Model Train Scenery, Buildings and Lighting
Track makes a railway run; scenery makes it a place. These posts cover terrain, towns, harbours and mountains, the buildings that light up after dark, and the rooms the table can stand in.
Scenery & buildings · 7 min read
A Garden Railway, a Cellar or a Hobby Room
A garden railway usually means large-scale track laid in the garden itself. What Traluno's garden room is instead, and how to choose between its four rooms.
Scenery & buildings · 9 min read
Model Train Buildings That Light Up at Night
A tour of the model train buildings in Traluno's catalogue: what each category is for on a layout, which ones light up after dark, and what the paid ones cost.
Scenery & buildings · 9 min read
Model Train Scenery Ideas for a Small Layout
Seven model train scenery ideas for one table: terrain paint, a tunnelled mountain, a harbour, a farm, a fair, a town and a tree line, with a tip for each.
Scenery & buildings · 6 min read
Building a Town That Does Not Repeat
How Traluno's procedural buildings vary: colours hashed from the cell each house stands on, jittered blocks, and why the glTF people cannot be tinted.
Scenery & buildings · 9 min read
When the Lights Come On
How Traluno's day night cycle works in three.js: unlit glow meshes for windows and lamps, sixteen real lights at most, and a garden sky of point stars.