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Who here uses Thomas the Tank Engine characters and/or rolling stock on their layouts?

Hi! Well, It's about time I made a workbench thread here. I am a Thomas modeller first and foremost. You will see me use British terminology, just so you know. Anyway, there is something called Railway Series, or RWS, modelling, which refers to modelling the characters as both accurate to the...

I have a few locos in need of proper boiler handrails. All the locos are British, so that you know. Anyway, they came with molded-on handrails, which will not do. I need to make my own, and I would like some advice. Also, I would like some suggestions for putting rivets on plastic models.

Henry is a fine engine. He had some problems but after his rebuild was better than ever. Now, I prefer his original shape to his new one, an LMS Stanier Class 5MT. Fortunately Bachmann's design is TV-based, and the TV series' representations of his builds are very similar. Anyway, I am...

Come on, introduce yourself, show off a bit. Look at my customised Henry model.

Anyone know where to get an HO-scale old-fashioned fishing boat? Paper models are okay.

There's a thread with a similar title on MRF. The point of this thread is to share with everyone here what loads you put in your rolling stock. If you can, include pics. I'll start One open wagon, loaded with unshaped stone. This load is, in fact, real rocks.

Hi.:wave: I'm known just about everywhere else under the same username. I model the Thomas characters pretty much exclusively, and I try to run them according to real British prototype practice. All my current engines are the Bachmann ones, but I will be getting the Hornby Thomas for Chrismas...

Currently a roughly 4'x6' layout on the floor, but I will be building a proper tabletob layout in the near future(I am currently saving up for fresh track). Engines(in order of acquisition): *Thomas(down for repairs, will be for the foreseeable future) *James(down for repair, but expected to be...