Magazine Issue

December 2009

Issue Cover
Garden Railways has been the leading magazine devoted to the hobby of outdoor, large-scale model railroading for the past 25 years. Each issue brings you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of garden railroads, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts, and much more!

Plus, subscribers get exclusive online access to the Railroad Gardening Library, product reviews, project plans, bonus articles, and more. Whether you’re new to the hobby or a seasoned veteran, this magazine is for you!

Features

Sculpt your own realistic figures
Tools, materials, and getting started
By Ray Dunakin
Staff corner: Marc Horovitz
Building a live steamer in gauge 3
By Marc Horovitz
Adventures in Anaheim
The Castle Peak & Thunder Railroad
By Dave Sheegog
Make your loads easily removable
Ingenious use of magnets provides flexability
By Bruce Chandler
Build a cam-truck
Shoot your videos from the engineer's perspective
By Michael Sailor
Winter operations
Steam effects and blowing snow
By Richard Reiff
How to prune your dwarf Alberta spruce
Trimming established trees for scale appearance
By Nancy Norris
Making movies
Shooting better films of your railroad
By Eric Schade
Garden railway design & construction
Structures: More on plans
By Jack Verducci
Build a Milwaukee Road ribside boxcar in 1:29 scale
An Aristo-Craft car provides the basis for a distinctive kitbash
By Roger W. Holmes

Departments

From the Editor
Prototype vs. freelance
Notes & news
Letters
Tips & tricks
Garden railway basics
Cribbing at Three Lick Creek
Greening your railway
Events
Raising steam
The collective wisdom of live-steam hobbyists
Online station
If I'd only known. .
Pretty is not always practical
SUBSCRIBER AND MEMBER LOGIN
E-mail Address:
Password:
 Remember me