Explore an impressive private HO scale model railroad built by Pete Walton. The layout features detailed scenery, realistic ...

Periodically, I dig through old issues of Model Railroader with an eye toward changes in the hobby, as well as noting the ...

The potential for solving problems in climate, oceans, the biosphere, and the biology of disease is vast, writes Celine ...

One tiny locomotive can stop you in your tracks here. Look closer, and suddenly every painted window, miniature tree, and carefully placed rail feels worth studying. This Illinois hobby shop in ...

"I wonder how they made that little city model." Many people have had that thought while gazing at the exquisite dioramas lined up in a hobby shop showcase. Within a scale that fits in the palm of ...

Q: What layout is behind Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno when he hosts “Cody’s Office” on Trains.com? — James Macko A: The layout in the background is the Winston-Salem Southbound Tar ...

In 2004, truck driver Joe Macken created a miniature replica of New York City’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza out of balsa wood. Although he had intended to stop there, he realized he was hooked. “Then the ...

A delivery truck driver from Queens created a scale model of New York City. After 10 million views on TikTok, his mini Gotham has moved to Museum Mile. By John Freeman Gill The parachute jump, a ...

Clifton Park, New York — In the spring of 2004, a truck driver named Joe Macken descended his basement stairs in Clifton Park, New York, with a simple idea: to see if he could build something cool out ...

The Tesla Model Y’s midcycle refresh brought significant enough changes to earn it a spot in our 2026 SUV of the Year competition. The full list of updates is extensive, but the highlights matter.

Upstate trucker Joe Macken’s TikTok-famous scale model of New York City will be displayed at the Museum of the City of New York this winter, Gothamist can exclusively report. “He Built This City: Joe ...

Five months after Scale AI's high-profile founder joined Meta in a blockbuster deal, the startup's CFO is trying to show that the company remains on a growth trajectory. "People mischaracterize this ...