Discount Model Trains

BookBoard Definition
Bookboard is a dense paper board used for book covers and boxes of all types.

Make a Miniature Lighthouse
Make a working miniature light house for a dolls house or other miniature scene using beads and an LED.

Make 1: 144 Scale Paper Shops
Make printable 1:144 scale shops with two floors and finished interiors for dolls house and model scenes.. These little buildings can be used for micro scale dolls house scenes, as Christmas decorations for a miniature village or ornaments or scaled slightly smaller to create 1:160 or N scale railway buildings.

Collecting Breyer Model Horses
Information on collecting Breyer Model Horses including the scale available, how to identify the particular model, and identifying marks.

Dr. Conner-DeSilvey's Apothecary Shop
1:12 scale model of a turn of the century apothecary shop built by Dr. Conner-DeSilvey

Review Collecting Model Cars
Review of Tim Boyd's book Collecting Model Car and Truck Kits

Dollhouse Wiring Systems
How to choose between copper tape wire, round wire or hybrid systems when you are planning to wire a dolls house for electricity.

Baba Yaga Halloween Triptych and Candle Screens
These Halloween designs originate with the story of the Russian Witch Baba Yaga and show her house with it's chicken legs. These designs can be cut out and applied to cellophane to make minature candle screens and lantern covers, or they can be used for dolls house windows or table displays.

Paper Minis & Printables
How to print, scale and work with paper miniatures and dolls house printables. What paper to use, construction tips and tools.

Apothecary Mortar Detail
Details of a compounding scene and a mortar in a 1:12 scale apothecary shop.