Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroad Hobbyist 2017-05
Articles Listing

Assistant Editor

How does one decide which prototype railroad, era, and location to model?

MRH Q-A-T

Dealing with stripped coupler screws, automobile road width, and india ink washes.

DCC Impulses

In this part three of his topic of wireless DCC, the author covers the completion of the garden-railroad system, by using batteries in box cars that power an RS-3. Includes a sidebar on how to change the channels on the CVP T-5000 throttle.

Lite and Narrow

Describes the history of the Twin Seam Mining Company, based in Alabama, which was a Shay-operated coal railroad. A bridge collapsed on its last day of operations. Lots of prototype photos accompany this article. The author provides tips and ideas on how to model this railroad.

What's Neat

Supplementing his monthly video, this article covers modeling scale leaves (using real ones), Mike Budde's automobiles, Soundtraxx Tsunami 2 Diesel set-up,

Jerry Fassnacht's Pennsy and Reading

In this interview-style article, Jerry is asked about this layout that models the Schuylkill branch of the Pennsylvania RR with a freelanced connection to the Reading & Columbia branch of the Reading. The layout was built by him and his brother. Includes a track plan of the entire layout.

CP Rail 5406

After some prototype information, the author describes how he took an Athearn model and super-detailed it and installed a DCC decoder and LEDs.

Getting to the Fun Part

The author's layout is based on the CP Rail's Lyndonville and Newport Subdivisions in northern Vermont. He doesn't enjoy the early part of layout construction, but describes it in this article, starting from finishing the basement, building the benchwork, and completing scenery in sections.

Universal Modeling Sizes Chart

The magazine makes a PDF and XLS chart available that lists English, Metric, Drill Sizes, Wire Gauge, and Screws for all the model railroading scales, except for G and F. The page has a download link (requires log-in).

Window Bars From Tape

RPO and mail-handling passenger cars had bars on their windows to protect the mail. The author shows how to make those using tape.