Eric Schade Starting in the December 2018 issue, author Eric Schade explains how he built tipper cars from scratch. Download his drawings here and follow along to build your own cars. […]
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Japanese spurge
Nancy Norris Common name: Japanese spurge, Pachysandra Latin name: Pachysandra terminalis Plant type: Groundcover USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Cultural needs: Moist, well-drained soil; full shade to full sun Plant size: 6-8″ high, spreading aggressively Close up of leaves Nancy Norris Sometimes we need a groundcover to simply cover the ground in hardy greenness to prevent […]
New products from the December 2018 issue of Garden Railways magazine
LGB starter set Piko electric locomotive Engines & rolling stock LGB (Märklin) is offering several items for the Christmas market. A Christmas Train Starter Set (#L72305, shown) includes a Christmas design, old-timer steam locomotive with Bühler motor, working headlight, and built-in smoke unit; two passenger cars; 12 sections of curved track; power supply and controller; […]
Accucraft British passenger cars
Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge-1 British passenger cars Accucraft 33260 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $275 ea. Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 1:32-scale British MK I coaches; mostly plastic bodies; full interior detail; rubber diaphragms; metal trucks (equalized) and wheelsets; working knuckle couplers; sprung buffers. Dimensions: length over end beams (per coach), 23 3/4″; […]
LGB 50th anniversary electric locomotive
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1 electric locomotive LGB (Märklin) Price: $1,099.99US Website: www.lgb.com Gauge-1 model of an RhB Ge 4/4 II locomotive; analog DC or DCC control; multi-protocol DCC decoders; can be run from track power or overhead catenary (analog only); multi-purpose socket; sound equipped; pantographs operate automatically; traction tire on one wheel; 11 electrical track-pickup […]
Murder to Scale book
Murder to Scale by Debra B. Schiff, with Mike Blumensaadt Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble online, or can be ordered from any bookstore; Kindle version also available 4″ x 7″, softbound, 190 pages Price: $7.99 + s&h Cozy mysteries are those that take place within a small, well-defined community, such as a hobby or […]
Proxxon scroll saw
Marc Horovitz Scroll saw Proxxon Prox-Tech, Inc. PO Box 1909 Hickory NC 28603 US Price: $427.50 Website: www.proxxon.com/us Two-speed scroll saw; cast-iron base; magnesium saw arms; 190W brushless motor; 800 or 1,700 strokes/min.; stroke length, 3/4″; throat depth, 18 1/8″; cutting depth, 2 1/2″, or 1 1/4″ with the table at a 45° angle. Overall […]
The Portage Railway An Illustrated History of the Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway
The Portage Railway: An Illustrated History of the Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway by Jeff Young and Peter Foley Available from: Credit Valley Railway Company 2900 Argentia Road, Unit 24 Mississauga ON L5N 7X9 Canada www.cvrco.ca 12 1/4″ x 9 1/4″; 204 pages, including 10 9″ x 18 1/2″ foldout drawings; hardbound The Huntsville […]
New model trains for the week of October 25, 2018
Kadee Quality Products Co. HO scale assorted freight cars HO scale freight cars Assorted freight cars. Southern Pacific Pullman-Standard PS-2 two-bay covered hopper with notched roof hatch covers (two road numbers), $43.95. 2018 Kadee Christmas 40-foot Pullman-Standard PS-1 boxcar with 6-foot, five-panel Superior door, $42.95. All models feature scale couplers and two-piece self-centering trucks. Kadee […]
Computer desktop wallpaper from the December 2018 Model Railroader
Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. A General Electric ES44AC leads an eastbound coal train in Furnace Creek Canyon on Eric Brooman’s HO scale Utah Belt. Modern motive power is one of the many recent developments of the ever-evolving UB. This month you can use […]
Cody’s Workshop: Episode 31 – Downright Dirty Locomotive
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody continues adding realistic weathering effects to a modern N scale locomotive – all without using an airbrush! Follow along as he shares tips and techniques for working with powders (see the December 2017 issue of Model Railroader magazine) to weather the unit from […]
Cody’s Workshop: Episode 31: Downright Dirty Locomotive
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody continues adding realistic weathering effects to a modern N scale locomotive – all without using an airbrush! Follow along as he shares tips and techniques for working with powders (see the December 2017 issue of Model Railroader magazine) to weather the unit from […]
