Name: Rocky Mountain LineLayout designer: Don MeekerScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 53′-9″ x 69′-6″Prototype: FreelancedLocale: ColoradoEra: 1950sStyle: Multi-level walkaroundMainline run: 679 feet (1,179 feet including branch lines)Minimum radius: 36″Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (branches and yards)Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared Great Model Railroads 2012. Click on the link to download the PDF of this […]
Name: The Patch Layout designer: Keith Jordan Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 8′-1″ x 8′-10″ Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Locale: Los Angeles Era: early to mid-1950s Style: shelf Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: Atlas code 83 Custom-Line no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared Great Model Railroads 2012. Click on the link to download […]
HO scale locomotives Northstar Electro-Motive Division F59PHI diesel locomotive. Two road numbers. Factory-installed grab irons, Digital Command Control wiring harness, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, athearn.com HO scale freight carsTTX Co. 56-foot well car. Capable of carrying 20- to 48-foot containers on the bottom and up to 53-foot containers […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to seal powdered pastels so they won’t rub off. You can use this tip on your next freight car weathering project. In this “green” episode of Cody’s Office you’ll see a selection of new […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to seal powdered pastels so they won’t rub off. You can use this tip on your next freight car weathering project. In this “green” episode of Cody’s Office you’ll see a selection of new […]
The Bowser HO scale Alco C-630 diesel is equipped with a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch this HO scale diesel run on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
The Bowser HO scale Alco C-630 diesel is equipped with a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch this HO scale diesel run on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Utah Belt Layout designer: Eric Brooman Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 22′-8″ x 39′-6″ Prototype: freelanced Period: the present Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 173 feet Minimum radius: 39″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in the 2006 issue of Great Model Railroads. Click here to […]
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7B diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7B diesel locomotives. New paint scheme: Burlington Northern. Two differently numbered A-B sets available. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, prototype-specific details, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current models: A unit, $169.98; A-B set $309.98; with Digital […]
Track plan at a glance Layout designer: Eric Brooman Name: Utah Belt Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size:17 ‘-7″ x 23 Prototype: free-lanced Period: the present Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 173 feet Minimum radius: 39″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in Great Model Railroads 1997 and in the February 1998 issue […]
Name: Milwaukee Road’s Beer Line Layout designer: Rich Steenwyk Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 20 x 48 feet Prototype: Milwaukee Road Chestnut Street Branch Locale: Milwaukee Era: 1975 Style: around-the-walls Branch line run: 85 feet Minimum radius: 26″ (main), 15″ (spurs) Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the November 2011 issue […]
Bowser HO scale Alco C-630 diesel locomotive All-wheel electrical pickup, newly tooled Alco Hi-Ad or Tri-Mount trucks, and many separate brass, wire, and photo-etched detail parts are some of the highlights of this HO scale Alco Century 630 from Bowser. The model is an upgraded version of the Stewart Alco C-630 reviewed in the March […]
