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A garden railroad in G-Scale in northeast North Carolina
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Summertime and the Livin’ Is Easy…
With all due respect to Mr. Gershwin, it is only easy if your trains are running well. Summer is prime time for garden railroading. There’s nothing quite like watching a G-scale locomotive weave through lush greenery, over miniature bridges, and past tiny outdoor scenes on a bright, sunny day. However, midsummer heat brings its own…
G Scale Portability Hack
The Ultimate G Scale Portability Hack: Folding Beer Pong Tables as Layout Bases Every large-scale model railroader knows the double-edged sword of G Scale: the trains look absolutely magnificent, but setting up a temporary or traveling layout can be an absolute bear. Traditionally, you have two choices: pack around heavy, custom-built wooden modular tables that…
Garden Trains versus Modular Layouts
Two Worlds of Model Railroading: G Scale in the Garden vs. Indoor Modular Layouts Model railroading is one of the few hobbies that can live comfortably both indoors and out, but the experience changes dramatically depending on where—and how—you run your trains. Nowhere is that contrast more apparent than between G scale trains running outdoors…
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