PC / Computer - The #1 source for video game models on the internet! Some of the most beautiful model fences are offered also in TT and N scale. The popular, high quality NOCH fences are also available without painting, in bulk packs. Each H0 set includes fences with a total length of 250 cm. Model Train Caboose Cut with a Laser This laser cut and engraved model caboose makes a great gift or project for any train enthusiast. Here we'll walk you through the steps of creating this piece as well as putting it together. This dataset was compiled from records held at Queensland State Archives: series relating to steam locomotive drawings, Series 17695, and to railway plans and sections, Series 17676 and Series 17692, as kept by the Railway Department, now Queensland Rail, during the period 1864 to 1999.
BLMA N Scale Wrought Iron Fencing
(210 scale feet)
Part # BLMA-705
$14.99
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N Scale Architect 5 Strand Stock Fence W/Gates
240 N-Scale Feet (Etched Brass)
Part # NSA-61047
$12.99
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N Scale Architect 3 Rail Corral Fence W/Gates
240 N-Scale Feet (Etched Brass)
Part # NSA-61050
$12.99
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N Scale Architect 3 Rail Corral Fence W/Gates
532 N-Scale Feet with Gates (Etched Brass)
Part # NSA-61057
$15.99
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N Scale Architect Barbed Wire Fence WO/Gates
544 N-Scale Feet (Etched Brass)
Part # NSA-61064
$15.99
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Pro-Tech N Scale Chain Link Fence Kit
Chain Link Fence (N scale) (3 ft.) Pro Tech’s Chain Link Fence comes complete with chain link material, fence post, templates for fence post spacing and fence post height for both residential and industrial fencing applications.
Part # PTMR5
$7.89
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Osborn Models Highway Guard Rails
Contains 440 scale feet
Road side guard rails to add that bit of extra realism.
Part # OSB-3008
$6.69
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Osborn Models Commercial Fence
Contains 100 scale feet Laser Cut Wood Fence.
Typical 10 foot tall commercial fence used around factories.
Part # OSB-3013
$4.89
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Osborn Models Residential Fence
Contains 80 scale feet Laser Cut Wood Fence.
Typical 4 foot tall residential fence used around homes.
Part # OSB-3014
$4.89
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Osborn Models Road Barricades
Pkg of 8
Simple build to help
with that extra bit of realism
Part # OSB-3040
$3.49
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RSLaser N Scale Good Neighbor Fence kit
96 scale feet
Laser cut wood
Part # RSL-3504
$11.89
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RSLaser N Scale Falling Down Fence (leaning version)
Leans to the side about 9 degrees from vertical for the falling over look.
(6) 24 scale ft of 6 foot tall pre-aged fence
Part # RSL-3518
$8.59
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RSLaser N Scale Falling Down Fence
Old look , non leaning fence..
(6) 24 scale ft of 6 foot tall pre-aged fence
Part # RSL-3519
$8.79
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Tichy N Scale Low Speed Limit Signs
THESE ARE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS. 4 EACH OF 15, 25, 35 & 6-30 MPH. THEY ARE MOLDED IN OFF WHITE STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2606
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale High Speed Limit Signs
THESE ARE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS. 4 EACH OF 40, 45, 55 & 65 MPH & 2 – 50 MPH. THEY ARE MOLDED IN OFF WHITE STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING.18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2607
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale No Parking Signs
THESE ARE 4 DIFFERENT NO PARKING SIGNS THEY ARE MOLDED IN OFF WHITE STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2608
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Misc. Road Signs #1
THESE MISCELLANEOUS ROAD SIGNS. 4 EACH OF ONE WAY LEFT & RIGHT, 5 EACH OF HANDICAP PARKING AND DO NOT PASS. THEY ARE MOLDED IN OFF WHITE STYRENE WITH BLACK & BLUE PRINTING. 18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2609
$3.99
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Fences Free Model Railway Resources India
Tichy N Scale Misc. Road Signs #2
THESE ARE MISCELLANEOUS ROAD SIGNS. 4 EACH OF KEEP LEFT & RIGHT PICTURE, 5 EACH OF KEEP LEFT & RIGHT TEXT. THEY ARE MOLDED IN OFF WHITE STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2610
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Assorted Road Sign Set
THESE ARE ASSORTED ROAD SIGNS. 1 EACH OF 2606, 2607, 2608, 2609 & 2610. 21 DIFFERENT SIGNS THEY ARE MOLDED IN OFF WHITE STYRENE WITH BLACK & BLUE PRINTING. 90 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2611
$15.99
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Tichy N Scale Stop Sign Modern Red
THESE ARE MODERN (POST 1954) STOP SIGNS. THEY ARE MOLDED IN RED STYRENE WITH WHITE PRINTING.
Part # Tich-2612
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Stop Sign Early Yellow
THESE ARE EARLY (PRE 1954) STOP SIGNS. THEY ARE MOLDED IN YELLOW STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING.
Part # Tich-2613
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Warning Highway Grade Crossing Signs
THESE ARE HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING WARNING SIGNS. SIX DIFFERENT STYLES, 3 OF EACH. THEY ARE MOLDED IN YELLOW STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2614
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Picture Warning Signs
THESE ARE PICTURE WARNING SIGNS. SIX DIFFERENT STYLES, 3 OF EACH. THEY ARE MOLDED IN YELLOW STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2615
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Warning Road Path Signs #1
THESE ARE ROAD PATH WARNING SIGNS. SIX DIFFERENT STYLES, LEFT & RIGHT OF EACH. THEY ARE MOLDED IN YELLOW STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2616
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Warning Road Path Signs #2
THESE ARE ROAD PATH WARNING SIGNS. TWELVE DIFFERENT STYLES. THEY ARE MOLDED IN YELLOW STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2617
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Written Warning Signs
THESE ARE WRITTEN WARNING SIGNS. TWELVE DIFFERENT STYLES. THEY ARE MOLDED IN YELLOW STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 18 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2618
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Assorted Warning Sign Set
THESE ARE ASSORTED WARNING SIGNS. 1 EACH OF 2614, 2615, 2616, 2617 & 2618. 48 DIFFERENT SIGNS THEY ARE MOLDED IN YELLOW STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 90 TOTAL PIECES
Part # Tich-2619
$15.99
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Tichy N Scale Early Crossing Warning Signs
THIS IS THE CROSSING APPROACH WARNING SIGN USED PRIOR TO 1950. IT IS MOLDED IN YELLOW STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING.
Part # Tich-2620
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Modern Crossing Warning Signs
THIS IS THE CLASSIC WARNING SIGN FOR APPROACHING CROSSING. IT IS YELLOW WITH BLACK PRINTING. MOLDED IN YELLOW STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING 18 PCS
Part # Tich-2621
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale RR Crossing Signs
THIS IS THE CLASSIC RR CROSSING SIGN. IT IS MOLDED IN WHITE STYRENE WITH BLACK PRINTING. 18 PCS
Part # Tich-2622
$3.99
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Tichy N Scale Sign Assortment Signs
THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS 1 EACH OF ALL OF OUR INDIVIDUAL N SCALE ROAD SIGNS. IT CONTAINS 270 TOTAL SIGNS COVERING 74 DIFFERENT SIGNS. ALL SIGNS ARE INJECTION MOLDED IN APPROPRIATELY COLORED STYRENE AND PRINTED. THE $50 PRICE IS A 33% DISCOUNT COMPARED TO BUYING THE INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES.
Part # Tich-2623
$39.99
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BlairLine N Scale Concrete Single Track Culvert
(1 Inch Tall)
Realistic concrete box culvert kit design based on prototype railroad standards. Includes laser etched build dates on each end of the bridge.
These are a very common structure in use now for over one hundred years on the real railroads and still being used everywhere today. Use them on a small stream, ditch or dry creek bed.
Very easy to build laser cut wood kit. The easiest to build laser cut kit we have ever offered.
Available in single track widths and in 1/2″ and 1″ heights. Designed for easy installation to fit a 1/2″ or 1″ fill constructed of styrofoam, wood risers or wire and plaster. Use your own track and roadbed right over the top of the culvert.
Part # BL-1807
$7.99
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BlairLine N Scale Concrete Single Track Culvert
(1/2 Inch Tall)
Realistic concrete box culvert kit design based on prototype railroad standards. Includes laser etched build dates on each end of the bridge.
These are a very common structure in use now for over one hundred years on the real railroads and still being used everywhere today. Use them on a small stream, ditch or dry creek bed.
Very easy to build laser cut wood kit. The easiest to build laser cut kit we have ever offered.
Available in single track widths and in 1/2″ and 1″ heights. Designed for easy installation to fit a 1/2″ or 1″ fill constructed of styrofoam, wood risers or wire and plaster. Use your own track and roadbed right over the top of the culvert.
Part # BL-1808
$7.99
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BlairLine N Scale Wood Single Track Culvert
(1/2 Inch Tall)
Realistic wood box culvert kit design based on prototype railroad standards. Includes laser etched build dates on each end of the bridge.
These are a very common structure in use now for over one hundred years on the real railroads and still being used everywhere today. Use them on a small stream, ditch or dry creek bed.
Very easy to build laser cut wood kit. The easiest to build laser cut kit we have ever offered.
Available in single track widths and in 1/2″ and 1″ heights. Designed for easy installation to fit a 1/2″ or 1″ fill constructed of styrofoam, wood risers or wire and plaster. Use your own track and roadbed right over the top of the culvert.
Part # BL-1809
$7.99
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Explained: Prototype Railroads vs Model Railroads
Beginners to the wonderful world of model railways often get confused with the term
prototype trains. Generally, model railroad enthusiasts will refer to the real (full size)
trains as prototypes. As the name implies, every railway track system is a unique, one of a kind system.
This explains why the phrase 'prototype train' is a good description for full size train. If, as a model railroading enthusiast, your aim is to create your own 'real' system, then it is easiest to refer to full size trains as being prototypes.
Model Railroad Train Scales And Track Gauge
| The terms scale and gauge are two of the most confused terms in the model railroad hobby. The SCALE proportion is expressed as a fraction of a real life-sized railroad. As an example, HO scale model train set is 1/87 the size of real life-sized railroads. For model trains, track GAUGE is the width between the inside running edge of the rails. For toy trains, track gauge is the measurement from the center of the two outside rails. |
| An Analog model railroad is simply a conventional model railroad with conventional analogue controls [DC or AC] to provide a power feed to a piece of track. Any locomotive that is on that piece of track will respond by moving forwards or backwards. |
The speed and direction of a model train is controlled by varying the voltage and
polarity on the rails. The higher the voltage , the faster the locomotive moves, the
lower the voltage, the slower the locomotive moves.
DCC Model Railroads - A Quick Definition
DCC stands for Digital Command Control. It is a system that allows model railroads to independently operate multiple locomotives, functions (speed, sound, lighting, direction, movement) and accessories rather than control of sections of railway track.This is achieved by locating a decoder in the locomotive that listens to information in the track.
Laying Loose Ballast On Model Railroad Layouts
When laying 'loose' track ballast, be very careful while distributing it around point blades. Also, when laying 'loose' track ballast never run the trains until the glue has fully dried and the track has been vacuum cleaned to ensure no loose track ballast remains.
A Common Mistake To Avoid When Making Scenery
When making scenery for a model railway layout there is a temptation to make trees too small. This probably because many people live in housing developments that were built less than 40 years ago. In real life mature trees can be huge with some trees being 80-100 feet or more in height. If you are modeling conifers or other very large trees here's what to do. Take your longest passenger car, turn it up on end, and make the trees taller, up to half again as tall. When positioning your trees on your model railroad, keep in mind the loading gauge of your widest and longest rolling cars. Check to see if the trees will be too close to the tracks BEFORE you glue them into place. |
Famous Railways & Railroad Journeys
- 20,000 Commuters At Largest Train Station
- The world's largest station by number of platforms is Grand Central
- Terminal, Park Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City, USA.
- The station has 44 platforms situated on two underground levels with 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower level. Around 200,000 commuters arrive and depart on approximately 550 trains every day.
- Grand Central was built over a 10 year period from 1903–13 and covers 19 ha (48 acres).
London Underground - Interesting Railroad Facts
Some interesting facts about the London Underground (affectionately known as 'The Tube'):
- Maximum depths below ground level - Northern Line, Holly Bush Hill, Hampstead
67.4m (221ft) - Deepest station - Hampstead 58.5m (192ft) below ground level
- Longest continuous tunnel - Northern Line, East Finchley to Morden (via Bank)
27.8km (17.4 miles)
Australia Has Longest Straight Railroad
- The Australian National Railways Trans-Australian line over the Nullarbor Plain, is 478km. (297 miles) dead straight, from between Nurina and Loongana, Western Australia, to between Ooldea and Watson, South Australia.
- As the name implies, the Indian Pacific Train travels from the Indian Ocean all the way to the Pacific Ocean. This famous ocean to ocean train trip across Australia is one of the world’s longest and greatest railroad journeys.
- This railroad journey from Sydney (on the East Coast) to Perth (on the West Coast) covers 4352kms. The Indian Pacific Train travels from the spectacular Blue Mountains to the treeless plains of The Nullarbor, where the train travels the world’s longest straight stretch of railroad track (478 kilometres).
- Passengers experience three nights aboard the train as well as scheduled stops at Broken Hill, Adelaide and gold rich Kalgoorlie. A remote outpost on the Nullarbor Plain called Cook, population 2, presents a further opportunity to stretch your legs.
- The Indian Pacific passenger train first ran in February 1970 from Sydney Central to East Perth linked New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia but by-passed Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. The Adelaide rail terminal (with standard gauge connection) was opened in May 1984.
A3 Class 'Flying Scotsman'
Flying Scotsman is arguably the best-known steam locomotive in the world. Model Train manufacturer Hornby produce replica models of 'Flying Scotsman' for model
railroading enthusiasts to add to their model railroad layouts.
- The A1 4-6-2 is presented in LNER livery with four teak coaches to represent the period of non-stop running between London and Edinburugh over the summer seasons of the 1930s.
- Hornby even have a complete 'Flying Scotsman' model railroad set containing everything needed to just set up and run including: a transformer, controller and track.
World's Longest RailwayJourney
The longest railway journey in the world without changing trains is 6,346 miles (10,214km.), from Moscow, Russia, to Pyongyang, North Korea. The train trip takes almost eight days with only one train a week taking this route.
Impressive Model Railroads
There are hundreds impressive model railroad layouts to be found all around the world including countries like: Germany, New Zealand, Turkey, South Africa, Australia, UK, Canada and USA to name but a few. Here are a couple of model railroad layouts in the USA that are well worth a visit:
10,000 Square Foot Of Model Railroad Track
The Golden State Model Railroad Museum in California has 10,000 square feet of O
scale, HO scale and N scale model railroading. Inside the Golden State Model Railroad Museum, you will find three large model railroads, constructed and operated by the East Bay Model Engineers Society (EBMES). When visiting California the Golden State Model Railroad Museum is well worth seeing. The museum is located in Point Richmond, California (just north of San Francisco, at the north end of the East Bay).
Indiana Model Railroad Layout Stretches 7 Miles
Fences Free Model Railway Resources Online
The Greater Midcontinent Railroad Company was founded in 1991. The HO scale model railroad layout occupies approximately 20 by 30 feet of the basement of the Garrett Historical Society Museum. The model railroad layout has about 7 scale miles of track, which typically takes 20 minutes for trains to complete a circuit. Prototypical operations are duplicated with the aid of a computerized system which controls the model railroad layout.