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Magazine Articles By John Nehrich

A Source for Large Pine Trees

The author shows how he makes large pine trees from an artificial Christmas tree.

An 8000-gallon Tank Car in HO Scale

Model and prototype photos are part of this article on how to model a common steam-era oil hauler.

Bangor & Aroostook Newsprint Boxcar in HO

Prototype and model photos.

Built Like a Brick Freight House

These buildings were used to transfer goods between truck and freight cars. The article describes how the author built his model, and it includes prototype photos, scaled drawings, and construction drawings.

L-aborating On The Farmhouse

Adding lots of details to the classic AHM/Revell farmhouse. Two kits are required to create the model build by the author.

Mini-mirrors

Integrating small mirrors into the background scenery can make the scene appear larger than it really is. The article covers how mirrors can be used to reflect just light so as to highlight a scene that is otherwise dark.

Modeling State Line Tunnel on the NEB&W

This article covers the construction of the tunnel. It includes prototype and modeled photos that share a striking resemblance.

Pathways to Detail

The author takes a close look at street sidewalks, and how we can model them with extra details such as cracks, slopes, gutters, repair patches, weeds in the cracks, etc.

Pennsylvania Class X23 Boxcar

The author improves the Cannonball Car Shops' kit, which has some issues that don't compare well with the prototype. The article includes a bit of history on this car built by the PRR starting in 1912 (over 7,000 of them). Model construction photos and diagrams, as well as a parts list are included. Also included is one prototype photo and scaled drawings.

Put On a Happy Face

How to paint faces using a sharp #2 pencil.

Simple Crossing Gates

This brief article discusses how to use N-scale crossing gates in an HO layout.

Simplifying Hip Roofs

The author describes how he makes hip roofs.

Smoke Jacks

Three prototype photos of the engine house at Framingham, Massachusetts on the Boston & Albany.

Storage Cabinets

"Notrack" (a play on NTrak) storage cabinets. These cabinets were built by club members to more easily move their rolling stock and other equipment needed to set up for shows. A 3-D diagram of the cabinets is included, along with a parts list and a cutting diagram to build one from a single 4'x8' sheet of plywood.

Tank Farm at Chateaugay

This article describes combining several kits to build a unique fuel dealership that is serviced by the railroad. This is a structure built for the Rensselaer Polytechnic club's layout.

The Box Car Fleet of the Fifties

This article covers the various ways that box cars were made in the 1940s and 50s. The sides, ends, and roofs are discussed so that it is easy to identify what kind of box car a certain one is.

Water and How to Model It

Different waterways are discussed and the author describes how to model them. Model photos are taken from the New England, Bershire & Western railroad.