Modeling topic

New to Model Railroading

Sun, 2012-01-29 14:19 — Sav

I am relatively new to Model Railroading and want to start building a small layout to begin with.
I am having dIfficulty in deciding what to model as I have just settled in North America (originally from Uk).
I would prefer a shelf layout or a 4ft x 8ft table as space is a premium; preferably of an industry which would have interesting operations and keep my 5yr old son and myself interested for long periods of time.
Would anyone be kind enough to throw in some suggestions of layouts designs/ plans together with costs to build.
My chosen scale is HO and I would like to able to control op

Making Curved Crossovers

Sun, 2012-01-29 13:49 — proto87stores

Following on from the "22 stories up" topic, I thought I'd break out the curved crossover issue, using curvable turnout bases, so we could expand on it a bit. It's definitely a complex piece of trackwork that needs a certain amount of planning ahead and really detailed "drawing out" on the roadbed, to make flow right. But I'm believe I can develop a simple method here that anyone can use to get good results first time.