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Magazine Articles By Dave Messer

300 Main Street

This Victorian home was a side project for the author to build something not directly related to the railroad.

Building the Benchwork for My PRR Northeastern Division

The trackplan for this layout, which was presented in the October 1995 issue, is now being implemented. Construction details as well as final layout photos accompany the article. The entire front fascia of this layout functions are the control panel.

Modeling a New Haven Piggyback Flat Car

After describing the prototype, the author describes how he took an Intermountain flat car to model this New Haven car. Includes several prototype and model photos.

Modeling a PRR Alco RS-3

The author describes how he built this model from a Stewart Hobbies kit, including assembly and painting. There are many construction photos.

Modeling PRR's Unique Class X42 Mail Storage Cars

The X42 60-foot box car was used to store mail (pre-sorted and bagged). The author describes how he built the Funaro&Camerlengo resin kit of this car.

Nordi's Garage

The articles shows how the author constructed an automobile garage based on the one in Troy, New York. Includes a prototype photo, model photos, scaled drawings, detail drawings, and color signs for the building (HO-scale).

The New Haven's Magnificent War Babies

Modifying a Life-Like DL-109 model to reflect Alco's original design. Includes prototype and completed model photos, as well as a parts list.

Updating the PRR Northeast Division

The author updates us on the improvements he has made to his layout (his last article was in the March 2001 issue of RMC). Includes close-up photos of his new, detailed scenes.