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A steam up in Nebraska
1. Scratchbuilt, battery-powered brass steam locomotive. The author could not bring his live steam engine because of airport inspection. Yukio Nakagawa 2. Durham Western Heritage Museum, formerly the Union Pacific, Omaha Station. Yukio Nakagawa 3. Present Amtrak Omaha Station. Just one passenger train a day stops here. Yukio Nakagawa 4.House of Trains store in Omaha. […]
Garden Railways 2011 annual index
GRW index 2011 […]
Simple techniques for weathering rolling stock
Simple techniques for weathering rolling stock Don’t miss Alan Olson’s series on weathering in the February 2012 issue. Trains.com members can download a companion article on weathering techniques for rolling stock. […]
Grain elevator drawings in 1:29 scale
Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our best […]
Blend benchwork into your garden railway
Sometimes the most expedient way to get your outdoor railway from point A to point B is on benchwork, so called because the height of the roadbed is similar to that of a workbench and facilitates the handling of trains and track. The many styles of benchwork construction seem to correspond to the skills of […]
Sweet woodruff
Common name: Sweet woodruff Latin name: Galium odoratum, syn. Asperula odorata Plant type: Perennial USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9 (sheltered or near the house in Zone 3) Cultural needs: Shade or partial shade, moist (even wet) soil Plant size: 6-12″ high, spreading quickly to 9-12″ wide Do you have a rather large shady spot in need […]
Meccano Erector set locomotive kit
Gary Raymond Large scale (no scale specified), gauge 1, locomotive construction kitMeccano363 Avenue de Saint ExuperyF-62100 CalaisFrancePrice: $65.99 at Toys-R-UsWebsite: www.meccano.com Erector Special Edition #83-0506E, non-scale-specific construction set for a couple of different 1-gauge locomotives (as well as a rocket, submarine, or four other vehicles); all necessary parts with instruction booklet included (except 4 AA […]
Ozark Miniatures bobber caboose kit
G. Erhart 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, two-axle bobber cabooseOzark Miniatures3461 S 5225 WCedar City UT 84720Price: $130.80 Website: www.ozarkminiatures.comWood-and-metal kit for constructing a freelance bobber caboose; laser-cut wooden parts; white-metal castings; plastic window panes; Sierra Valley wheels; link-and-pin couplers. Dimensions: length, 8½” over couplers; width, 4½”; height, 8½” to top of smokejack. In 1:20.3 scale, […]
Garden Railways, December 2011
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The Ambledown Valley Railway
Fairford, a Lynton & Barnstaple Manning Wardle 2-6-2T on the embankment and bridge between Hinton Magnolia tunnel and Higher Buxton. On the left of the line is Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’. Near it grow the red, fleshy leaves of a Sempervivum sp. Opposite, on the other side of the line, the bronze winter color of Cryptomeria […]
Build a simple caboose from a flatcar (drawings)
Download the PDF of this project here. These plans were made to accompany Bob Barton’s article “Build a simple, eight-wheel caboose,” from the December 2011 issue. […]
