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A simple track cleaning car inspired by John D. Allen and the master model railroader’s Gorre & Daphetid Railroad. Lou Sassi Being an admirer of the late John D. Allen, I read with interest every article I can find concerning his Gorre & Daphetid Railroad. In the process I’ve learned of an interesting device John […]
Tom Knapp’s workshop now sports this N scale standard and narrow gauge model railroad test track that folds up. With the safety bolt retracted, Tom can lift the table out of its hangers and tip it up against the door. The test track folds flat against the door, where it’s held by a magnetic latch […]
Get the materials list for this project featured in the Beer Line extension series in the June 2017 Model Railroader Materials list Alpine Division Scale Models http://www.alpinemodels.com/index.html 5805 Rural New Haven Railroad Freight House Avery 8165 8 1⁄2” x 11” shipping labels Atlas Model Railroad Co. 0721 Middlesex Manufacturing Company Evergreen Scale Models styrene 100 […]
Mont Switzer’s finished HO scale tandem van is shown above with his GMC “Cannonball” semi-tractor. The article “Decorate and detail a 1950s tandem van” by Mont Switzer appeared in the January 2019 Model Railroader. The materials list for the project is listed below. List of materials A-Line 50119 trailer dress up kit, spoke wheels Athearn […]
A group of SuperTrees populates the hillside by Artz Lumber Co. on the HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Cody Grivno explains how to make realistic trees using the Scenic Express kit. Photos by Bill Zuback If there is one thing our HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy club layout can use more of, it’s […]
In the December 2018 issue of Model Railroader, Tom Houle shows how he scratchbuilt an exact O scale model of the Soo Line train depot in Dallas, Wis. As an online bonus, download the cutting diagrams featured in the story, as well as the standard plans for a Wisconsin & Northern depot that he used […]
Without any legs, brackets, or other visible means of support, floating benchwork keeps all attention focused on the model railroad. Follow along as author Lance Mindheim shows how to build these lightweight, yet sturdy shelves. Lance designed his benchwork for a 16″ shelf width. Use as many benchwork segments (shown above) as needed to match […]
Click on the link below to download the prototype drawings. Harold W. Russell Frequent Model Railroader contributor Harold W. Russell wrote about the Avoca, N.Y., station in the September 2018 issue. He made detailed drawings from measurements taken from the prototype Delaware, Lackawanna & Western train depot. Click on the link below to download Harold’s […]
Click on the link below to download the plans for this project. Alain Kap In the September 2018 Model Railroader, Alain Kap describes how he scratchbuilt one of these distinctive tank houses from styrene for his HO scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Surf Line layout. Featuring a windmill these structures were once common in […]
Southern Ry. Alco RS-3 no. 2143 passes over an older HO Shinohara turnout on Larry Puckett’s Ho layout. He explains how to make older turnouts DCC-friendly. In the September and October 2014 issues of Model Railroader, I wrote about how I modeled the Rockfish River crossing on my HO scale Piedmont Southern layout and built […]
Mont Switzer’s finished HO scale Sylvan Scale Models GMC Cannonball semi-tractor, as detailed for a McLean Trucking Co. prototype. The article “How to model a 1950s semi-tractor” by Mont Switzer appeared in the July 2018 Model Railroader. The materials list for the project is shown below. Materials list A-Line 29201 Windshield wipers Bachmann 42342 Sitting […]
Click on the photo or link to download the prototype plans for this fertilizer blend plant. Rich Cobb Fertilizer blend plants have been common rail-served industries since the 1950s. Rich Cobb describes the prototype for his HO model of one of these trackside structures in the April 2018 Model Railroader. Click on the link below […]
