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Choosing Your First Model Train Locomotive: The No-Regrets Guide for 2025

Posted by Tamara Brooks on 31st Dec 2025

Choosing Your First Model Train Locomotive: The No-Regrets Guide for 2025
I'm going to be blunt with you: the locomotive you buy first will shape everything that comes after. Your track geometry. Your budget. Whether you stick with this hobby or abandon it in frustration within eighteen months. I've watched too many newcomers make preventable mistakes, and I'm tired of se …

The Ultimate Guide to 1:87 Scale Accessories and Figures for Your HO Layout

Posted by Derek Olson on 31st Dec 2025

The Ultimate Guide to 1:87 Scale Accessories and Figures for Your HO Layout
I still remember the moment my HO layout went from "collection of trains" to "believable miniature world." It wasn't a new locomotive or a fancy structure kit. It was a $22 pack of Preiser figures placed on my depot platform. Suddenly, my layout had people. It had stories. That single purchase chang …

The Complete HOn3 Narrow Gauge Modeling Guide for Serious Builders

Posted by Harold Lindgren on 31st Dec 2025

The Complete HOn3 Narrow Gauge Modeling Guide for Serious Builders
I spent four decades building houses in the St. Croix Valley, and if there's one thing that career taught me, it's this: measure twice, cut once, and never skip the foundation work. When I started my first HOn3 layout three years ago, I brought that same philosophy to the workbench. Good thing, too. …