Senior Editor Kent Johnson used the walls of his basement to create impressive Canadian mountain scenery in a tight space. Learn how to recreate his rocky canyon walls in the March 2013 issue, and see trains traversing the rugged landscape he created in this video. […]
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Kent Johnson’s modern O gauge layout
Senior Editor Kent Johnson used the walls of his basement to create impressive Canadian mountain scenery in a tight space. Learn how to recreate his rocky canyon walls in the March 2013 issue, and see trains traversing the rugged landscape he created in this video. […]
Curves & climbs track plan
Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: O Layout size: 11 x 16 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the March 2013 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Curves & Climbs track plan Curves & Climbs track plan schematic […]
New products for March 2013
HERITAGE GOES RAILKING: The wildly popular Norfolk Southern (NS) Heritage series of retro paint schemes joining the RailKing line. The Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe is an Imperial line locomotive featuring road names NS applied to this prototype body. The fallen flags include Erie, Illinois Terminal, Jersey Central, Lackawanna (shown above), Penn Central, Reading, Savannah & Atlanta, […]
O Gauge Baldwin Centipede Diesel by Lionel
I don’t recall if I’ve ever proclaimed my all-time favorite diesel (real or model). If I haven’t, well, the winner is the Baldwin Centipede. It was long, imposing, and about as far away from the more delicate appearance of an Electro-Motive Division FT or F3 as you could get. The Centipede had a massive line […]
Barri Evangelisti’s O gauge layout in a spare room
Barri Evangelisti’s O gauge layout, built on two levels in a spare bedroom, features accessories and trains operating atop hollow doors. Watch the video below to see how much train action he could pack into a 10 x 11-foot space. […]
Drew Madere’s Louisiana layout in O gauge
Drew Madere built his 11 x 20-foot layout in his garage and created an O gauge railroad based on his memories of growing up in rural Louisiana. Watch his trains in action in the video below. […]
Barri Evangelisti’s O gauge layout in a spare room
Barri Evangelisti’s O gauge layout, built on two levels in a spare bedroom, features accessories and trains operating atop hollow doors. Watch the video below to see how much train action he could pack into a 10 x 11-foot space. […]
Drew Madere’s Louisiana layout in O gauge
Drew Madere built his 11 x 20-foot layout in his garage and created an O gauge railroad based on his memories of growing up in rural Louisiana. Watch his trains in action in the video below. […]
Chuck Willey’s temporary O scale layout
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Chuck Willey’s temporary O scale layout
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Modeler’s Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for December 20, 2012
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody Grivno shares modeling tips and some of the latest hobby-related products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices. This month Cody will show you these handy specs from CraftOptics. They combine prescription lenses with magnifiers. You’ll also see new products […]
