Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.

EVERETT — Mike Scheerens has been a model train enthusiast his entire life. When he was about 10 years old, he watched his father, James, build tracks for HO-scale trains, one of the largest models ...

I have seen some small models, but this train set has to be the smallest I have ever seen. About five times the width of a ballpoint pen tip, this set comes complete with mountains, tunnel, and trees.