HO scale Sunset Route

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Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: The Sunset Route Layout owner: Ron Mei Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 58 x 68 feet Prototype: Southern Pacific; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; and Union Pacific Locale: southern California and Arizona Era: 1950s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 733 feet Minimum radius: 32″ […]

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New model trains for the week of June 27, 2019

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale New York Central class S1b 4-8-4 Niagara steam locomotive

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F-series diesel locomotives. F3A and F3B: Missouri-Kansas-Texas (red and black) and St. Louis-San Francisco (black and yellow). F7A and F7B: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (cat whiskers scheme); Milwaukee Road (orange, maroon, and black); and Western Maryland (black and yellow). Prototype-specific details, factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, and body-mounted […]

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Computer desktop wallpaper from the August 2019 Model Railroader

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Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Southern Pacific No. 2, the Sunset Limited, races through Wellton, Ariz., on Ron Mei’s HO scale Sunset Route. Featured in the August 2019 Model Railroader, this 58 x 68-foot layout celebrates SP and other southwestern railroads in the 1950s. […]

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How-to Library: Turning Spaces into Places, Part 6

Gerry standing in front of his multi-level layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Gerry gets to the parts he likes the best — adding details to a scene. In this episode, you’ll see how he makes a gravel road, patches of grass, signs along the road, and more! […]

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How-to Library: Turning Spaces into Places, Part 6

Gerry standing in front of his multi-level layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Gerry gets to the parts he likes the best — adding details to a scene. In this episode, you’ll see how he makes a gravel road, patches of grass, signs along the road, and more! […]

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Modelers Spotlight Video Inside Codys Office for June 2019

Cody Grivno in his office

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out a selection of the latest new hobby products in N and HO scales with Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno. Then follow Cody down to the Model Railroader workshop where he’ll show you how to use craft gemstones to make headlight lenses. […]

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Modelers Spotlight Video Inside Codys Office for June 2019

Cody Grivno in his office

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out a selection of the latest new hobby products in N and HO scales with Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno. Then follow Cody down to the Model Railroader workshop where he’ll show you how to use craft gemstones to make headlight lenses. […]

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