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Magazine Articles By Don Cassler

Building Forests on the M&K Division

The author describes how to mimic forest-covered mountains using lichen held in place by toothpicks. It is more of an overall effect rather than a foreground solution.

Curves Without Centers

This article provides the author's answer to the question of what to do when the center of the curve you're laying out is in the furnace or even outside of the train room? Provides the math and various look-up tables.

M&K Division of the B&O

An upside-down, reverse "F" shape, island-style layout that fills a 27' by 43' basement. The layout was designed as a railfan layout.

Model of the Month

Model of a modern truck-dump coal loader from a prototype located on the Clinchfield RR.