Anyone know of any online places to sell Model RR items other than EBay? EBay requires a credit card to be on file to sell. Not too crazy about that.

Designing layouts has many different approaches.  Mine was I had a space 20 x 50 ft that was built for a model railroad HO and how was I going to fit RR into the space.  First the overall design I had seen some were else.  But I had more space and plans for a lot more staging. 

In this picture you are looking at Silverville on left and Rock Ridge on Right.

I received two of GC Laser truck bed kits for Christmas and really enjoyed building them.  I thought I would share some pictures of them. 

I need suggestions.  I very gratefully received a Tyco 2-8-2 steam locomotive for Christmas.  I have searched the internet for blogs or examples of people putting together one of these, buy have failed.  I would like to build it, into a reliable model, so I'm asking for help. 

Two new buildings in progress for the Ashland Industrial Area on my HO CNW Peninsula Div. RR

So, I'm building this wharf and using dowels and 3/8 x 3/8 strip wood from Home Depot. Now I need to put on some floor joist and deck boards. The only thing locally is Balsa wood. I would prefer basswood or something similar. Does Hobby Lobby or some other craft store carry basswood?

Here is a material transfer car I been working on for a while. I still have to add lights and paint it. It started out as a Roundhouse Rapid discharge hopper. I extended the frame to add the control cab and a motor compartment. One of these days I plan on powering it, but as of now it is a good addition to my steel mill.