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Magazine Articles By Wayne D. Hills

 

A Tale of Two Buggies

Magazine:

S Scale Resource 2022-10/11

Page:

18

Category:

Cabooses

Scale:

S

The author worked for the Boston & Maine and so this article covers the B&M cabooses, or "buggies" as they called them. He describes creating a model using an S-Helper Service car in S-scale, and finishing an Overland Models brass model in HO-scale for his brother. Includes many prototype photos, and full construction photos of the S-scale car. He used the HO-scale car as his go-by for kitbashing the S model.

Dinner in the Diner

Magazine:

S/Sn3 Modeling Guide 1998-04/05

Page:

17

Category:

Passenger Cars

Scale:

S

The author describes the process he went through to build a diner/lounge car for the D&RGW "Royal Gorge" train. He started with an American Models model, but had to significantly modify it. Includes some photos.

Painting and Detailing a Rio Grande Motor Way Truck

Magazine:

NASG Dispatch 1998 #3 June

Page:

8

Category:

Scenery - Vehicles

Scale:

S

The author takes a Mack BM truck with a 22-foot trailer, manufactured by Hartoy, and super-details and repaints them for the Rio Grande Motor Way. Includes several finished-model photos.

Railfanning the Worchester Area

Magazine:

NASG Dispatch 1998 #2 April

Page:

8

Category:

Railroading

If one is attending the 1998 NASG Convention, this article provides some information about railfanning in the area. Includes several prototype photos.

SouthWind Models' Union Pacific 2-8-0

Magazine:

S/Sn3 Modeling Guide 1997-10/11

Page:

29

Category:

Locomotives - Steam

Scale:

S

The author describes how he took this excellent model and made some corrections to it as well as super-detailed it to make it an accurate UP model. A few construction photos are included.

Twilight of the Berkshire Central

Magazine:

S/Sn3 Modeling Guide 1995-06

Page:

20

Category:

Layouts - S

Scale:

S

A visit with Tom Coughlan's layout. The layout was sold to Bob Wall. Includes many photos, and a track plan.