Name: Iron Gorge Subdivision Layout owner: Bob Hamm Scale: HOn3 (HO scale, 3-foot gauge) Size: 28 x 45 feet Prototype: Denver & Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande Southern Locale: Durango to Montrose, Colo. Era: 1938 to 1942 Style: multilevel walk-in Mainline run: 400 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 […]
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Name: CSX’s KD Subdivision Layout owner: Brian Moore Layout designer: Bob Sprague Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15′-0″ x 22′-3″ Prototype: CSX Locale: Eastern Tennessee and Kentucky Era: Present day Style: Multiple-deck walkaround Mainline run: 168 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3 percent Click on the link to download a PDF […]
Name: Hoosac Valley RR Layout owner: Dick Elwell Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 32 x 62 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by New York Central and Boston & Albany Locale: Northeast Era: 1940s to 1960s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 365 feet Minimum radius: 42″ (main line) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (one no. 4 turnout) Maximum grade: 1.5 […]
Click the image to download a copy of the track plan. Name: Gulf, Illinois & Rocky Mountains RR Layout owner: John-Baptiste Merillot Scale: Z (1:220) Size: 7 x 15 feet Prototype: none; includes locomotives from Union Pacific, CSX, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, among others Locale: Northwestern United States Era: late 1960s to present Style: walk-in, […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a quick and easy tip for weathering without an airbrush in this month’s Cody’s Office. Associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to use premixed acrylic weathering washes to make rolling stock models more realistic. He also heads down to the Model Railroader […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a quick and easy tip for weathering without an airbrush in this month’s Cody’s Office. Associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to use premixed acrylic weathering washes to make rolling stock models more realistic. He also heads down to the Model Railroader […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Hear the rumble of a new HO scale GP10 diesel and learn how to spruce up your model railroad scenery with Woodland Scenics Dust Dabber in this episode of Cody’s Office. In addition, Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you a selection […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Hear the rumble of a new HO scale GP10 diesel and learn how to spruce up your model railroad scenery with Woodland Scenics Dust Dabber in this episode of Cody’s Office. In addition, Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you a selection […]
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Name: Claremont Docks RR Layout owner: Howard R. Lloyd Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12 x 17 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Lehigh Valley Locale: Jersey City, N.J. Era: September 1944 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 39 feet Minimum turnout: no. 4 Minimum radius: 18″ Maximum grade: 3 percent Benchwork: open grid and L-girder Height: 53″ to […]
