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Magazine Articles By Peter Vassallo

Digital Background Painting for Model Photography

How to edit photos so that a digital backdrop can be inserted to make a photo more realistic.

One Module Challenge

The author designs two modules based on the One Module approach, and shows various diagrams about how they would fit into a larger layout. Includes lots of diagrams, and a materials list.

One Module Challenge Chama Division of the San Juan Extension, 1937

The author describes the prototype he designed the module after, how he built it, and how he used just that one module and two staging yards on either end to operate the module, allowing for individual stages to grow the layout into the final full-room design.

Small Layouts Can Be Fun

The author's small layout is used as an example of how one can have quite a bit of operation on such a layout. Includes many layout photos.

The Easton Lumber Company...

A freelanced railroad based on California logging lines that fits on a 42"x84" module. Includes a track and materials list. The article continues with the expansion modules to the base module, including all the way up to the final design for a spare bedroom layout.

Twenty-four Square Feet of Model Railroading Fun!

The author describes his 4'x6' layout.