Garden Railways has been the leading magazine devoted to the hobby of outdoor, large-scale model railroading for more than 30 years. Each issue brings you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of garden railroads, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts, and much more!
Plus, subscribers get exclusive online access to the Railroad Gardening Library, product reviews, project plans, bonus articles, and more. Whether you’re new to the hobby or a seasoned veteran, this magazine is for you!
Features
Build some slate wagons from a laundry basket
Kitbash a flatcar
Two simple projects to transform an AMS four-wheel flatcar
Staff corner: Jeff Young
The steam-shovel project
The Yosemite Valley Garden Railroad
Lots of detail in a prototypically inspired railroad
Modeling a 250 ton crane
A first-time rolling stock project in 1:29 scale
Readers gallery
Garden-railway views from around the world
Converting Aristo-Craft diesels to dummy units
Adventures in engineering plastic
Construct a railroad grade crossing
Construct a railroad grade crossing
Departments
From the Editor
Notes & news
Letters
Garden railway basics
Basics of locomotive lighting
Tips & tricks
Ballast box, useful signs, and more
Greening your railway
Canadian railways, part 2: British Columbia
Online station
Online station links
Product reviews
If I’d only known
A lesson in track and roadbed
