A collection of tutorials that have a strong focus on adding a special effect that will add life and movement to your layout. 

Working Utility Poles

A very highly detailed tutorial on making some extremely realistic utility poles commonly found just about anywhere in the world.

It involves some intricate modeling techniques and can take a while to build however the realistic look it achieves is definitely worth the time spent building.
If you'd like to get specific measurements as well as all the 3D printer files and additional information about how to 3D print items when you don't have a 3D printer check the link below.

Animated Freight Door

A complete guide on animating a freight house door for model railroad scenery and operations, no programming knowledge needed! Use simple components to electronically open and close the HO scale door.

​I’ll not only show you how to animate the door but I’ll also show you how to construct, paint and weather the model to achieve a professional finish that will be the envy of your fellow modelers.

Water Tank - 3D Printed

3D printing is slowly becoming more popular among model railroaders and I've decided to take the leap and give it a try. Here is my first attempt at making a railroad related model.

Flashing Police Lights

Here I'll show you how to add very simple and basic LED lights that flash red and blue automatically. They don't look perfect but for a model that is a background scene on a layout they really add a high level of interest.

Smoke Generator

A comprehensive guide on using and installing a Seuthe Super Steam Producer into your scenery.

Street Lights

A detailed description on making your own working street lights and adapting the woodland scenics just plug lighting system to work with the DIY lights

Vehicle Headlights

A guide on using the Woodland Scenics Just Plug Light System to add working headlights into a HO scale vehicle. Quite fiddly however using the Nano lights from Woodland Scenics makes the job much easier.