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N Scale Buildings and Structures: A Practical Guide to Getting Them Right

Posted by Tamara Brooks on 31st Dec 2025

N Scale Buildings and Structures: A Practical Guide to Getting Them Right
I bought my first structure kit about three years ago because I needed something to put next to my intermodal yard. Grabbed a Walthers Cornerstone warehouse, slapped it together in an evening, and thought I was done. Spoiler: I wasn't. The roof was too tall for my overpass, the walls glowed like a h …

How to Weather N Scale Trains: A Practical Guide to Realistic Miniatures

Posted by Harold Lindgren on 31st Dec 2025

How to Weather N Scale Trains: A Practical Guide to Realistic Miniatures
I'll admit something up front: I model the Soo Line in HO scale. My benchwork, my trackwork, my rolling stock-all HO. But when a friend asked me to help weather his N scale fleet last winter, I learned a humbling lesson. Everything I knew about weathering needed recalibration. The margin for error a …

N Scale vs HO Scale Detail Comparison: What You Can Actually See and Build

Posted by Tamara Brooks on 30th Dec 2025

N Scale vs HO Scale Detail Comparison: What You Can Actually See and Build
I'll be honest with you: when I made the jump into model railroading, I spent way too much time reading forum arguments about whether N scale or HO scale was "better." Six years and one completed layout later, I can tell you that question misses the point entirely. The real question is what you want …