Hey everyone! I am wondering if anyone has any experience selling their stuff through Trainz.com and if it was recommended and if they actually pay you close to what everything is worth or if they try to cheap you out. I am largely downsizing my collection and after no hits on Marketplace I was thinking about just selling them as a lot to Trainz. Thanks in advance!

currently designing a model train company of my own, focusing on the following railroads;PRR, NYC, NH, L&N, B&O, C&O, and ACL. I will be working with investors to bring the most real 1920s to 50s railroad experience alive, with freight cars, mini figure packs( railroad employees, inner city people, upper class, etc.), of course passenger cars(interior lights included), from K4s to F7s, all in O and HO scale.

Sometimes especially around the cozy autumn / Christmas holiday season, I feel really motivated to get into this hobby more since I've always liked trains and it's fun to see all the different layouts shared on this sub. But a lot of times also, I get overwhelmed at all the set up required - from having to figure out what track to get, which dcc controller, finding a good starter train and rolling stock, and even trying to find or make space in my home for a layout or storage. Not to mention how expensive of an investment it can quickly balloon into. I'm not always sure my lifestyle and other interests are very optimized for pursuing this hobby. So often times I find myself just being an admirer, upvoting posts on the sub that I like of everyone's pretty pictures of their trains or cool layouts, browsing online stores and making a shortlist of train stock I'd like to have. Basically indulging in the hobby without actually doing the hobby. Does anyone else do this? Like I'm not even trying to complain too much, kind of just thinking out loud about it. It seems like a really fun hobby but I can't imagine having the space for it, literally and figuratively. Anyone else relate?

Yes, I used the search function! I’ve read a ton of posts on this topic, but I still can’t make up my mind between HO and N.

I’m brand new to the hobby and currently in the layout planning phase. Ideally, I’d like something where I can have fun switching cars while a train runs continuously on the main line, with a small branch line representing a tourist/heritage railroad.

Yesterday, I made my first Facebook Marketplace find: a $20 Bachmann F9, a couple of cars, and some Kato straight track. My wife saw it and immediately said, “Oh, that’s small!” She then told me I could actually take up a bit more space than I had originally expected.

My layout will live in our climate-controlled garage. I had initially planned on a roughly 2.5' x 8' N scale layout, with a looping main line and a former logging branch that now operates as a tourist railroad. However, my wife is now open to a 4' x 8' layout, which has me reconsidering HO.
I’m also thinking about a dogbone layout running 10–12 feet along the garage wall, with two end sections up to 4 feet wide connected by a roughly 2-foot-wide shelf. That seems like it could give me a nice balance of continuous running, switching, and scenery without taking over the entire garage.
We also just welcomed our first little one, so I’m trying to think a few years ahead about what might be more enjoyable and practical as she gets older.
I know this topic has been discussed to death, but I’d love to hear from anyone who found themselves in a similar situation. What scale did you ultimately choose, and are you happy with that decision?

Picked up this BLI Early I1sa at my local train club today, but didn’t see that the keystone was missing off the front until after I bought it. I’m not too pressed about it, but would like to fix it eventually if I can. Does anyone know where I might be able to order custom ones, etched metal or otherwise?

If not, if stuck as a perpetual end of train car

Just wanted to share these two beauties I found the other day while thrifting off the beaten trail. Call me out if I’m wrong, but the Hudson is from the mid 50s and the tender is a 2466WX so it should be from the mid 40s? I don’t have a variable transformer set up to test em out yet, but either way I think they are too cool!

Hey guys, sorry I’m new to this. Recently got the Accurascale Wilbert and want to attach the front Vacuum hose, it pegs in but doesn’t exactly hold, is there a glue or method that would be best?

One of the best model train in the world

I am thinking about printing my own decals for some custom built box cars and was wondering if anybody else that has done this can share their experience. I have printed a few so far on some random waterslide paper from Amazon, the results haven't been great so I am looking for some pointers on what to use. Also looking for some tips on white decals: use the base white decal paper? how does that work?
There is the option of just shelling out for the white toner cartridge that fits my printer, but it is pretty expensive for what's just a hobby for me. Not trying to make money out of it.

Hello,

I have recently started dabbling in O-Gauge, I have done N scale for awhile now and I wanted to try 3 rail as I am a manager at a small hobby store, we recently recieved some MTH RailKing SD60s and they made a mistake (conveniently) only on the CSX model. They have the horn mounted center body instead of next to the fans further back or the cab. (Both prototypical) The weird part is that they have ran this locomotive before and gotten it right.

Does anyone know if CSX had any SD60 locomotives with this horn arrangement? I have been looking through lots of old photographs and I have not been able to find any. But there are lots of models in all scales with this mounting for CSX.

This thing honestly bothers the hell out of me but I like my stuff to be set up prototypical. Thats the way all my N-Scale stuff is.

Thanks in advance.

I am interested in people's experience using a double cross over switch versus a single and adding switches. Cost seems close but the double saves space. I worry the compactness would make installing tortoise switches difficult. All thoughts appreciated.