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HO Scale Model Trains For a Life Long Hobby
Model trains are not only for kids: Adults are very much a part of this world. Consider joining a local Model Train club. Model trains are some of the most enduring toys of all. They are so enduring that even adults love them. Model trains are offered in a wide variety of sizes, styles and colors. These models often feature sophisticated electronic components that make them elegant and realistic in operation. In fact, the latest models are controlled by computers.
Model trains are fun for both young and old--men and women. The hobby bridges the generation gap and can be a great way to bring the family together! Model trains are a very interactive hobby, where users can create elaborate Model Railroad layouts. Modelers develop numerous skills associated with modeling trains. Many people enjoy putting together a model Train Display, in a landscape or village setting.
Model Train Layouts are way more compelling when there are people doing it together. Every person comes with a different skill: wiring, modelling, painting, kit-bashing, computer programming, painting or air-brushing; decals, historical accuracy, mechanics, design, sculpting, making tiny trees, tiny rocks, or tiny people. This is why model railroad clubs are so popular. You Can find a local club by doing a Google search. All clubs welcome new model railroaders.
A key aspect of joining a club, is to do 'realistic' operation. This is where the model railroad uses real world like operating rules. Trains are run according to the schedule with passenger trains getting priority over freight trains. Also, local freights are assembled at the yards and run to service the surrounding industries. A 'fast clock' is used so that 24 hours may be compressed into a 3 hour operating session. Join a club and remember that Model Railroading is fun!
Most often model trains are collected according to scale. A scale is a ratio expressed in terms of one unit on the model equals a specified number of units in real life. The most popular scale is HO at 1/87 of real size. Model trains are an amazing hobby and one that many people find very exciting. Imagine having an exact replica of the Orient Express or the Trans-Siberian Express running around a model landscape you hand built in your basement.
Layouts for model trains are not built overnight. In fact, no model railroad is ever finished. Model train layouts are usually built to a letter scale, such as HO, where 3.5mm on the model represents 1 foot on the prototype (1/87). Model railroads are enjoying a surge of interest and activity from professional designers and artists. It is being played out in the smaller scale world of HO or N Scale Model trains.
Model railroads are more then just the trains, tracks and power supplies. They provide the enthusiast a way to study and recreate entire worlds and towns in miniature. Model railroads are always incorporating new concepts and the techniques. The controls are now based on microprocessors like miniature PC's. Model railroads are always constructed, operated, and maintained by people so their movements and access to the layout are as important, if not more so, than the arrangement of the track work.
About the Author
I have been an active Model Railroader for the past 30 years and have learned so much from professional instruction. I have applied the techniques I have learned into my layout modelling which I do in HO scale. I found an amazing resource that you can can use to improve your railroad modelling in any scale here at
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Walthers Blank Billboard with Signs HO Decals City Package Cornerstone Series |  |
0 Bid | US $20.00 | 25m |
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Waterfall Kit with Cornerstone Series HO scale Decal Set | |
0 Bid | US $10.00 | 35m |
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LOT OF N SCALE TRAIN LAYOUT ACCESSORIES | |
8 Bids | US $20.50 | 48m |
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Athearn Northern Pacific Plug Door Box Car HO Scale | |
1 Bid | US $7.99 | 52m |
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Preiser HO scale Beer tent and accessories | |
3 Bids | US $5.56 | 1h 11m |
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MICROSCALE DECALS Chicago Burlington Quincy E Unit Deisels 1945 1970 | |
0 Bid | US $7.99 | 1h 43m |
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7 various HOn3 DRGW Rio Grande freight car kits complete train | |
1 Bid | US $100.00 | 1h 44m |
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HO Conerstone Sold Out USS STEEL COKE OVENS QUENCHER KIT | |
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US $119.98 | 2h 10m |
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HO scale Amtrak VERMONTER baggage car PhIVB RARE prototype car | |
0 Bid | US $49.95 | 2h 10m |
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Walthers Authentic Decals | |
1 Bid | US $20.00 | 2h 33m |
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HO Scale Mantua PRR Plymouth Industrial Diesel Vintage Custom Paint And Decal | |
0 Bid | US $34.33 | 2h 40m |
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Detail Associates GS Gondola in HO scale | |
3 Bids | US $9.50 | 2h 45m |
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Tri ang Railways Western–style locomotive – Davy Crockett | |
11 Bids | US $26.78 | 2h 45m |
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New ATLAS HO Scale Refreshment Stand | |
5 Bids | US $3.75 | 3h 27m |
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2 A Line 806 ex post ribbed wedge trailer kits Consolidated Freight | |
0 Bid | US $10.00 | 4h 6m |
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HO 1 87 BOLEY 4300 TRAILER TRUCK FRITO LAY CUSTOM 24C | |
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US $36.99 | 4h 10m |
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GN Great Northern Custom Painted Flat Car with Kadees | |
0 Bid | US $10.00 | 4h 20m |
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VINTAGE AHM TEMPO UP POWERED DIESEL SANTA FE B UNIT TO RESTORE OR | |
0 Bid | US $4.99 | 4h 46m |
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Marx Custom US ARMY 8 wheel Tender for 400 and 666 Army Locos | |
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US $32.95 | 5h 4m |
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ACL SCL M 5 caboose kit Wright Trak models decals included | |
7 Bids | US $36.00 | 5h 5m |
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UNION PACIFICBE SPECIFIC SHIP UNION PACIFIC BOX CAR HO DECAL HB 80 | |
0 Bid | US $4.50 | 5h 6m |
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Western Pacific WP 50 foot double door boxcar Roundhouse kit | |
1 Bid | US $4.99 | 5h 10m |
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Western Pacific WP bay window caboose Athearn blue box kit | |
1 Bid | US $4.99 | 5h 13m |
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Southern Pacific SP bay window caboose Athearn blue box kit | |
3 Bids | US $5.74 | 5h 17m |
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Ho 187 Tyco Gulf 3 Dome Tanker Rolling Stock Car | |
0 Bid | US $3.99 | 5h 28m |
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Norfolk and Western NW NW covered hopper decals Herald King H 52 | |
2 Bids | US $1.52 | 5h 31m |
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Louisville and Nashville LN boxcar decals Herald King B 281 | |
1 Bid | US $.99 | 5h 33m |
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Detroit Toledo and Ironton DTI hopper car decals Microscale MC 4041 | |
1 Bid | US $.99 | 5h 36m |
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0 Scale Champ Decals | |
0 Bid | US $25.00 | 5h 37m |
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Detroit Toledo and Ironton DTI diesel locomotives Microscale MC 4303 | |
2 Bids | US $1.27 | 5h 38m |
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N GAUGE SCALE BUILDING WALTHERS CORNERSTONE SERIES 2 STALL ENGINE HOUSE | |
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US $30.00 | 5h 39m |
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Ann Arbor AA diesel locomotives Microscale MC 4301 | |
2 Bids | US $1.27 | 5h 40m |
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Montana Rail Link MRL diesel locomotives Microscale 87 954 | |
0 Bid | US $2.99 | 5h 42m |
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LIONEL TRAIN POSTWAR 2339 WABASH EMD GP7 ROAD SWITCHER EXCELLENT | |
0 Bid | US $175.00 | 5h 48m |
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Vintage Lionel 6250 Seaboard Engine 1954 O Scale | |
0 Bid | US $269.00 | 6h 10m |
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2 Pre War Lionel Locomotives No 258 and No 259 | |
0 Bid | US $85.00 | 6h 26m |
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Walthers Cornerstone Series MERCHANTS ROW III No 933 3064 Unassembled Lk | |
3 Bids | US $8.27 | 6h 32m |
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LAST CHANCE Walthers 6752 Pullman 10 5 Sleeper New York Central NYC | |
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US $28.00 | 6h 33m |
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Last Chance Walthers Pullman PS Heavyweight 14 section IC Illinois Central | |
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US $28.00 | 6h 39m |
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O ga trolley Labelle car kit choice of 8 cars | |
3 Bids | US $42.99 | 6h 42m |
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Last Chance HO Walthers 6428 Budd Streamlined Lounge Car | |
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US $28.00 | 6h 46m |
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FREE WORLD SHIPPING N SCALE HUGE LOT VICRAIL DECALS V LINE V R VR VLINE VIC RAIL | |
6 Bids | US $22.97 | 6h 58m |
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N Scale Drive In Hanburger Stand 7209 | |
5 Bids | US $6.26 | 7h 9m |
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Sn3 BRASS DRGW BAGGAGE CAR | |
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US $189.99 | 7h 13m |
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Custom CP Rail SW9 Detailed and Weathered | |
0 Bid | US $89.99 | 7h 31m |
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kit 6502 PRR FM Flatcar w Autocrate Load and Decals | |
0 Bid | US $24.99 | 7h 33m |
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Snap On Tools DELUXE 16 PIECE SET Mechanics Shop Garage Series 43 Scale | |
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US $23.25 | 8h 56m |
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Revell Vintage1958 copyright 4 Farm Buildings Set Plastic Kits H O Scale | |
6 Bids | US $20.50 | 10h 35m |
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Walthers HO Scale Canadian National P S Plan 4140 10 6 | |
0 Bid | US $21.81 | 10h 41m |
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Ginger Ale boxcar reefers N scale printed sides | |
0 Bid | US $4.99 | 15h 32m |
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Ginger Ale boxcar reefers S scale printed sides | |
0 Bid | US $4.99 | 15h 32m |
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Ginger Ale boxcar reefers Z scale printed sides | |
0 Bid | US $4.99 | 15h 32m |
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Ginger Ale boxcar reefers TT scale printed sides | |
0 Bid | US $4.99 | 15h 32m |
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S Scale NYC PRR Midgage Models Decals Streamline Coach Lettering Set No 1 | |
1 Bid | US $4.88 | 16h 1m |
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S Scale IC CNW UP Midgage Model Decals Streamline Coach Lettering Set No 2 | |
0 Bid | US $4.88 | 16h 9m |
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S Scale Model Decals NAMES of Streamline Coaches Lettering IMPERIAL Set No 3 | |
0 Bid | US $4.88 | 16h 13m |
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Oranges Lemons boxcars O scale set 1 printed reefer sides | |
0 Bid | US $6.99 | 16h 14m |
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S Scale Model Decals NAMES of Streamline Coaches Lettering CITY OF Set No 3 | |
1 Bid | US $4.88 | 16h 16m |
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Oranges lemons reefers set 3 HO scale printed sides | |
0 Bid | US $3.99 | 16h 18m |
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S Scale Champ Decal Set SN 11 Nickel Plate Road Set WHITE Logos and Letters | |
2 Bids | US $7.50 | 16h 22m |
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S Scale Enhoring Decal Set SE 144 Nickel Plate Road Diesel Loco Decals | |
4 Bids | US $9.00 | 16h 27m |
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Walthers N Scale Southern Pacific PS 72 Baggage Car 9 | |
0 Bid | US $26.81 | 16h 39m |
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BALTIMORE OHIO 2 BAY COVERED HOPPER CAR WITH 10 SQUARE HATCHES CAR 81794 | |
0 Bid | US $28.00 | 17h 42m |
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S Scale Nimco Decals Nickel Plate RR LOCOS GOLD 722 S Set Vintage Mint | |
0 Bid | US $4.88 | 18h 21m |
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S Scale Nimco Decals Nickel Plate RR Passenger GOLD 722 S Set Vintage Mint | |
0 Bid | US $4.88 | 18h 26m |
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S Scale C D S Decals NYC Subsidiary Lines Passenger Car GOLD Lettering S 673 | |
1 Bid | US $4.88 | 18h 33m |
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