I'm modeling a track side factory in 1/8th scale. These 1/12th scale bricks look fine for closing off unneeded windows in the old factory. I would do the whole building in sheets of this brick, but ....

This is a must-have addition to the Parkway Diner. It has two electroluminescent panels and two 3 volt battery packs to power them. I got a step down DC to DC converter and stepped my 12 volts of DC....

This was one of my favorite kits to build. The extreme detail is a challenge and the results are great. A little easier to work with the stainless steel compared to a brass kit. Hardest part was i....

The main building goes together with 4 pieces, then the fun begins. Instructions say to separate and clean up the detail parts, then stick them on sticky tape for painting. If you do that, number th....

This inexpensive little mold sure saves time structuring rock walls that show through the tunnel portals. My new layout has ten tunnel portals into my perforated mountain, so the savings is significa....

These pier sets (23016 and its mate 23015) create good manageable inclines by snapping under the special viaduct KATO track. This set in meant to add to the 23015 piers with heights in between. This....

I've had two Tortoise switch machines but was reluctant to install them because bracing under my N layout ran right under the turnouts, so there was no way to mount the machine as the pictures and in....

This cutter stripper has been an essential tool in the wiring of my briefcase Z scale layout. The stripper handles all the small gauge wire typical to most all model trains, but it does the stripping....

Since I use MTL couplers on my N scale and I have a larger scale red oxide flat car with silver archbar trucks, this was a foregone conclusion. The results are great! The MTL short couplers on the t....

It's really difficult to get the detail in this small a gauge, but Micron Art does it. The words on the cross buck sign are raised just enough that they can be highlighted with a No.2 pencil. I have....

This is one of the few reds available in both spray and bottle. It also looks very good on my Micron Art brass fire truck. Testor's Model Master sprays seem to bring out the detail better in very sm....

This Micron Art kit is a beautiful example of what can be created today with computer miniaturization. The instructions recommend small Xuron pliers and cutters, and needle files. If this is your fir....

These Scenic figures add so much character to the tiny layout. To include figures in your layout they should be glued in place. (Just vehicles can be free to be moved about.) Otherwise, the figures....

I mounted the tiny circuit board partially under the surface of the layout and partially in a hollow mound. The infrared sensor watches the grade crossing and triggers the flashers when it sees a tra....

These long slender rocks can be cut on a simple jig saw of by hand a glued and blended together with more Sculptamnold to form a light weight removable hollow shell to hide the mechanisms that animat....

This molding product is extremely easy to mix and use, and it sticks to darn near everything. I wear nitrile gloves to make clean up faster but the stuff washes up nicely with just water. I had to c....

The MRC Soundmaster 210 is advertised for HO and larger, but it can do a dandy job of sound production for trains too small to even carry a speaker. An N scale American 4-4-0 steam engine is typical....

I just began construction of the Maywood Station and I can't find anything wrong. It's truly a wonderful experience. The plastic pieces are very precise and clean. They are bagged to keep them safe ....

This set of flat colors made easy work of painting my Prieser unpainted G scale figures. The paints can be brushed on thin letting some of the white plastic show through which changes (lightens) the ....

You can spend more for a fancy kit and spend time assembling little sticks, but I wanted to start somewhere fast. So I bought this built up by Bachmann. From a distance (and who is going to closely ....