Learn more about the scenery and structures on the HO scale Virginian Ry. built by the staff of Model Railroader magazine. Associate editor Cody Grivno shows you the Virginian freight house and some of the signs he made for the model railroad. Managing editor David Popp also shares his final mix for modeling the muddy […]
Modeling Topic: Structures
Building the HO scale Virginian Ry. part 14
There’s been a lot of progress on the scenery of this model railroad. Managing editor David Popp will give you an update, and show you how to drybrush rock castings for more realistic model railroad scenery. Associate editors Cody Grivno and Steve Otte will also show you the structures that they’re working on for this […]
Build the HO scale Virginian Ry. part 16
Learn more about the scenery and structures on the HO scale Virginian Ry. built by the staff of Model Railroader magazine. Associate editor Cody Grivno shows you the Virginian freight house and some of the signs he made for the model railroad. Managing editor David Popp also shares his final mix for modeling the muddy […]
Building the HO scale Virginian Ry. part 14
There’s been a lot of progress on the scenery of this model railroad. Managing editor David Popp will give you an update, and show you how to drybrush rock castings for more realistic model railroad scenery. Associate editors Cody Grivno and Steve Otte will also show you the structures that they’re working on for this […]
Making Model Buildings for Garden Railways book
Making Model Buildings for Garden Railways by Peter Jones with Kes JonesCrowood PressThe Stable Block, Crowood Lane, RamsburyMarlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2HRUnited KingdomAvailable in the US from:Quayside Publishing Group400 First Avenue North, Suite 300Minneapolis MN 55401 7¾” x 10″, 192 pages, hardbound, profusely illustrated in color Price: $39.95 Website: www.qbookshop.com The legions of Peter Jones fans […]
ATLAS BUYS O SCALE CORNERSTONE STRUCTURE TOOLING FROM WALTHERS
Hillside, N.J., 1/26/2012 – Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. has agreed to purchase all O scale structure tooling, as well as existing O scale structure inventory, from Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. In the near future, these structures will be available from Atlas under the Atlas O product brand. “We are sure that modelers will be […]
Grain elevator drawings in 1:29 scale
Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our best […]
Central Wisconsin Seed Co. building plans in N, HO, O, and S scales
The full-size Central Seed Co. was built shortly after World War II. What made this business interesting is that it received rail shipments from the Green Bay & Western at one end of the building and Soo Line at the other. Truck shipments were handled at the covered dock. In the February 2012 issue of […]
Milwaukee Road swing bridge drawing
In the January 2012 Model Railroader, Jim Richards explains how he kitbashed a Walthers double-track swing bridge into an offset swing bridge. The prototype Milwaukee Road bridge Jim modeled first appeared in the July 1947 MR. […]
Nuckolls Packing structure drawings in N, HO, S, and O scales
Nuckolls Packing is one of many structures depicted in period photos of Telluride shot from the mountain south of town and published in The RGS Story, Volume II by Russ Collman (Sundance Publications, out of print). The industry was on a siding, so it was an ideal subject for my model, which would serve as […]
Handcar and tool shed drawings in 1:29 scale
Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our best […]
Plans for a 1:29-scale train-order station
Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our best […]