Winter Hill on the Milwaukee Racine Troy

Winter Hill branch

Name: Winter Hill branch Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 2′-10″ x 12′-7″ Prototype: freelance Locale: southeastern Wisconsin Era: modern Style: walkaround Mainline run: N/A Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2.75 percent Originally appeared in the January 2013 Model Railroader. There are also two additional track plans that show how you could build […]

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Howard Holden’s O gauge layout

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Howard Holden shared his impressive collection of a one-of-a-kind no. 6464 boxcars in the January 2013 issue of Classic Toy Trains, but he also has an O gauge layout. His layout was featured in the November 2009 issue – click the link below to download a digital copy of the article and read more about […]

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Battery packs demystified

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William Canelos In the December 2012 issue, William Canelos explains how to build lithium-ion battery packs for your large-scale trains. To save you time, we’ve included a list of links and resources he referred to in the article. 18650 size, lithium-ion batteries All-battery.com All-battery.com Simple smart chargers suitable for charging one to four cells from […]

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Build a rustic structure

Build a rustic structure

In the December 2012 and February 2013 issues, Ray Dunakin describes how to make a rustic cabin out of styrene. Use these full-size drawings of the walls as a template, and follow along with Ray to learn how to make this impressive structure. Download the PDF of this project here. […]

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Scratchbuild wooden hoppers in 1:20.3 scale

Scratchbuild wooden hoppers in 1:20.3 scale

In the December 2012 and February 2013 issues of Garden Railways, Bruce Chandler describes in detail how to scratchbuild an ET&WNC wooden hopper car. As a bonus, we have scanned in prototype drawings and a prototype photo from the July 1981 issue of Model Railroader. Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is […]

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Lionel’s D-146 Dealer Display Layout – Rebooted! Plan 3

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Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: MTH RealTrax (Plan 3) Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Lionel’s D-146 Dealer Display Layout – Rebooted! Plan 3 components Lionel’s D-146 Dealer Display Layout – Rebooted! Plan 3 […]

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Build a compact coal trestle

The drawing of this coal trestle is based on a prototype located on the Norfolk & Western Ry. in Montpelier, Va. Coal from this terminal was loaded onto trucks with a conveyor and delivered to the nearby DuPont estate. Since the terminal was for private, exclusive use, there was no weigh scale or office house. […]

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