Weathering with powdered pastels
Powdered pastels have long been a popular choice for weathering locomotives, freight cars, and buildings. Several firms offer ready-to-use weathering…
Read morePowdered pastels have long been a popular choice for weathering locomotives, freight cars, and buildings. Several firms offer ready-to-use weathering…
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Welcome to Trains.com, the new home for Model Railroader online and for all the content we publish on model…
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In this season finale, Host James McNab highlights scenery and detailing concepts he introduced in the previous episodes – all…
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Trackside Photos is a showcase for the work of Model Railroader readers. Send your photos (digital images 5 megapixels…
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Intermodal container cars are a staple of modern railroads. Anyone who models the current era on their garden railroad will…
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On Model Railroader’s Beer Line project layout, which was set in 1947 Milwaukee, I ballasted the track on the entire…
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The height of freight cars can vary tremendously, but passenger car heights were very consistent in late steam/early diesel times.…
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Many model railroaders base their first layouts on 4 x 8 sheets of plywood, for obvious reasons. A flat tabletop…
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A water level is a low-tech but precise way of measuring relative elevation in your yard. By using a water…
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Here are a few tips and tricks when working with MTH RealTrax: The two ground rails are not tied…
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Several years ago, I purchased some undecorated Athearn HO scale 50-foot Railbox boxcar kits at a local hobby shop. Wanting…
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I enjoy scratchbuilding structures from styrene because it’s easy to cut, it takes glue well, and it’s readily available, 1.…
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