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Magazine Articles By Bob Werre

1950s Milwaukee Road One-stall Enginehouse

The author took a B.T.S. kit and turned it into a model representing the one at Canton, South Dakota.

A Last Look... The Plateau Railway

The author shares his experience of visiting Len Giovannoli's layout, and several photos of the layout.

A Photo Visit to The Twin Cities

Several pages of photos of models and layouts by Steve Hanson, John Kromhout, Dave Jasper, and Tom Lennon.

Astro Rail '89 - Report from Houston

The NMRA's Astro Rail 1989 convention in Houston, Texas saw the first public showing of the Houston S Gaugers' modular club layout. The NMRA even offered an S-scale convention car.

Contest Winners

Photos and a brief description of the models at the 1994 NASG Convention.

Contest Winners

Photos of some of the contest-winning models.

Contest Winners

Bob shows photos of the models that won contests at the 2009 NASG Convention.

Contest Winners

Photos of the contest winners' models at the 2010 NASG Convention.

Houston S Gaugers

Along with two photos on the cover of this issue, the Houston S Gaugers are also featured on this page with a group photo and a photo of Jack Troxell's engine facility on his Houston and Gulf Coast layout.

In S scale General Electric's 5,000 hp U50B

John Tilts' model was built from brass stock, with which he was awarded 1st Place in the Master Craftsman category model contest at the St. Paul, Minnesota NASG Convention in 1999.

Installing DCC Decoders in American Models Diesels

The author describes how he makes a flat space in the diesel engines onto which to mount the decoder.

Milwaukee Road - Circa 1959

A couple of photos of Bob's layout.

Model Photography Part 1

This is the first of a series on how to do quality model photography, ready for the print press. It covers the equipment needed. Several set-ups are shown in the accompanying photos.

Model Photography Part 2

This installment covers how to select your film, lighting, and equipment setup.

NASG 2007 Contest Models

Photos of some of the contest models found at the 2007 NASG Convention in Baltimore, MD.

On The Road Again

The author shows how he packs his equipment for train shows.

Project Alco

The Alco Models' RS-3 and other engines can start to develop serious problems over time. The author suggest replacing the chassis with Railmaster Export's North Yard chassis. Includes many construction photos.

Rich Sorensen's Wabash Valley R.R.

The 38' by 30' layout spread over four rooms in Rich's basement models the eastern mountains in West Virginia.

Rolling Stock Gilbert Could Have Made, But Didn't...

A hypothetical set of freight cars that A.C. Gilbert didn't make. Includes models by Gary Ippolito and Jerry Poniatowski.

S Scale Layout for the 1989 NMRA Nation Convention Houston, Texas

A couple of photos of the Houston S Gaugers' modular club layout under construction.

S-pikes at St. Louis

Two pages of photos of S layouts in the St. Louis region that were open of the convention tours.

The Cheyenne Mountain RR

Bob visits Rusty Paulus' layout, which is a layout that was started by its previous owner, along with the help of the local Houston S Gaugers, and eventually moved to Rusty's house. The layout measures 12' x 26', and has two levels.

The D&RGW Pasquinel Branch

A photo collage of Jerry Boudreaux' 10'x11' bedroom layout. Includes a track plan.

The G&W/Pacific Rail Shops ACF Center Flow Hopper Car

The author describes the kit and the issues he noted as he built three of them. The article contains several model photos, and plenty of close-up prototype photos to aid the modeler.