The Micro/Small
Layouts
for model railroads is home to the Small Layout
Scrapbook. It is full of pictures and ideas from small layouts
around the world. Another section at the same site has a set of
instructions
to build
your own
turntable
from a CD, and has
a N
shelf
layout
using a similar turntable.
For T-Trak information start with
the Official
T-Trak
site and then continue on with
the Unofficial
TTrak Handbook
. Finally
the Australian
T-Trak
group has a good guidelines document.
The Northern Virginia
NTRAK
club has
a T-Trak
division
with a gallery of their modules. For more examples visit
the Roseville
Roundhouse MRR
Club
and look at their
modules. These t-trak
modules
have great examples of sky boards that are something
other than plain blue
The T-Trak Yahoo group has a collection of photo albums. I like the one by Rob from Australia with the two different stations.
These sites feature N scale trains and paper model kits from
scalescenes.com. The first is a
small show display
layout
. The second
is Ardley
Bridge
as seen in a gallery of photos featuring it and a variety
of other model railroad projects.
This
site, Papphausen
, has a lot of interesting pictures and information
gathered from the author's many model railroad layouts. He also has
a great section
on scratch-building
using paper and cardboard.
This waterfront
layout
by Kaustav has some very interesting examples of scratch-building,
from oil storage tanks to cranes to ships.
Another spin on the T-Trak standard comes in the form of these amazing Japanese modules that use a single track instead of double. Also the Japan Rail Modelers of Washington DC have an article about building these mini-modules.
The Alexander
RR
is a short line in central North Carolina.
The Carolina Coastal Railway (CLNA) operates a line between Raleigh and Plymouth, NC as well as switching services in the Port of Morehead City. Has interchanges with NS and CSX.
Goods
& Not So
Goods
is a UK web site that covers a lot of the history and
technology of railroads, including common loads and how they could
be modeled. Also has a list
of line side
industries
and suggestions on how they could be modeled.
North American
Signaling
, by Carsten Lundsten, explains the basics on signaling
and safety rules.
Port
Jervis
Line
is a single-track commuter rail line in New York, used by
Metro-North Railroad and NJ Transit.
From the Skyscraper page forum comes a photo essay
titled Suburbia
with pictures from around Hamilton, Ontario. Of
particular interest to me was the strip mall.
Useful
dimensions
for general design drawing. By Roymech.co.uk.
More dimentions can be found at the Dimensions Guide web site.
Hobby
Chest
is a shop in Jacksonville, NC.
Laserkit.com has wooden kits from American Model Builders, Inc.
Model Train
Stuff
is an on-line retailer
The Scale
Models
Division
has signals, laser cut structures, and vehicle
accessories (trailers, campers, etc.).
Train
Buddy
is in Wake Forest, NC
From the 2-Guyz site comes
this amazing
thread
about scratch building a steam locomotive.
Yellowhead
Railway
Co.
by Dan Crowley. Asphalt roads, easy trees, ground
throws, etc.
Check
the All Model
Railroading
archive
for scenery
tips
, including
a method
for concrete
roads
by enjineerbill and a method
for making
conifer
trees
by Tileguy.
These are links to construction threads featuring buildings.
The first is
an industrial
building
made from styrene and card.
Simple pine
trees
. Bigger evergreen
trees made from
dowels
.
A tutorial
for making ground foam with a blender. Another tutorial can be found at the 2 Guyz site.
This is an old page on making chain-link fences that is hosted by archive.org
Wire armature trees are exibited in
this great
thread
by scotchpine on
the Railroad Line
Forums
.
See this
video
for an example of soldering tracks together.
Build
a Clinometer
to measure inclines.
A tutorial from Fifer Hobbies on how to make a custom length of Unitrack from a longer piece.