Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | 3/16 'S'cale Railroading 1991-04/05
Articles Listing

BenchTest

Reviewed are the The Office by Master Creations, Cast Plaster Parts by Mister Plaster (their round chimney and coke oven), The R.G.S Story, Vol. 1 by Sundance Publications, Thirteen Double-Bedroom Pullman by SouthWind Models, and the Sandblast Booth by The Division Point.

Easy See-through Roofwalks

This article covers how to replace the American Models' roofwalk on a box car with an O-scale one made by Quality Craft Models. Includes construction photos.

The Monon Route

The author models the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railroad, more commonly known as the Monon, in S-scale. The layout is set in the 1940s. The article covers his growing up with A.F., migrating to hi-rail, and now, to scale modeling. Includes many photos and a trackplan of the in-the-attic layout.

An Inexpensive Narrow-gauge Diesel Switcher from Commercial Parts

The author built a model using the Athearn Hustler industrial switcher and the NWSL PDT that was re-gauged to Sn3. Includes photos and a parts list.

Freelance Triple Hopper from an On3 Kit

The author built an S-scale standard-gauge 70-ton 3-bay hopper from an EBT hopper kit marketed by CB&T Car Shops. Includes photos and construction diagrams, as well as a parts list.

The Lenswoman's Art... West Side Shays!

Photos by Pat Barry are captioned by the author. West Side's Shay locomotives at the Yosemite Mountain-Sugar Pine Railroad are the topic.

"Rio-Granding" the Forks Creek Station

Using the Classic Miniatures' Forks Creek Depot kit, the author converted it into a depot that would be appropriate for a D&RGW layout.

The Coos River Engine Facilities

The author describes how he converted HO-scale structures into an S-scale engine house, another into a machine shop, and used other parts to build the sand tower, drying house, fuel oil tanks, and water tower.

Starters Part 3

This installment covers the AAR double-truss freight truck, with several S-scale models photographed.

Possibilities

The idea of bringing wanna-be manufacturers with money together with manufacturers short on cashflow.