad myself and I need some help trying to get dimensions and measurements for a nice realistic effect. The biggest thing I need blueprints for is the actual track itself down to...

Hey, it's been about a year since I've last been to these forums. Anyways, I'm trying to find pictures and information on something that I saw on the Discovery channel referred to as "the trench." It's a rail system that is used to transport cargo from harbors on flatbed cars. I'm trying to...

By themed I don't mean based on something in real life. I mean something like a train set where all the building and trees were candy or like a sci-fi theme. You know, stuff like that. Fictional. Anyways has anyone ever made or seen something like that? I know that if I could I'd make a sci-fi...

OK, this is my "what if" thread for model railraoding where basically I just list some things that I think would be cool if they happened: 1) What if everyone brought their train sets (or whatever they are officially called) to a sigle place and combined them? 2) What if model there was a...

OK my layout is really starting to get annoying to make with my limited space. Here's what I'm shooting for: - N scale - Table is going to be like the size of a door - Loop circuit with a pick-up point and a drop-off point - Mountainous terrain - Must have a roundhouse - A good multitude of...

Hey everyone, after being busy for a while I'm back. Anyways, my question is why is it that loading stations for supplies are always like this: Isn't it a hastle to load the cars in this manner if there is a large amount? I mean wouldn't it be easier this way: Please give me your...

OK, I'm a bit new at making layouts, but this is what I have planned so far: The circle is a round house and the lines are track. The roundhouse is going to be on a higher elevation and so I want to make the track below the roundhouse (the area where there are switch tracks) going through a...

Check out this cool little train car I found for n scale tracks that literally cleans the tracks for you as the train pulls it along: http://http://www.atlasrr.com/NFreight/ntrackcleaningcar.htm It's probably only not worth geting for small layouts (unless they have tunnels) but still it is...

Now this will be my first and probably only train set of model trains. I need a little help deciding what to get and good website links. I'm not rich so I'll probably start out small and work up over time buying things that I like. What I'd like to work up to is a set for a cargo train that...