LEEDS HILL RAILROAD
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My Model Railroad

How-To Builds

Below, you will find different types of builds I have created and built so that they can be re-created by other builders. Feel free to use the directions found here, but please do not reuse photos, videos, or text for anything other than personal or educational use. ​Share your projects with me via my email! 
All files, designs, and images found here are my personal designs unless specified. I do not allow them for re-use without permission for anything other than personal or educational use.

The button below will take you to my Drive folder for all my public files and instructions.
All Public Files - Google Drive

Basic Techniques & References

  • Clearance Diagrams - NMRA
  • Couplers, Installing Kadees
  • Decals, Homemade Water-slide
  • Painting Stock (and preparing it!)
  • Soldering (Beginners Guide) - by Peter Morrell of Kylar Mack
  • Styrene (Beginners Guide) - by Evergreen Scale Models

Projects

Styrene
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Large Wooden Crate
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Wooden Pallet (skid)
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Apple Boxes
3D Printing
I used to have a master list of all my STL files here. It became too cumbersome. So, instead, please check out the following pages. All these pages are modelers I know from whom I have used designs.
My Projects [MakerWorld]
Ge-Rik's Projects [Thingiverse]
Manimal's Projects [Printables]
rmccown's Projects [Thingiverse]
All Other Projects
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Tenmille Switch Throws
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Cases of Candy Canes
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Rolling Stock Shelf

Stock Builds

Modifications
How-To guides for modifying different off-the-shelf, ready-to-run motive power and rolling stock.
  • LGB Forney
  • Bachmann Large Scale Toby the Tram
  • Piko 25 Tonner
  • ​General Rolling Stock Mods
  • Adding a Switch: Toggle between track or battery power
  • Adding Details: LGB Flatbeds
  • Adding Lights & Details: LGB Pullman Coaches

Kitbashing & Scratch Building
Kitbashing is when a modeler takes parts from two or more available products and combines them to create their own, unique piece. The below list is all pieces that I have created via one of these two methods.
  • Wedge Snowplow
  • Henrietta (for Toby)
  • MRRRCo Stock
Header: A collection of my custom-built train loads. 2024.
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  • Model Railroad
    • The Layout
    • LHRR Lore
    • Modeling Resources >
      • How-To Builds
  • USA Railroad History
    • Massachusetts >
      • Inclined Railways of Massachusetts
      • Rail Trails of Massachusetts
      • Street Railways of Massachusetts
    • New York State
    • Rhode Island
    • New Hampshire
    • Pennsylvania
  • About
    • A Note to Educators
    • Other Interests