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2. Home SCARM means Simple Computer Aided Railway Modeller – software for easy and precise design of model train layouts and railroad track plans. With SCARM you can easily create the layout of your dreams. Just download the setup package, install it and start editing your first track plan.

Evan Designs Model Builder
Make the buildings you cannot buy and print them out on your printer.
Use Model Builder building software to inexpensively add hundreds of quality paper buildings to your layout.
Model Builder is compatible with Windows Vista, 7, 8 & 10. System Requirements: 280MB Hard disc space, minimum 512MB Ram.
We print all of our paper model designs with an ordinary $70 Inkjet Printer, (Epson R280 is a great one) and we recommend Matte Photo Paper for best image quality.
Part # ED-Model-Builder
$35.99
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Evan Designs Brick Yard
What you get on this CD:
13 unique Brick textures: both weathered and newer bricks, plus… a great adobe pattern 2 field stone patterns a cinder block nice brown stone, our most popular pattern: grey cut stone and pattern number 20 brown cut stone. that you can print in your scale using our easy program.
Brickyard runs on Windows Vista, 7, & 10.
We print all of our paper model designs with an ordinary $70 Inkjet Printer, (Epson R280 is a great one) and we recommend Matte Photo Paper for best image quality.
Part # ED-Brickyard
$12.99
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Most of the software is for a PC. The only Mac software I know about is RailModeller. I do most of my computer work, including this website, on a Mac. However, I still do track planning on a Windows 2000 equipped PC. That's also where my copy of Trainz resides. Abracadata: The Train Pak (costs. Includes Train Engineer. Windows/DOS program).

Evan Designs Window Designer
Create your own unique window designs with Window Designer. Add drapes, shades or blinds, add some text, use our clipart silhouettes and ads or import your own clip art, and create something really unique!
Our window treatments make a huge difference in the look of any of your buildings. Go from “empty” to “in-use” with Window Designer.
Which building does Window Designer work with?
ANY built-up plastic, resin or scratch built building can be decorated with this program. Scales: N, HO, O, and G.
There are 50+ pre-measured templates for buildings from :
DPM
Life-Like
Ameritowne
Bachman
Window Designer runs on Windows Vista, 7, 8 & 10.
We print all of our paper model designs with an ordinary $70 Inkjet Printer, (Epson R280 is a great one) and we recommend Matte Photo Paper for best image quality.
Part # ED-Window-Designer
$31.99
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Evan Designs Sign Creator
Sign Creator has over 150 Road Signs and 50 Railroad Engineer Signs to choose from, 200 great quality scaleable Signs in all.
Choose from regulatory signs, warning signs, railroad crossing signs, directional signs construction signs, and more.
You can also customize 20 different blank signs for conditions on your own layout.
Set speed limits
Bridge height and weights
Platform numbers and numbers of tracks
Passenger and freight car speed limits,
Distances to cities and towns in your layout
State and Local Route Numbers
Road Names …..you input the text.
Resize signs for your scale, then print.
Sign Creator runs on Windows Vista, 7, 8 & 10.
We print all of our paper model designs with an ordinary $70 Inkjet Printer, (Epson R280 is a great one) and we recommend Matte Photo Paper for best image quality.
Part # ED-Sign-Creator
$31.99
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Evan Designs Advertiser
Classic Ads from the 1900’s to present
The Advertiser has high resolution classic ads and Signs
Categories include:
Food and Drink
Transportation
Liquor and Tobacco
Business
Roadside
Product
Government
Gas and Oil
and “color-able” blank ads
Operating System: The Advertiser runs on Windows Vista, 7, 8 & 10.
We print all of our paper model designs with an ordinary $70 Inkjet Printer, (Epson R280 is a great one) and we recommend Matte Photo Paper for best image quality.
Part #
$23.99
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Evan Designs Stained Glass
NEW! Now over 60 patterns!
Beautiful Stained Glass Patterns you can print for your Miniatures.
This Complete Program has 60+ patterns to fit any window you have.
Easily size and print out Stained Glass patterns for your Miniatures. Doll’s Houses, Model Dioramas, Room Boxes, Victorian and Art Deco model buildings, Model Trains. Get your Stained Glass Windows now!
The included designs represent contemporary, Dutch and religious themes. Images can be imported as well. There are round, half circle, square, rectangle, and gothic shapes to choose from. All of these stained glass patterns can be scaled up or down in the design screen to the exact size you want. Print Stained Glass to fit any of your model buildings, next to doorways, or in train windows, no matter what scale you model in.
Stained Glass runs on Windows Vista, 7, 8 & 10.
We print all of our designs using an ordinary Inkjet Printer and Inkjet Transparency or Vellum.
Part # ED-Stained-Glass
$12.99
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Free Model Train Planning Software

Evan Designs Graffiti
If you are modeling from 1950 on to the present, graffiti was and is an increasingly common sight on structures and rolling stock. Graffiti has found its way out of the Subways and onto Boxcars, Tanker Cars, Even Locomotives, Water Towers, Garages, Public Places, Wall Murals, and More.
This graffiti CD works as a plug-in for Model Builder. So you will need to have Model Builder to run this CD.
Runs on Windows Vista, 7, 8 & 10.
Put Graffiti images onto Model Builder walls, in the program. Or print out the Graffiti images by themselves onto Decal Paper, cut them out and put your graffiti images onto your rolling stock, existing plastic and scratch-built structures, and anything you can think of… just like the real “spray-can artists” do!
Part # ED-Graffiti
$15.99
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Model Railroad Programs For Macs

Evan Designs Modelers Tool Kit
5 of our Programs on one CD Plus a Printer Variety Pack You save $$$$$ over the individual program prices
Requires you have Model Builder
Modelers Toolkit has full versions of

Best Model Railroad Software For Mac

Window Designer
Sign Creator
American Advertising Collection
Brickyard
Stained Glass
Also included, a Printer Variety Package with 2 sheets each of: Matte Photo Paper, Gloss Photo Paper, Vellum, Transparency, and Adhesive Paper.
Also 2 Sheets of ED Inkjet Decal Paper and
2 AC/DCC assembled LED lights: a Warm White and a Flashing Red.
Part # ED-Tool-kit
$123.99
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