Name: Nick Lucas Railroad Name: Stoney Creek Railroad Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Scale: 1:20.3 Theme: Logging Description: Double heading kitbashed Accucraft Ida and Ruby/Forney […]
Doubleheading on the Stoney Creek Railroad
Scale: Large Scale
Build a Rustic Structure
Learn how to build a small, beautifully weathered, wooden cabin out of styrene. […]
July new large scale products from Garden Railways magazine
PIKO America Mogul PIKO America Halloween hopper Egghaulers car MTH UP Challenger MTH EMD SD70ACe LGB Christmas car LGB Christmas caboose Police Eggliner Fire & Rescue Eggliner Denver & Rio Grande Western Eggliner Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Eggliner Engines & rolling stock PIKO America, 4610 Alvarado Canyon Rd., Ste. 5, San Diego CA 92120, […]
Anatomy of a water feature
Nancy Norris/Rick Johnson Water goes down to ‘seek its own level’. Hygroscopic tension forces water sideways when moisture follows the underside of a spill rock or fallen branch. Soil wicks water in all directions by osmosis. Splashing bounces up. Water evaporates into thin air and we wonder if the reservoir is leaking. Water needs to […]
Waterscape your garden railway
Waterscape your garden railway: Swirling water stirs the imagination. Splashing shuts out city sounds, and viewers remember seeing famous falls at national parks or smaller watercourses near home. Bridges over brooks urge us to see connections to the land and how plantings create the habitat for a popular scenic attraction. There are countless reasons why […]
Build a steel-frame snow plow
Follow along with author Mike Lafond as he builds a steel-frame snow plow in the Fall and Winter 2019 issues. Download a full-size version of his CAD drawings here. Please note: Check your printer settings before printing. Uncheck the “scale to fit” box. You may need to tile these pieces into two pages. See gray […]
Scratchbuild a freight truck
Mike Lafond Figure 1 Mike Lafond Photo 1 Printed templates glued on the aluminum. I left the templates stuck on the alumimum until I had drilled out all the holes. I “cheated” here and used a bandsaw to cut these pieces from the main sheet. The two upper pieces are the outer bolster parts, cut […]
Turn your own wheelsets
Mike Lafond In the Summer 2019 and Fall 2019 issues, follow along as author Mike Lafond build a metal-frame snow plow. Download this companion piece to turn your own wheelsets. […]
Waterscape your railroad regional reports
The Mynderups keep their plants potted, which they grow on shelf-like terraces within their Redwood Creek and Tallulah Ridge garden railroad. Richard Mynderup Lighting under the Japanese maple illuminates the waterfall and is a beautiful and relaxing scene in the evenings. Richard Mynderup What tricks can you share about integrating water into your railway? Richard […]
Bachmann Eggliners
Bill Zuback Manufacturer Bachmann Trains 1400 East Erie Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19124 www.bachmanntrains.com Price: $229.00 Product nos.: 96281 (Christmas scheme); 96282 (bumblebee) Features: Self-propelled unit Single can motor with all-wheel drive and pickup Metal and plastic construction Polarity selector switch LED headlights and marker lights Runs on 45mm track using DC track power Available in […]
MTH Southern Pacific GS-4 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive
Bill Zuback Manufacturer MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Dr. Columbia, MD 21046-1532 www.mthtrains.com Price: $1,199.95 Era: 1941 to 2002 (varies with scheme) Road names: Southern Pacific (Daylight scheme with large or small lettering on tender in two road numbers each and black), American Freedom Train, BNSF Ry., and Western Pacific. One number per scheme […]
Garden hand tools overview
Garden Railways highlights five garden hand tools and one DIY project in this snapshot video. See more in the Fall 2019 issue of Garden Railways magazine. […]
