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Background: I recently expanded my layout (woo!) and am trying to do the nicest, smoothest backdrops I can. Previously I had done tape and one layer of mud at the joints because I wanted to be able to take them apart and move them with as little chipping and damage as possible. It has come to my attention that...

I was thinking of buying a Bachmann Spectrum HO 0-6-0 Saddle Tank Loco and was wondering if anyone has purchased one. Last tank engine I had, 0-4-0 did the hula as it traveled in a straight line. I did the shimmy all the way down the track. Do these newer 0-6-0 track better than the old Tyco's?...Also do they stall at turnouts and crossings

I'm soon going to start track planning for a new layout I intend to build in its own dedicated Handi-house shed. I have purchased the shed already (12x16 ft), and I'm currently modifying my carport to place it under, at the rear.

My original thoughts were a double-deck, around-the-wall layout with as large of a peninsula as I might include. Naturally I thought I might ...

Hello all, I am back from the dead. The In-Between Layouts Layout only lived for a few days in its completed form. It didn't even receive a name by the time I had to tear it down and pack it up. Now that I have a whole new...

I am seeing a variety of rolling stock offered on Ebay labelled BA09 or BB06 or 6Q or 7L
However, no manufacturer is ever given, listed as unknown. I bought one of these and
to find it very subpar, even more so than LIfelike or Tyco. Though fairly detailed, the there
is a lot of casting flash and very thin plastic parts. The couplers are of a knuckle type, but
ma...