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Magazine Articles By Joe Kimber
A Pennsylvania Railroad N5c Cabin Car
Magazine:
S Gaugian 2005-01/02
Page:
30
Category:
Cabooses
Scale:
S
The author built his model from a #638 American Flyer caboose.
A Very Hardware Manufacture Company
Magazine:
S Gaugian 2011-03/04
Page:
21
Category:
Structures - Industrial
Scale:
S
A design of an early 20th Century brick building, shaped to fit a pie-shaped area of the author's layout. Includes many design diagrams.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 0-6-0
Magazine:
S Gaugian 2015-05/06
Page:
16
Category:
Locomotives - 0-6-0
Scale:
S
A full, two-page spread of the drawn-to-scale S-scale drawing of this locomotive. Also includes one model and three prototype photos of these engines.
Blacksmith Shop Important to Rural Areas
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2020 #5 September
Page:
20
Category:
Structures - Industrial
Scale:
S
The author describes how he built his small blacksmith shop building. Includes a photo and drawings.
Build a Backdrop Viaduct
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2019 #5 September
Page:
32
Category:
Structures - Tunnels
Scale:
S
The author describes how he built a backdrop viaduct out of 1-inch thick foam insulation board.
Build a Bowstring Truss Bridge
Magazine:
S Gaugian 2004-03/04
Page:
24
Category:
Structures - Bridges
Scale:
S
The author scratchbuilds the bridge, purely for cosmetic purposes, retrofitting it to his existing layout. Includes photos and drawings.
Build A Layout
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2022 #1 January
Page:
8
Category:
Layout Design
Scale:
S
The author proposes a 12'x13' layout based on the Lewisburg & Buffalo Valley Railroad, which was a 42-inch narrow-gauge logging railroad in central Pennsylvania, but using standard-gauge track components. Includes a detailed track plan, and prototype information.
Build a Track Cleaner
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2016 #2 March
Page:
6
Category:
Track
Scale:
S
Using a piece of Masonite hardboard or similar material, the author describes how he built an S-scale version. Includes a photo and CAD-style drawings.
Build a Wood Frame Flat Car
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2017 #6 November
Page:
18
Category:
Freight Cars - Flat Cars
Scale:
S
The author describes how he built a truss-rod flat car. Includes several drawings, and a couple of photos.
Diesel Locomotive Wheel Cleaner
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2020 #1 January
Page:
9
Category:
Locomotives - Diesel
Scale:
S
A simple solution as to how to clean your diesel locomotive's wheels.
Full Scale Freight Station Plans
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2012 #2 April
Page:
8
Category:
Structures - Industrial
Scale:
S
Scaled drawings of a typical freight station built in the late 1800s to early 1900s, with suggestions for how to model it.
Galena, Illinois Waterworks
Magazine:
S Gaugian 2015-01/02
Page:
16
Category:
Structures - Industrial
Scale:
S
S-scale drawings of this building, built in 1886. Includes three small prototype photos.
Joe Kimber's First American Flyer Layout
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2016 #4 July
Page:
16
Category:
Layouts - S
Scale:
S
A description of the author's 17'x4'6" A.F.-based layout. Includes a track plan and several photos. The layout was dismantled in 2004.
Lewisburg & Buffalo Valley RR
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2020 #2 March
Page:
21
Category:
Layout Design
Scale:
S
The author proposes a design and a construction method for modeling the Pennsylvania L&BVRR, which was narrow-gauge in the real world, as a standard-gauge U-shaped layout that might fit in a spare bedroom.
Looking for a Layout Project
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2020 #3 May
Page:
4
Category:
Layout Design
Scale:
S
The author introduces the prototype West Jersey Short Line railroad, and offers an around-the-room, shelf-style S-scale track plan for modeling this line in a spare bedroom. Includes two prototype photos.
Mike's Market
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2024 #1 January
Page:
25
Category:
Structures - Towns/Cities
Scale:
S
The author shares how he scratchbuilt this small-town grocery store. Includes photos of the final model and some CAD drawings.
Narrowgauge
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2021 #5 September
Page:
18
Category:
Layout Design
Scale:
Sn3
The author describes a stand-alone logging layout's design that fits in a 4' x 8' space utilizing Sn3 track and equipment.
Oldman's Creek Girder Bridge
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2019 #3 May
Page:
15
Category:
Structures - Bridges
Scale:
S
The author describes how he scratchbuilt a two-track through-girder bridge. Includes photos and diagrams.
Parker's General Store
Magazine:
S Gaugian 2013-05/06
Page:
13
Category:
Structures - Towns/Cities
Scale:
S
A scale drawing of a typical Maine country store.
Plasticville Church Puts On Sunday
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2021 #4 July
Page:
12
Category:
Structures - Towns/Cities
Scale:
S
The author found an intact model on eBay, updates its, and adds LED strip lighting to the interior.
Small Cape Cod House
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2019 #6 November
Page:
4
Category:
Structures - Homes
Scale:
S
The author describes how he found a couple of Plasticville Cape Code buildings, and set about making them more S-scale.
Table Rock Bank
Magazine:
S Gaugian 2014-05/06
Page:
6
Category:
Structures - Towns/Cities
A scaled drawing of the National Bank building in Table Rock, Arizona.
The Lewisburg & Buffalo Valley Railroad
Magazine:
S Gaugian 2011-05/06
Page:
18
Category:
Layout Design
Scale:
S
This prototype railroad was narrow-gauge (42"), but the proposed track plan is for a standard-gauge version. Includes the track plan, and suggestions for how to build it.
The New West Jersey Railroad Part 1
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2017 #1 January
Page:
14
Category:
Layout Design
Scale:
S
The author shares his plan and design for his new layout to be built in a 12'x27' space.
The New West Jersey Railroad Part 2
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2017 #3 May
Page:
21
Category:
Layout Construction
Scale:
S
The author mentions that help from his friend makes the new layout construction possible, as his illness prevents him from doing the work. Includes photos of the layout so far, as well as an updated track plan.
The New West Jersey Railroad Part 3
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2017 #4 July
Page:
16
Category:
Layout Construction
Scale:
S
The author describes how he controls the trains on his layout, having divided it into three blocks. Includes photos of the panels, and the girder bridges he is building from scratch. The DCC schematic is shown on pages 33 and 34 of the PDF version of this issue.
The New West Jersey Railroad part 4
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2019 #2 March
Page:
8
Category:
Layouts - S
Scale:
S
Photos and a description of the author's layout continuing to be built, this time covering scenery and structures. Also includes the latest version of the track plan.
The Southern Railroad of New Jersey
Magazine:
S Gaugian 2014-01/02
Page:
18
Category:
Layout Design
Scale:
S
The author describes the prototype railroad and then presents a 14'x16' layout design suitable for either American Models hi-rail or scale track.
West Jersey Railroad Freight Dock
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2016 #1 January
Page:
17
Category:
Structures - Trackside
Scale:
S
The author describes how he scratchbuilt a freight dock. Includes photos and scaled drawings of the model.
Woodstown, NJ Depot
Magazine:
NASG Dispatch 2012 #3 June
Page:
13
Category:
Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards
Drawings of the depot at this location.