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Weathering with artist’s oils
Dec 28, 2022·How To·Model Railroader

Weathering with artist’s oils

Weathering with artist’s oils: Artists’ oils make it easy to apply weathering washes and simulate rust patches, which I did…

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Weathering with an airbrush
Dec 19, 2022·How To·Model Railroader

Weathering with an airbrush

Weathering with an airbrush: If you’re looking to give your freight cars and locomotives a general coat of grime in…

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Garden railroading in Hawaii
Dec 18, 2022·Large Scale Layouts·Garden Railways

Garden railroading in Hawaii

Garden railroading in Hawaii: In late 2013, my wife set in motion a scheme that eventually became the Oberammergau, Ogden…

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Modeling rocks on a budget
Dec 18, 2022·Build a Model Railroad·Model Railroader

Modeling rocks on a budget

Unless you’re modeling a flatland railroad – and maybe even if you are – your layout needs rocks. Building a…

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Polar Express layout tips
Dec 16, 2022·Toy Train Layouts·Classic Toy Trains

Polar Express layout tips

Polar Express layout tips: We at CTT had a lot of fun building our recent Polar Express layout. Despite building…

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The Great Northern layout in N scale
Dec 14, 2022·Track Plan Database·Model Railroader

The Great Northern layout in N scale

Facts & features Name: Great Northern Scale: N (1:160) Size: 10-0′ x 16-0′ Prototypes:  Freelanced Locale: Pacific Northwest Era: Mid-1960s…

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