This came up in my feed and I thought it's interesting to see a glimpse of production being done in EU (though reading the comments some items are made in Viet Nam apparently).

The color temperature of your light source will definitely effect your perception of the color of your models. We often hear the recommendation to match the color temp of our light source at the modelling bench to that of the railroad.  It's interesting that most light sources only give a very general indication of the color temp, such has "daylight" or "tungsten."

I am not looking to sell anything on here but I do need some advice on where to get good valuations on some 1:20 live steam. A friend's widow is looking to sell some of his collection. I am trying to help her get honest prices for the stuff. I have no idea where to really look to find the value's of these things. Anyone have any suggestions?

Hello: I've never done this before. So bear with me. I am 80 years old, poor vision, slightly shaky. Last July, I was diagnosed with heart trouble. (I'm not here to dwell on that.). But I decided a bucket list was in order. Number One: Build a model railroad. I chose to build a shelf layout in a hallway and room, straight along one wall. I had 26 feet maximum. What equipment, etc. I do have is HO. Felt an 8' board cut in 3 would yield 24 feet long. Leaving a little fudge factor. But cut in 3, gives 16" wide and the hallway is 36".