Delivering a Caboose: Some New Pics
Here’s the car being delivered by the GP15-1 powered local. It was a custom paint and decal job by my friend Lee Weldon. More of his work can be see at WMRYWesternLines.net
Its a Door, Not a Domino
I have a bad habit of over-thinking things, and I think a lot of model railroaders do too. I think, when working on a project, it’s important to not always do that.
Running Repairs on a Kato SD45
The 10 year old Kato SD45 mechanism that will be powering my model of Conrail 6147 has put many scale miles under its wheels. While working on the paint and decals on the shell I realized I should also pay the mechanism some attention.
Winter Trees in N Scale
Modelers, for years, have been looking for ways to replicate common every day things. Trees make up such a large part of the landscape that they are a frequent topic of discussion whenever the topic of scenery comes up.
OneTRAK Modules: The City Module
OneTRAK is an extension of the NTRAK specs that allows modelers to build interoperable modules with a single track. This allows us to model scenes where the NTRAK three track spec would not be realistic. It also allows us to build shallower pieces (1′ as opposed to the NTRAK standard of 2′). This makes them […]
All about N Scale Railboxes
For years the ubiquitous 50′ exterior post Railbox car was missing from the N scale market. Microtrains and Model Die Casting had made them years ago, but up until about a year ago, finding them was hit or miss. Then Athearn bought MDC and started re-releasing their “Berwick” box cars. One of their first roadnames […]
Model Scenery Using Extruded Styrofoam (From Youtube)
Working with extruded styrofoam is a core technique for model railroading. These videos are a helpful resource on how to do that.
October 2007 Max Magliaro Visit
The fall Great Scale Show was over the weekend of October 13th & 14th, and Max Magliaro came from Pennsylvania for the show and a photo session.
Conrail Terminal Information Publications: Bayview
Terminal Information Publications contain all sorts of detailed information about various “jobs” based out of a yard. This set covers Bayview Yard in Baltimore.
July 2007 Photos of the Apartment Door Layout
I made up two batches of trees and finished the ground cover on the remaining unfinished portion of the layout. This, of course, warranted photos.