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Tucked behind Ray’s Mystic Mountain Railroad, a weatherproof train shed houses his long coal train, which is ready to go at a moment’s notice. Ray likes working with acrylic, which should last a long time. Ray Turner Ray Turner Ray Turner Ray Turner Ray Turner Ray Turner Ray Turner San Jose, California Wooden box and […]
After many months of build time in his garage, Bob emerged with a practical car barn, so trains are ready to roll anytime. Gas struts help with raising the three separate overhead doors. Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferrero Leadville, Colorado Scratchbuilt wood The engine house still looks great […]
Patrick Friedmann In the April 2016 issue, Patrick Friedmann describes how to build an authentic tipi for your garden railroad. Registered users of our website can download full-size drawings to build a tipi. […]
Marc Horovitz 1:22.5 scale, gauge 1, animated cattle cars Bachmann Industries 1400 East Erie Avenue Philadelphia PA 19124 Price: $129 Website: www.bachmanntrains.com Cattle car with openings through which horse or cow heads appear; opening doors; plastic construction; plastic arch-bar trucks; metal wheelsets; working, truck-mounted knuckle couplers installed; hook-and-loop couplers also supplied; two road names available […]
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge-1 trucks Kadee Quality Products Co. 673 Avenue C White City OR 97503 Price: $49.99/pair Website: www.kadee.com 1:29 scale, gauge 1, Barber S-2, roller bearing, freight-car trucks; cast-metal side frames; metal wheels and axles; plastic brake detail; equalized Pros: Mostly-metal construction; weight of trucks will lower the car’s center of gravity; […]
Kevin Strong 1:32 scale, gauge 1, A-A diesel locomotives MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia MD 21046 Price $999.95 Website: www.mthtrains.com 1:32 scale, gauge 1, plastic-and-metal A-A set of EMD F7 locomotives; ProtoSound3; smoke; analog DC, AC, DCC, and MTH DCS-compatible control Pros: Accurate scale/gauge combination; well detailed with good fidelity to the […]
Peter Angus: Locomotive Builder by Peter Angus Camden Miniature Steam Services Barrow Farm Rode, Frome, Somerset BA11 6PS Great Britain 8 3/4″ x 11 3/4″, hardbound, 222 pages, color and b&w photos Price: £32.50 + £10.02 s&h to the US Website: www.camdenmin.co.uk Peter Angus, while relatively unknown in the US, is a quite-well-known builder of […]
Buckboard wagon plan sets in 1:24 and 1:13.7 scales Vilas County Lumber Company 12306 Lakeview Trail Homer Glen IL 60491 Prices: 1:24 scale, $14; 1:13.7 scale, $15 Website: www.VCLCo.com Comprehensive plan set for the construction of a buckboard wagon; four 91/2″ x 13″ pages and six (1:24) or eight (1:13.7) 13″ x 19″ pages; spiral […]
Let me introduce you to a new online-only feature of Garden Railways magazine. I am going to discuss the latest in available modeling technology and the potential impact it may have on our hobby. I am going to feature technology overviews, resources, links, projects, and question and answers. I invite all hobbyists to join the […]
Name: Charlie Zimmerman Railroad Name: Smoke and Oak RR Location: Central Pennsylvania Scale: 1:29 Theme: Reading Railroad Description: Three Reading GPs work a snow plow around the mainline so that freight and passenger service can be restored. […]
Name: Trevor Park Railroad Name: Fern Creek and Western Railroad Location: Santa Cruz, CA Scale: 1:20.3 with some 1:22.5 mixed in. Theme: Logging, mining and short line freight and passenger operations. Description: Come join us for a layout tour of my Fern Creek and Western Garden Railroad that I built with my friends. This video […]
Name: Chris Haon Railroad Name: Georgia Garden Railway Society Location: Kennesaw, GA Scale: 1:29 Theme: Display Layout Description: Over the weekend of Jan. 30 & 31 The Georgia Garden Railway Society setup a G Scale display layout for The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History during their Trains, Trains, Trains event. Over the […]
