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Magazine Articles By Gary Carmichael

Eastern Junction

Gary is recycling a set of modules he has used for various layouts in other scales into an S-scale layout. This month's column also has some very nice comments about my model railroad web site! He also encourages us to think about modeling a Santa Claus train on our layouts during the holidays.

Eastern Junction

The author mentions the S-scale activities and models at the 2010 Narrow Gauge Convention, and covers the start of a Ohio River & Western locomotive using a Railmaster Exports Sn3 2-8-0 kit. Includes several construction photos.

Eastern Junction

Quite a bit of S-scale available at the Mid West Narrow Gauge Show/Mini-Bunch meet held earlier in 2010 in Canfield, Ohio. The Sn2 "Free-Mo" layout by the Sn2 Crew, of which Gary is a member, had a 23'x40' layout set up. Also, the Pittsburgh S Gaugers (of which Gary is also a member) had their layout set up at two Greenberg shows. Photos appear on page 31 of the issue.

Eastern Junction

Dealing with lesser-known railroads leaves gaps in one's research, which the author covers in this article describing his coal mine structure.

Eastern Junction

The author shares his approach for running SD45 locomotives in a coal train over a hill, with pushers. He also updates the reader on which modeling projects he has been involved in. Includes a photo of the Sn2 Crew modular (Free-mo) layout set up at a recent show.

Eastern Junction

Gary reports on what he saw at the Northern Ohio S Scalers' meet, which included vendors, clinics, and displayed models.

Eastern Junction

Gary specifically mentions people that are helping S-scale move forward into the digital frontier, such as the NASG web site, the S Scale SIG, the S-scale Yahoo! Groups, the Sn2 Crew group (of which Gary is a contributing member).

Eastern Junction

The author talks about what he has been working on with regard to his Sn2 modules, and what he has been working on next for the modules: the Kennebec Central Coal Dock.

Eastern Junction

The author reviews the Sn2 Crew's attendance of the 2012 National Narrow Gauge Convention in Randolph, Maine. It includes a review of the changes the group introduced on their layout at this show.

Painting and Whitewashing Structures

In this special online article, the author describes, step-by-step, how to simulate whitewashing walls, using two different methods.

The Art of Switching

The author is a retired locomotive engineer. He describes the different styles of switching, and how similar model railroad switching activities are to the prototype.