From the gritty patina of weathered locomotives to landscapes shaped with era-appropriate details, realism transforms model railroads into miniature worlds. By mastering techniques like terrain ...

Tom Baughman is part modeler, part artist, part engineer. It is the latter — both in design and in trains — that makes him a master at what he does. The proof is in his model railroads. “He is a ...

Model Railroader staff completed three custom bridges for the HO scale East Troy Industrial Park layout, combining kit-built and kitbashed designs to fit complex track and scenery needs. Using ...

At 91 years young, Al Boos may be the oldest kid in the San Antonio area who still plays with model trains. Not toy trains, mind you. These are exacting replicas of the real thing. Hyper-detailed, ...