Model train display

List of 3 stunning complete n scale train layouts to help provide design ideas for your own N scale layout plans.

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Little Chic #1 LOVES trains. It’s an obsession. When we moved into our house, I wanted to do something special to build excitement about his new room in his new house, so Grandpa Chic and I built an HO-scale train around his room. HO stands for “Half O” scale – O scale trains are twice as big, and HO scale trains are half the size. Picture Source: Oakridge Hobbies A lot of train “experts” say HO’s too small for an around the room ceiling train, but it’s up to you. HO trains are less…

Want to build a model train layout but have limited space? Our list of model railroad layouts for small spaces will help fix that!

How a basement hobby turned into world-building.

The rocker's astonishingly detailed 124ft long x 23ft wide model depicting a US city and its industrial hinterland in the 1940s contains hundreds of buildings.

One of the easiest and best ways to get started in model railroading is with a 4x8 train layout in HO scale. Get some track planning ideas here.

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All these symbolize the peace that a cup of coffee brings into your life. Keeping this very fact in mind, designer Steffan has designed this IKEA coffee table with a miniature train set inside.

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Which small scale model train should you start with? Read on to find out which one is right for you!

Has anyone on this forum built a ceiling layout of the type that goes around the walls about a foot below the ceiling? We moved into a smaller house, and until our 2 daughters finish college and move out on their own, I do not have space that is...

Having a nice air conditioned, heated, finished train room with adequate lighting has greatly enhanced the pleasure and process of building my model railroad.