Making straight cuts for benchwork

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Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page A jigsaw is a handy tool for building model railroad benchwork. Follow managing editor David Popp as he gives you tips for making straight cuts when using a jigsaw for layout benchwork. […]

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Making straight cuts for benchwork

Hand holding jigsaw

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page A jigsaw is a handy tool for building model railroad benchwork. Follow managing editor David Popp as he gives you tips for making straight cuts when using a jigsaw for layout benchwork. […]

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Small & midsize track plans for O gauge trains

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40 track plans, each accompanied by a track shopping list, will equip you with the necessary information to build a midsize layout for your toy train set or complete railroad. Spark your imagination with this special issue from Classic Toy Trains magazine. Order now! […]

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Diesels invade N&W’s Blue Ridge Grade

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Jim Shaughnessy Geeps at Boaz – 1 Framed by a waiting Y6 and the siding shanty, five N&W GP9’s pass the Blue Ridge Grade helper siding at Boaz, Va., with a westbound boxcar train in August 1958. Jim Shaughnessy Geeps at Boaz – 2 Another August 1958 photo finds three GP9’s bringing a merchandise train […]

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The Cascade & Timber Trail Ry

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The Cascade & Timber Trail Ry. is one of CTT’s project railroads. Click here for the entire series of building this layout from a starter set to its realistically scenicked, action-filled completion. 800 x 600 wallpaper 1024 x 768 wallpaper 1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]

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