Got a brown thumb? Need low, rugged groundcover? Here’s a botanical group of succulents with more than 400 varieties—sedums. Common names include “live forever” and “stonecrop” but most gardeners call them sedum (rhymes with “can’t beat ’em”). In this column you’ll see foliage colors that range like a rainbow, from red to purple and even […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 7/8″ scale, live-steam 0-4-0T Accucraft Trains33268 Central Ave.Union City CA 94587Price: $995Website: http://accucraft.com 1:13.7 scale, live-steam 0-4-0T; gas fired; reversing from the cab via simple eccentrics and reversing links between the frames; D-valves; displacement lubricator; water glass; safety valve; pressure gauge; throttle; superheater; 60 psi blowoff pressure; some tools and syringes […]
Kevin Strong Metal subroadbed systemRailbed Systems100 McIntosh LaneHampstead NH 03841Prices: See websiteWebsite: www.railbed.net Welded-steel subroadbed sections; matching pieces for common LGB track-sections; custom sections available on request Pros: Sturdy construction; easy to bolt sections together; can be used outdoors in the ground, suspended, or indoors held to the wall by brackets Cons: Metal plates used […]
Kevin Strong 1:20.3 scale figures Sundance Central Productions2654 Success Dr.Odessa FL 33556Price: $15 each (some sold in groups for a discount)Website: www.sundancecentral.org 1:20.3 scale, unpainted resin-figure kits; can be assembled in a variety of poses Pros: Well detailed, realistic features Cons: None Kevin Strong Kevin Strong If you’ve ever had the chance to see the […]
Marc Horovitz 1:24-scale drawings for “steel” piers and girders Vilas County Lumber Company12306 Lakeview TrailHorner Glen IL 60491Price: $27Website: www.VCLCo.com Drawings for scratchbuilding a plastic model of a steel trestle; seven sheets, 13″ x 19″; separate 8½” x 11″ sheet of painting and weathering advice; printed in colors, computer generated Pros: Complete, detailed drawings; sources […]
Marc Horovitz In the April 2013 GR, we reviewed Wuhu Brand’s live-steam Falk gypsy logging locomotive. We have received a new product sample that incorporates several revisions, so we thought it only fair to mention them here. According to the factory, these revisions include reducing the diameter of the jet orifice from 0.25mm to 0.2mm […]
Don’t miss the full review of Emma in the June 2013 issue! […]
Don’t miss the full review of Emma in the June 2013 issue! […]
Railway at a glance Name: P&BW RR Size of railroad: 30′ x 40′ Scale: 1:29 and 1:20.3 Gauge: Nº 1 (45mm) Era: Late 1800s to present Theme: Colorado railroading then and now Age: 4 years Motive power: USA Trains diesels, LGB and Bachmann steam locomotives Length of mainline: Lower loop, 106′; upper loop, 146′ Maximum […]
Railway at a glance Name: Baker & Grande Ronde Railroad Size: 60′ x 185′ Theme: 1880s narrow gauge, mining, and logging Age: 9 years Scale: 1:24 Gauge: Nº 1 (45mm) Type of track: Code-250 brass rail handlaid on redwood ties Turnouts: #4 stub, #6 stub, and #4 three-way stub, all scratchbuilt Length of mainline: 560′ […]
In the April 2013 issue, David Bodnar presents three lighting projects using a Picaxe controller and an LED. In this video, he demonstrates all three projects. […]
Learn how to operate this large scale model train set with Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno. He’ll show you how to put together the track and attach the power pack that controls the locomotive. […]
