Name: Pennsylvania RR Juniata Division Layout designer: Dave Vollmer Scale: N (1:160) Size: 6′-8″ x 8′-8″ Prototype: Pennsylvania RR Middle Division Locale: central Pennsylvania Period: 1956 Style: island Mainline run: 15.4 feet Minimum radius: 13.5″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the Great Model Railroads 2014. Click on the link to […]
Name: San Juan Extension Layout designer: John Short Scale: HOn3 (1:87.1, narrow gauge) Size: 13′-6″ x 22′-6″ plus 7′-0″ extension Prototype: Denver & Rio Grande Western (some Rio Grande Southern) Locale: southwestern Colorado Period: September 1948 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 161 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared […]
Name: Virginian Ry. Deepwater District Layout designer: Gerry Albers Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 40 x 50 feet, plus 19 x 24½ feet for staging Prototype: Deepwater District, VGN New River Division Locale: southern West Virginia Period: summer 1959 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 600 feet Minimum radius: 32″, 28″ in yards Minimum turnout: no. 8, no. […]
Name: Wharf Street Layout designer: Art Fahie Scale: S (1:64:1) Size: 6 x 17 foot L Prototype: Maine two-foot gauge railroads Locale: Maine coast Era: 1925 Style: shelf diorama Mainline run: n/a Minimum radius: 22″ Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the Great Model Railroads 2014. Click here to download a PDF of this track […]
Mat Thompson’s Swift meat-packing plant ships and receives enough freight car traffic to warrant a full-time dedicated switch job on his HO scale Oregon Coast RR. Refrigerator cars Inbound iced reefers to the cooling track Cooled reefers to plant Track 1 doors for loading Outbound loaded reefers Stockcars Inbound loaded 40- foot and 50-foot cars […]
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Name: New York & Long Branch RR Layout designer: Kevin Surman Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 34 feet Prototype: Central RR of New Jersey and Pennsylvania RR Locale: New Jersey Era: late 1950s Style: walk in Mainline run: 190 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Originally appeared in the November 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the […]
Name: Missabe Junction Ry. (2013) Layout designer: Steve Miazga Scale: N (1:160) Size: 14 x 18 feet Prototype: Soo Line Lakeshore Division Locale: northern Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota Era: 1960 to 1990 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 15″ (main line), 11″ (sidings and yards) Originally appeared in the November 2013 Model Railroader. […]
Each person who attended the N scale convention banquet received a special souvenir car compliments of Micro-Trains. That’s one mighty big wheel of cheese! The National N Scale Convention came to town this past June, so I spent a busy spring in the basement getting the layout ready for visitors. As usual, I made a list […]
Name: Eaglecreek & Northern Ry. engine terminal module Layout designer: Flemming Ørneholm’s Size: 2 x 5 feet with 41⁄2″ x 10′-0″ staging track shelf Prototype: Union Pacific Locale: western United States Era: 1955 Style: module Minimum radius: 28″ Originally appeared in the October 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF of […]
Although simulated corrugated metal siding on plastic structure kits has good molded detail, it takes some careful painting to make it look realistic. David shows you a simple set of techniques for painting corrugated metal siding with an airbrush as he finishes the coal tipple for our HO scale Thin Branch project layout. […]
In the October 2013 issue, Carmen Trapani explains how to make a mailbox out of wood and styrene. Download a bonus “Just for kids” article from the June 1994 issue on building two other styles of mailboxes. Download a PDF of the article here. […]
