Built by Others: Robert Mountenay’s HO scale Merkiomen Valley Branch
Built by Others is an article series showcasing layouts constructed by modelers using plans and projects from the pages of…
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It’s not hard to give a postwar Lionel GP7 a new lease on life. Unless they’ve really been abused, these…
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Six tips for better structures Build better stair stringers To build stairs with identical risers and steps, I cut…
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A small track gang replaces ties on one of the tracks served by the coal wharf at New York Central’s…
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My first model railroad operating session: One morning each month I join the Old Codgers, a group of mostly retired model…
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This view from the fireman’s seat on a Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 shows the station and yard tracks at Blue…
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Facts & features Name: Virginia & Western RR, Tidewater DistrictScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 1′-3″ x 17′-0″Theme: Waterfront industrial districtLocale: Mid-Atlantic tidewaterEra:…
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Facts & features Name: The Seaboard Central Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11′-9″ x 22′-9″ Prototype: Proto-freelanced Era: Spring 2015 Locale:…
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N scale layout design tips and considerations: Sometime back I wrote about how prototype railroad equipment has gotten larger over…
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Q: I was recently given some older HO scale hopper cars that apparently had snap-on trucks. What method do you…
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When N scale modeling doesn’t work out: I hate it when I’m working on some part of my N scale…
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Built by Others is an article series showcasing layouts constructed by modelers using plans and projects from the pages of…
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