To aid assembling parts with CA as well as to avoid unintentionally bonding a model to something, I assemble the parts on the surface of an old stainless steel ruler. The CA bonds to the stainless just enough to help hold parts in alignment while they set, but it's easy enough to gently pop them off the ruler with the tip of a sharp knife.

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Oh I can feel it, the empire is growing. Granted it is Z scale yet that diminishes nothing in the [ ... ]

GCLaser #51191 Loaded Cable Reels Instructions and diagrams.  All of the parts are cut on the same wood sheet with minimum scraps.  (I keep all [ ... ]

I've read lots of advice, howto, intro, and helpful things on the internet about modeling railroads.

But nowhere is there any information for the beginner, [ ... ]