Scratchbuilding a lift-frog turnout
When I first got into model railroading, I tried handlaying my own track and quickly discovered that it wasn’t that…
Read moreWhen I first got into model railroading, I tried handlaying my own track and quickly discovered that it wasn’t that…
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Mountains have long been a popular scenic feature on model railroads. Sometimes they’re incorporated to accurately re-create a prototype location.…
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Tips for keeping your model railroad layout clean: A clean layout is fun to run, fun to work on, and…
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The following project is an update of Gary D. Patterson’s “Simplified CTC signals” in the July 1988 issue of MR.…
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In 2023, I wrote an article about four young men under the age of 40 that were either modelers or…
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Over nearly 40 years I’ve built seven train layouts. I started out with N scale, then discovered large scale trains.…
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I can’t deny that I love Kato Unitrack. Its ease of operation, solid electrical contact, top-notch quality, and quick setup…
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My longtime friend Bill Phalen is working on an HO scale layout depicting the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minn., and…
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Build a 1950s O scale freight car from Athearn: One day a few months ago, I opened my email to…
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In model railroading there are times where you may need a power reversing switch. A couple of examples are when…
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While I was walking through the National Train Show earlier this year in Grapevine, Texas, I noticed something – there…
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Prototype locomotives and freight cars have body-mounted couplers, but that hasn’t always been the case on N scale models. Truck-mounted…
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