Santa Maria Valley 203 brings a cut of interchange cars into Guadalupe yard, as SP 2581 departs back to San Luis Obispo with the returning Guadalupe local on September 17, 1954. Video by Brian Moore. […]
Operations at Guadalupe Yard
Tag: Modeling
Cab ride on the Livingston Model Railroad Club layout
Take a cab ride on the Livingston Model Railroad club layout, located in the old Northern Pacific depot in Livingston, Mont. The layout is generic with the exception of the town of Gardiner, Mont., which the train enters around 11:30. The Northern Pacific ran a train from Livingston, Mont., to Gardiner, Mont., until around 1955 […]
Video 101: Vignettes and transitions
A “vignette” is a small portrait whose edges fade into the background without a definite border, or a brief episode. Vignette is my word for a video scene from a story that is unfinished or only partially told. Al Tillman’s railway was undergoing a major renovation on the day we visited but it had several […]
Video 101: Vignettes and transitions
A “vignette” is a small portrait whose edges fade into the background without a definite border, or a brief episode. Vignette is my word for a video scene from a story that is unfinished or only partially told. Al Tillman’s railway was undergoing a major renovation on the day we visited but it had several […]
Computer desktop wallpaper from the October 2018 Model Railroader
Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen A pair of well-worn Alcos waits in the early morning light for their next assignments at White Pass Landing on Kenny Ravenscroft’s HO scale Pilar Valley Ry. The FA-1 was made in Brazil by Fratesch, and the RSC-2 is […]
Build a simple, rustic house from scrap lumber
Al Baggetta Click here to view a PDF of the drawing. […]
Canadian Canyons Series: Coloring the Thompson Canyon rock walls
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The rock walls along the Thompson River Canyon are characterized by rugged, eroding formations that appear in a multitude of colors. In this video, Kent shares his techniques for adding realistic color to the wall of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout using […]
Canadian Canyons Series: Coloring the Thompson Canyon rock walls
The rock walls along the Thompson River Canyon are characterized by rugged, eroding formations that appear in a multitude of colors. In this video, Kent shares his techniques for adding realistic color to the wall of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout using Woodland Scenic liquid pigment and acrylic paints! […]
City Terminal & Transfer Series: Episode 12 Urban Landscape
David and Kent keep progress on the O gauge CT&T Railway moving forward! This time, the two work to apply additional texture around the industrial structures, before demonstrating how to install paved roads and sidewalks along on The Big City streets. […]
City Terminal & Transfer Series: Episode 12 Urban Landscape
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David and Kent keep progress on the O gauge CT&T Railway moving forward! This time, the two work to apply additional texture around the industrial structures, before demonstrating how to install paved roads and sidewalks along on The Big City streets. […]
Finding the sweet spot
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Never a lone wolf with trains
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