I constructed my first N scale layout in a coffee table in 1976 based ... prior to adding the city buildings, which are mostly Design Scale Miniatures structures, painted and weathered.

Fortunately, with careful planning and a few creative design choices ... often the best option. HO and N scales are popular choices among compact layouts. HO scale trains, which are about half ...

The main challenge here was the extremely limited space available: the track in N-scale layouts is 9 mm wide, meaning that the whole system had to fit in just 23 x 20 mm 2, the frontal area of a ...