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Magazine Articles By Steven Allen

An Alternate Use for Background Building Kits

Using background, shallow-depth kits for foreground structures, detailing the interior.

Building a Two-bay Garage

The author used two Monster Modelworks "Triple J Repair Shop" kits to build a two-bay Sohio gas station. Includes some construction photos.

Geauga Motors Used Car Lot

The author took a River Dam Model Works Rural Post Office and kitbashed it into a used car dealer ship office. He added to that a Miller Engineering animated billboard sign. Includes a number of photos of the diorama scene he built.

Haunted Train At Look Park

The history behind getting an S-scale layout to be set up for the Christmas season at Look Park.

Larry Covey

The author remembers Larry.

Pioneer Valley S-Gaugers Christmas Project: Santa's Trains at Look Park

The author describes how the club took on a two-week Christmas train show event at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts. This led to the club being hired to build a permanent S-scale Christmas display layout, and the story about how the layout grew over the last year or two.

Scratchbuilding 101

Using pressed foam, used for artificial flower arrangements, the author builds some granite and marble quarries loads. Includes construction photos.

Types of Track

The author describes the various types of pre-manufactured track available in S-scale.