Dear Friend:

Welcome to Model Railroads for Beginners,

My name is Bill Jamison and I’ve been a devoted model train enthusiast since I was a young boy.  I created modelrailroadbuildingsecrets.com as a free source for others who want to investigate the fascinating world of model railroading.

Right here on my website, you’ll find numerous resources to teach you to understand more about starting and maintaining a model railroad, from what and how to purchase equipment, to designing, to building, to learning closely guarded secrets that will save you money and headaches, and much, much more.

I’ve assembled a FREE “how to” mini-course to assist you to get started quickly in the right direction for setting up your model railroad.  Its purpose is to teach you key elements on purchasing, designing, and developing a realistic looking model railroad.

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In my FREE ‘Mini’ Course, You’ll Learn:

  • The #1 reason why model railroad hopefuls fail to realize their model railroading aspirations…
  • How choosing the right model railroad scale is closely related to the size of your room and your pocketbook…
  • 5 key designing tips you must consider before building your model train, any one of them could prevent you from wasting hundreds of dollars…
  • 7 spot on pointers for building benchwork.  Which benchwork will work for your set-up and which ones are wrong for your set-up…
  • The #1 most dreadful factor that stops most beginning railroad modelers dead in their tracks…
  • The purpose of prototype bridge photos, the vital role they play in keeping your model railroad from being scoffed at…
  • Detail one of your buildings this way and you'll KILL the illusion of model train scenery faster than a “glossy plastic locomotive and freight cars”…
  • Rembrandt would have been able to paint beautiful model railroad sceneries but NOT without these tools…
  • How to avoid the wrong types of sounds (not just about whistles) by properly nailing your decimals…
  • How to avoid the BIG mistakes when making a natural looking setting, (weathering techniques modelers envy)…
  • Much, much more!

Just LOOK At What All These Model Railroad Owners Say About My FREE Model Railroad Secrets newsletter!

The Newsletter Gave Me the Confidence to Start Building My Own Model Railroad!

Hi Bill,
Each year when I go to our local fair in Ohio, the first exhibit I always visit is the one for model trains.  I usually stay for 2 – 3 hours and marvel at just how much detail goes into setting up one of these railroad systems.  It also amazes me how it all works without trains breaking down or crashing into each other.  Or how the train pulls into the railroad station and its whistle goes off notifying the passengers that it is arriving.  And then the bank’s building clock clangs letting everyone know that the “old 99” is on time.

I always leave the exhibit really excited and I’d think to myself that I was now ready to get started building my own model railroad, one that had all of the bells and whistles.  But days after the fair my enthusiasm would dwindle down when I starting asking myself questions like; where to set it up in my house and how to even get started.  These thoughts were so overwhelming that I would put my dreams away until the next fair.   

But everything changed a few weeks ago, when on my day off from work, I was surfing on the internet and I found your website.  I read it and it intrigue me enough to go ahead and sign up for your free mini-course.  I wasn’t expecting much from the mini-course but I thought I might at least get some good information about model railroading.

Well, I am here to tell you that I was pleasantly surprised to learn at just how much quality information is in the mini-course.  The newsletter is packed with high quality information about not only getting into the model railroad hobby but even full of useful tips for several different model railroading topics.

The newsletter articles are written in a way that even a railroad want-to-be like me could understand them; even for the technical things (I am NOT technology talented).  I especially appreciated the article written about “Designing Your Model Railroad’s Track Layout” as it is full of helpful information about the importance of carefully planning where and how for setting up your model railroad.  It clearly tells what obstacles to look out for and how to handle tricky layout limitations.

This was perfect for me as I have a house that was built in the 1920’s and I wanted to set up my model train in the basement.  Well, I don’t know if you have ever seen a basement built during that era but it is not and open unobstructed box.  There are nooks, angles, and posts everywhere.  That article really helped me and it gave me enough confidence to go ahead and get into the model train hobby and set up a railroad system in my basement.  So I followed your newsletter and designed a model railroad layout that would work perfectly for me.

Your newsletter also gave good information that helped me to choose which scale model of railroad I would enjoy the most (who new there are so many scales to choose from).  I decided the perfect choice for me is an HO scale railroad set up.

After designing my railroad’s layout, I then read your newsletter article about the how and whys for building a model railroad’s Benchwork.  My neighbor (who is a carpenter) was kind enough to come over to my house and help me build the Benchwork.  We ended up building a beautiful Benchwork set up that had two different height changes, which will be used to build a mountain pass and a valley with a lake.  Nice!  And, now I’m in the process of installing the tracks and all of the electrical components, can you tell I am having fun?

I really can’t describe to you how much enjoyment this hobby is giving me.  I am so excited when I come home after work to continue building my model railroad, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning.

Anyways, I just want to thank you and tell you how much your newsletters have helped me.  They gave me the information and confidence I needed to “finally” pursue my dreams.  Now when I leave the fair’s railroad exhibit, I will no longer be dreaming about building a model railroad, I will actually have one.

Dave Macintyre

P.S. I’ll send you a picture of my model railroad set up when it is completed.

Hey Bill,

Over a year ago I signed up for your free mini-course.  At that time, I was kicking around the idea of getting into the model railroad hobby.  Your website intrigued me, so I signed up hoping it would give some decent information that would help me to decide if I really wanted to get into this hobby.

Though, I must say,  I didn’t get my expectations up too high for the quality of information in your newsletters because in the past I’ve signed up for other website’s newsletters (on other types of subjects) and, at best, all they gave me was vague information.

As soon as I signed up for the mini-course I received my first newsletter and I was impressed not just how much good information was there but how well it was written.  My uncle had trains when I was a teenager and I would go over and help him with different modeling projects.  So I had some knowledge about model railroads, enough to know what bad information was and what good information was.

As the newsletters came in, the quality of the articles never ceased, they were full of pertinent and detailed information on many different railroading subjects.  I could not believe that you gave away this information.  In fact, the newsletters were the prodding that I needed to finally take the leap and become a railroad modeler.

As I said, it’s been a little more than a year since I got into this hobby and I have not regretted it.  In fact, the only regret I have is not starting sooner.  I’m having so much fun and I have been fortunate enough to share my hobby with my 7 year old granddaughter.

For me, it is challenging and rewarding.  And it also helps me loose the stress from everyday life.  When I am out in my garage working on it I am in my own dream world.

What I like best about the newsletters, is that I can always refer back to.  I saved each issue in my computer and I refer back to them whenever I have any concerns or questions that do, from time to time, come up.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for helping me get into the model railroading hobby.

Your newsletters are the “real deal” and your expertise is right on.  Feel free to use this letter as my recommendation for your mini-course.

Thanks again,

Kent Keller
Tacoma, WA

Mr. Jamison,

I’ve been a model railroad hobbyist going on 3 years now.  I am not an expert, but I do see myself as being knowledgeable enough to be able to tell if someone is a model railroad expert.  That is why I am sending you this email.

A month ago, a fellow model railroader told me about your website.  He said that you were giving away high quality information on model railroading; all I had to do was sign up for your mini-course.

Long story short, I did sign up for your mini-course and I read all of the newsletters.

Even though I have 3 years experience, your newsletters are full of insightful information that I did not even know about.  In fact, the article on weathering was such a help to me that I finally was able to solve a long time problem I was having on how to create a certain rusted look I was after.

For months, I have been trying to make this new model tractor look old and rusted.  Your article showed me how to get this look.  I followed your directions and after a couple of tries I was able to make that new tractor look like an old, neglected, rust bucket!

Sincerely,

Bob Johnson

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