"How to" Series

Diesel Fueling facility

Track bumper

Boxcar shed

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Complex Ball signal

Wooden fence

Walthers SW1 switcher_edited

"How to" make: Inexpensive Exterior Light poles

Tired of paying high prices just to light your layout? Here's an simple tutorial for making inexpensive exterior light poles that are 10-20% of the cost of manufactured ones.

"How to" make: Working and movable Track bumpers

This tutorial will walk you through how to modify a Walthers "Hayes" track bumper so that:

It can easily be moved around your layout
It will actually stop a moving locomotive without damage to either track bumper OR locomotive.

"How to" make: A Boxcar shed

Turn that old boxcar that's been taking up space on your shelf into a useful structure on your layout.

"How to" make: A Simple Ball signal Under construction

Scratch-build one of the earliest stationary signals used on the railroads.

"How to" make: A Complex Ball signal Under construction

Scratch-build the next generation ball signal - This time with electricity!

"How to" make: A Wooden fence Under construction

Scratch-build your own wooden fence with dimensional 1 x 8s, 2 x 8s, and 4 x 4s.

"How to" decoder installation: Walthers SW1 EMD switcher

Convert this classic switcher to DCC and install a decoder.