George Sellios sits down with Allen Keller to discuss a few simple things he uses for his model railroad yard design that add a great deal to the railroad. George expresses five of the most common details that he has used in his model railroad yard design, which are broken pieces of glass, scrap wood, scrap paper, metal banding, and a pile of tie plates. George takes you through his techniques for using these five items to enhance any model railroad yard design.
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