While scenery can be a major part of a model ... With a thoughtful approach, building a compact model train layout can be just as enjoyable and rewarding as a full-sized one.

The model rail club set about recreating ... track, platforms, buildings and scenery. Even the trains are in keeping with the era. Equiscot The trains are weathered and real coal is used to ...

Photos of the layout show dozens of highly detailed buildings ... Train, put the model city together in an attic at his home in Los Angeles. Describing the level of detail that went into the ...