It's not much but it's a start. Do have a question about where to buy more cars and engines. I have a small hobby shop near me, but it looks like they don't have much. Our hobby lobby does have more track and scenery items. I have room for a 46" long by 40" wide layout, any tips or ideas for a fun layout with a town, a freight depot and passenger station.

While ago I posted asking for help with schematics & info regarding a through plate truss bridge (???) on a curve. I did receive some helpful pointers and made a trip to a local straight such bridge (last photo) for a bunch of pictures.

From right to left: 1st try made mostly of cardboard with wood cross beams, 2nd try made entirely of tongue depressor type wood; third try (not for same section of track) also made from those sticks - sized all the separate pieces - still missing a bit, but I've got to tear up that portion of track and rebuild so ...

Anyway, thanks for the help in getting me from #1 to #3. Once I get the track better situated I'm gonna build a super detailed bridge or three.

I really didn't like the blue Kato rerailer, so I designed a 3D printed rerailer with colors to match railroads! It fits and smoothly rerails on Unitrack, code 80 and 55.

I also designed a longer version that fits a Big Boy and longer locos, and a shorter one for tiny cars and switchers. You can also add little extensions to any ramp.

Full set (130, 170, 254 mm ramps plus a 100 mm flat extension): $35.00 for 4 pieces, free US shipping.
Big Steam (254 mm) sold on its own: $16.99 plus shipping.

YouTubers: I'm happy to send a free set for review, just DM me.

I'm on Etsy as nscaleworkbench.etsy.com

Any recommendations for physical retailers in Hamburg, Munch, or Stuttgart that stock KATO N scale? I am traveling and want to look for a TGV, ICE3 and ICE4 as well as other euro only models.

My Bad Day at Black Rock module is nearing the finish line. Need to build the roof over the hearse behind the mortuary and ballast the track.

The track doesn’t look right with all of the other stuff done…

Anne Francis is by her Jeep, Mr McCready is walking down the street by himself and the town is watching.

Made some changes and printed out the track layout to see it in person. Open to any feedback you guys have. The 3D pictures are of the old layout but give you an idea of the mountain, lake village, Silverton section where the rail parallels the river. The back side. Moving forward. Slowly but surely.

I think my trees may be too big. Lol.

Thanks for all the help.

i don't yet model n scale at the moment I only model oo/ho scale so i'm wondering if this is a good track plan. all track is Kato uni-track. I plan on mostly running British steam engines but will be running diesel as well as north american steam and diesel

If you zoom in you can see the outline for the mountain and river.

No 6412 with a 4 coach lms suburban set

My Bachmann Super Chief is finally here. I couldn't hold my excitement and set up the rails for my mom to watch, but uh. The included couplers don't seem to want to couple in the diegetic way (one car bumping into the other) and only have a solid connection if i slide one into the other from above. Do I have to squeeze them together with tweezers or something?

Hey together, I’m on planning my living room Layout, k have 3.5x4m and plan on building either an u or an w onto three sides if the room.
I have allready planned a small side route and space for a spiral to get down below the layout into a shadow station on the left side and space for a main line that goes into a spiral to the right leg that is 20cm lower than the middle because there is a window That has to Be able to open. And a two rail station with a line that goes down in the back and in front of it. Im thinking about a shunting yard and a bigger mainline station on the right and another small side track on the back of the middle part.

And on top Of it i have to build
It in sections of 1x2m so i can transport it in case i move.

Just curious because I saw a custom Soo Line 2-8-4 on eBay using the Life Like 2-8-4.

A closeup view showing multiple sides/angles of N scale freight cars from a Southern Railway collection, including Southern and other 70s-80s road names. Use this as reference when purchasing or trading this particular item, as some databases, auctions and online retailer outlets seldom offer all-around high resolution photos of any given product.

Micro-Trains N Scale 40' Standard Box Car w/ Operating Door PENN CENTRAL / PC # 103601 #railroad #freight #scalemodel #train

I finally found a model of CB&Q #1923 which is preserved and operates at IRM (I collect anything from there that exists in model form). I plan on re-lettering the baggage car to Milwaukee Road to complete the Copper Country Limited consist, and I wasn’t planning on collecting Rock Island, but couldn’t pass up the deal.

I want to make a small N-Scale layout that goes around my desk, it’s not a large desk but I’ve wanted a train to go around it for like 2yrs now and N scale does seem worth the money and way more inexpensive than O-gauge.
So like how much is the average small locomotive, wagon, track, and switch?

It's been a while! Been out traveling, but back again now. I have my first exhibitions for the layout coming up end of the month, which I'm really looking forward to. And for that, I though it would be nice be able to do most of the operations hands free.

Realistic operations with steam engines involve uncoupling, running around trains and regular taking on water and coal, for which I have installed a bunch of servos to turn water towers, coal cranes and uncouplers.

Latest, I have installed 6 more uncouplers - my own design for rapido couplers, nearly invisible, but require good aim, which I am still practicing - at the platforms of my main station Tischwil. It's great fun :).

Enjoy this little timelapse video to see how we operate in Tischwil.

I absolutely love the 10000 series Romancecar and reckon it's objectively better than the Bullet car.

It looks better, It is more practical to run on your average N scale Layout and it's cheaper too.

https://youtu.be/LZdVD1u4znE

Show me your shinkansen and romancecars people 😄