Name: Virginian Ry. Deepwater District Layout designer: Gerry Albers Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 40 x 50 feet, plus 19 x 24½ feet for staging Prototype: Deepwater District, VGN New River Division Locale: southern West Virginia Period: summer 1959 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 600 feet Minimum radius: 32″, 28″ in yards Minimum turnout: no. 8, no. […]
Name: Wharf Street Layout designer: Art Fahie Scale: S (1:64:1) Size: 6 x 17 foot L Prototype: Maine two-foot gauge railroads Locale: Maine coast Era: 1925 Style: shelf diorama Mainline run: n/a Minimum radius: 22″ Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the Great Model Railroads 2014. Click here to download a PDF of this track […]
Mat Thompson’s Swift meat-packing plant ships and receives enough freight car traffic to warrant a full-time dedicated switch job on his HO scale Oregon Coast RR. Refrigerator cars Inbound iced reefers to the cooling track Cooled reefers to plant Track 1 doors for loading Outbound loaded reefers Stockcars Inbound loaded 40- foot and 50-foot cars […]
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Name: New York & Long Branch RR Layout designer: Kevin Surman Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 34 feet Prototype: Central RR of New Jersey and Pennsylvania RR Locale: New Jersey Era: late 1950s Style: walk in Mainline run: 190 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Originally appeared in the November 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the […]
Name: Missabe Junction Ry. (2013) Layout designer: Steve Miazga Scale: N (1:160) Size: 14 x 18 feet Prototype: Soo Line Lakeshore Division Locale: northern Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota Era: 1960 to 1990 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 15″ (main line), 11″ (sidings and yards) Originally appeared in the November 2013 Model Railroader. […]
Each person who attended the N scale convention banquet received a special souvenir car compliments of Micro-Trains. That’s one mighty big wheel of cheese! The National N Scale Convention came to town this past June, so I spent a busy spring in the basement getting the layout ready for visitors. As usual, I made a list […]
Name: Eaglecreek & Northern Ry. engine terminal module Layout designer: Flemming Ørneholm’s Size: 2 x 5 feet with 41⁄2″ x 10′-0″ staging track shelf Prototype: Union Pacific Locale: western United States Era: 1955 Style: module Minimum radius: 28″ Originally appeared in the October 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF of […]
Although simulated corrugated metal siding on plastic structure kits has good molded detail, it takes some careful painting to make it look realistic. David shows you a simple set of techniques for painting corrugated metal siding with an airbrush as he finishes the coal tipple for our HO scale Thin Branch project layout. […]
In the October 2013 issue, Carmen Trapani explains how to make a mailbox out of wood and styrene. Download a bonus “Just for kids” article from the June 1994 issue on building two other styles of mailboxes. Download a PDF of the article here. […]
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. Please make sure […]
When we start out, we intend to make our dream come true. Our piqued imagination and the enthusiasm of fellow modelers are necessary to sustain us through the long construction process. Long-term and second-go-round railroad gardeners have used strong building materials for their walks, retaining walls, railroad and structures. They researched the plants to find […]
