1:22.5/1:20.3-scale resin figures Hope Line FiguresDistributed by:SLMPO Box 28047Baltimore MD 21239Price: $11 unpainted; $14 primed, ready to paintWebsite: www.slmonline.com Cast-resin figures suitable for either 1:22.5 or 1:20.3 scale; sizes vary based on specific figure Pros: Excellent detail; natural poses Cons: None Supply Line Model Railroad Figures has added two new figures to their “Hope Line” […]
Miniature Garden Guidebook by Nancy Norris Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co. PO Box 1612 Waukesha WI 53187 112 pages, 8¼” x 10¾” Softbound, color photos throughout Price: $21.85 Website: www.kalmbachbooks.com Nancy Norris, Horticultural Editor for this magazine, has put together this handy guidebook that railroad gardeners, from novices to green-thumbers, will find useful. It is […]
36″ plate-girder bridge and 42″ Warren truss bridge Gnome Miniature Engineering1335 West River RoadCambridge, Ontario NIR 5S5CanadaPrices: Girder bridge, $321 + s&h; truss bridge, $338 + s&hWebsite: http://gnomengineers.blogspot.com Wood-and-aluminum bridges for garden-railway use. Plate-girder bridge (#PL36) dimensions: length, 36″; width, 4” (bridge), 6.625″ (timber bridge deck); height, 3.575″. Warren truss-bridge (#TR42) dimensions: length, 42″; width, […]
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Railway at a glance Name: Bondesbjerg Mountain Railway Size: 8m x 4m (26’2″ x 13’1″) Scale: 1:10 Gauge: 45mm Era: Today Theme: Former industrial railroad, now a tourist attraction Age: 5 years Motive power: Scratchbuilt industrial diesel locomotive Length of mainline: 30m (98′) Maximum gradient: 2% Type of track: LGB rail spiked to wooden ties […]
In the June 2011 issue, author Eric Schade begins a two-part series on building a covered bridge from wood. Download this companion article on a covered bridge from the May/June 1985 issue of Garden Railways. […]
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Download the PDF of this project here. In the April 2011 issue, Ian Stringer’s Hensellvania Division shows a model of the Canton Depot. Download these plans to build your own Canton Depot, compliments of our sister publication Model Railroader. […]
In the April 2011 issue, Kevin Strong describes how to create purpose for your garden railway. He suggests using a technique for structures called “selective compression.” Download this related article by Jack Verducci, who describes how to use this technique. […]
Download the PDF of this project here. In the April 2011 issue, Rich Perrelli and his wife tell us how they used part of their railway to create a county fairground. Download these plans to build a big-top circus tent for your railway! […]
