From blocks away you can hear the ice cream man’s call. A warbled melody of “Turkey In The Straw,” or some other musical oddity, crying out to children’s ears. Within seconds a chorus of “ICE CREAM MAN! ICE CREAM MAN!” sounds. Kids throw down their baseball bats, climb out of pools, leap from the couch and race outside. The truck turns the corner. Kids panic. They rush back to their parents for coins or snatch money from piggy banks. Anything for a Big Stick, 50/50 Bar or Bomb Pop.
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It’s always tempting to start planning how you want your model railroad to look. Do you want one circular track or are your ambitions to see several tracks snaking around your basement? Would your perfect layout consist of imposing mountain ranges or smaller and detailed streams and bridges? Whatever the ultimate dream is for your model railroad, the first thing you need to get sorted, is your benchwork.
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If you’ve ever gazed at the breathtaking layouts in a store window at Christmas time and wondered how on earth you could ever capture the same level of excellence, or visited a model railroad show and had your breath taken away by the amazing railroads on display, then you will understand how important it is to spend time planning and designing your model layout before you even lay a single track or put a miniature shrub in place.
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