Bonsai is an ancient horticultural practice that has been developed into an art form. Years can be spent studying and perfecting it. I doubt there are many garden railroaders with the time or inclination to get into true bonsai culture. Fortunately, there are some shortcut (and likely unorthodox) methods to make miniature trees with less […]
GRW index 2010 […]
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 […]
Marc Horovitz Here are a few of my favorite old model-train books, all published before 1960, in chronological order. There are many more. These are a mix of US and British books. I’ve tried to give a very brief synopsis of each. If you have a favorite old book, drop me a line at mhorovitz@gardenrailways.com […]
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These stairs look complex but are surprisingly easy to construct using the author’s method. They add lots of character to structures. Add stairs to your structures with this step-by-step guide by Larry Elsenheimer! […]
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge 1, center-cupola cabooseUSA TrainsPO Box 100Malden MA 02148Price: $199.95Website: www.usatrains.com Mostly plastic model of a standard gauge, steel, center-cupola caboose; available in a long list of road names and liveries; plastic trucks; metal wheelsets; operating lights and markers; operating fan-driven smoke unit; full interior; underbody detail; truck-mounted LGB-style hook-and-loop couplers […]
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1. A Southern Pacific 2-8-4 Berkshire with a Vanderbilt tender takes a freight train over the bridge. Nothing in the picture suggests that this garden line is actually built up on benchwork. Bill Hook 2. Full-size trees and the lake in the background can be seen in this dramatic view from behind the railroad. The […]
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Trackwork at the Hoot Valley complex shows #8 limestone gravel roadbed underlying the #9 limestone ballast. The near track is the mainline and the other is the lumber-yard and engine-service siding. (The mainline runs through the train-storage shed in the background.) Don Parker Now it’s time to get that track onto prepared roadbed […]
In the October 2010 issue, Charles McMillan shows us his brass Oscar 2 locomotive. Download the article that inspired him to build this impressive engine. […]
