Your Best Model Train Tips

August 19, 2009

We are all in this hobby together, so it is a good idea to help and encourage each other…especially new-comers who sometimes pull out of this wonderful hobby through frustration with lack of support or mentoring. This is a great shame, especially when there are so many well qualified and experienced model railroaders who would be happy to share ideas, but just don’t know how to go about it. Well… if you have the experience and are willing to help others, then this is your perfect opportunity to do so.

Submit your best Model Railroading Tip (s) at
http://www.model-railroad-resources.com/train-tips.html

Simply complete the form by entering your best model railroading tip(s) and I will publish the best suggestions on this Model Train Help blog site which is dedicated to helping others in the hobby. I don’t charge for people to access the site, so it is popular with many new-comers to model railroading.

Here is a sample tip received from a Richard T:

Building Tunnels Through Hills And Mountains

I made a big mistake recently when building a tunnel through a mountain and it caused me all kinds of problems. Please tell everyone as I would hate anyone to make the same mistake. I forgot to check that there was enough space for my biggest loco to run through the tunnel before I applied the paper mache to the chicken wire frame of the tunnel. You can probably guess what happened next. The loco was too high to get through the tunnel. I was so annoyed with myself as it was something I could have easily fixed and avoided hours of extra work and frustration. Please tell others!