As Thomas the Train enlightened every boy’s fantasy and graced the thoughts of those who have been awed by those fantastic machines, trains offer a powerful addiction to many.  Small boys watch the talking trains from their living rooms and do not understand what it is that makes them so wonderful.  But as boys grow [...]

At first upon entering the exciting world of model trains, hearing the words scales and gauges running through model train enthusiast’s conversations like it is part of everyday language is kind of intimidating.  You might be thinking that building model trains and scenery is way out of your league.  But, as your love of trains [...]

One train enthusiast might want a model train that runs through a garden outside.  Another train enthusiast might have extensive space for spreading out a large set of train tracks and someone else might have a smaller space but wants to fill it with a couple of different train tracks.  To fulfill all of these [...]

When model train hobbyists refer to large-scale model trains, part of the scales grouped into the large-scale trains is the G scale.  Its size is considerably larger compared to other types of model trains.  In fact it is the largest of the popular scales that model train hobbyists deal with.  G scale model trains are [...]

Part of the fun of model railroads is being able to build the scenery around them.  Once you have gotten tired of setting up the train set around the Christmas tree and putting it away after Christmas every year, you might be ready to build yourself something more permanent. The benchwork is the foundation of [...]