Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Steve Brown truly covers lots of ground (pun intended) in this episode! Watch as he uses “Regular Guy” techniques to add color, texture, and even trees to work along and above the banks of his N scale layout’s harbor scene. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this BONUS episode of IMRR, host Steve Brown detours from work on his port scene to complete a simple signal installation effort — one that also has a practical purpose on his N scale layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page One of the most useful tools in the hobby is the National Model Railroad Association’s (NMRA) Standards Gauge. Gerry demonstrates how to use this versatile tool to help conform your layout trackwork, motive power, rolling stock, and even scenery to acceptable operating specifications. […]
Roger Kujawa and Bruce Brantner came up with the idea of using false floors to secure heavy equipment and other loads on their HO flatcars. This allows them to run properly loaded or empty flatcars during operating sessions on Roger’s Atlantic & Great Western RR. Jim Forbes Roger used the wood deck as a template […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of IMRR, host Steve Brown works on his N scale Port Smith to paint, weather, and ballast the trackwork, add a grade crossing, repaint the pavement, install structures, and lay down the base for the river. All this is done […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Gerry can’t get enough of the time-tested, helpful modeling suggestions offered up by Model Railroader magazine readers from the early days of the hobby. Don’t be surprised if you discover just how useful many of these construction tricks still are today! […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Lance Mindheim As evening approaches, Los Angeles Junction Ry. no. 2619, a Santa Fe-rebuilt CF7, crosses District Boulevard in Los Angeles. Frequent Model Railroader contributor Lance Mindheim photographed the scene on his HO scale shelf layout. Click on the […]
Like it or not, graffiti is part of the modern railroad scene. Matt Snell shares his techniques for adding different styles of graffiti to rolling stock using paint markers and an airbrush. All photos by Matt Snell. Matt Snell Fig. 1 Basic graffiti. Drawn or spray-painted lettering can be easily re-created on smooth-side cars and […]
The author and several helpers modeled the Alhambra Trestle over the course of three years. A 7/8″ Fairymead pulls Dave Frediani cars past 22 Japanese maples, both dwarf and semi-dwarf, back to the caboose. Nancy Norris After decades of building and maintaining garden railways, I’ve built my own railway for low maintenance and live-steam access. […]
Tony describes how he kitbashed the feed mill, pictured on the left, of his portable O scale Wingate model railroad. Using parts from two Atlas O Ace Feed & Supply kits, Tony rearranged the side walls and added a second story turned sideways to create a more realistic footprint and to disguise the kit’s all-too-familiar […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. The prominent sign of the beverage store at Thomasville Crossing is a prominent scene on Brian Wolfe’s HO scale Western Maryland Ry. Blue Ridge Division model train layout. The image is also this month’s featured desktop wallpaper download. Click […]
Drawing by Marc Horovitz One of the beautiful things about 3D printing technology is that you can easily make custom parts. This let’s you standout from other layouts plus it is a lot of fun, but it can be frustrating at the same time. First, let’s make a simple part that everyone needs; wheels. I […]
