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Magazine Articles By Robert Petrosky

 

How I Built My Gilbert Union Station

Magazine:

S Gaugian 2006-05/06

Page:

28

Category:

Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards

Scale:

S

Having problems finding a good copy of the A.C. Gilbert #799 Union Station, the author decided to scratchbuild one himself. He describes his process and shares a couple of photos of the finished model.

My Scratchbuilt Sohio Service Station in S

Magazine:

S Gaugian 2015-05/06

Page:

18

Category:

Structures - Towns/Cities

Scale:

S

Using a reference book of real-world 1950s gas stations, the author describes how he built his model. There is a sidebar on Standard Oil Ohio (SOHIO) in the article. Includes several final-model photos of the structure, as well as an engineering drawing.

Trackless Trolleys

Magazine:

S Gaugian 2010-07/08

Page:

20

Category:

Traction

Scale:

S

After a brief bit of history about trackless trolleys, the author describes how he built the Marmon-Herrington TC-44 model out of basswood.