Model Train Media | Barry | Activity https://modeltrainmedia.com/members/barry/activity/ Activity feed for Barry. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:58:25 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d2e431e2b428446fe9a1aa21c8ca50af Barry posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/5322/#acomment-5405 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:15:57 +0200 I model a fantasy railway and love cabooses. I run them often but not exclusively. Its your railway so you can never be wrong.

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Just curious… 🙂 How many of you out there still put a caboose/van on the end of your trains, even with modern locomotives? I do have a couple of the Bachmann cars equipped with the EOT […]

]]> 75aab37bdee066172b98644a52f05cc2 Barry posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/5340/#acomment-5404 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:11:58 +0200 Personally i used an earth coloured latex paint from the hardware store. They sell inexpensive sample sizes { pint or similiar } . That will seal everything. As you progress depending on what you model you can paint over for effect. Maybe a light green yellow mixture before laying simulated grass turf. Have fun , whatever you choose can’t be… Read more

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Question for those who have been there: im about to start scenery on my layout and i have the 2” pink foam board as a base, what would a good color be to paint the base before […]

]]> 00620a270aad12e2be288344bd486c1d Barry posted an update: Looking forward to see where this media group goes. So […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/5401/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:02:16 +0200 Looking forward to see where this media group goes. So nice to have a site dedicated only to model railroads

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