Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroader 2002-09
Articles Listing

Painting Metal Castings

Overcoming problems with paint not adhering to metal surfaces.

Simple Drill Holder for Layout Construction

Using a 45-degree PVC pipe to hold a second drill.

Adding Weight to Tank Cars

How to insert sand to add invisible weight to tank cars.

Colorful New England Club Layout

A large around-the-wall and peninsula design.

7 Steps to Realistic Rocks

Using ceiling tile to create rock layers.

Build a Scale Track

Using two set of points to divert the track to a scale. Includes diagram, construction and prototype photos.

Desert Railroading on the Santa Fe

Point-to-point with large hidden staging that serves as continues loop running also.

Better Benchwork for Small Layouts

Building a cookie-cutter style 4 x 8 layout.

Modeling Over the Hill Industries

Modeling industries partly hidden beyond a hill on the layout - to imply they are there.

Small-Town Combination Depot

Wood-frame construction depot with prototype photos and N-scale drawings.

Building a Caboose from Styrene

How to scratchbuild a caboose. Includes construction photos, drawings and materials list.

Photography 101

Choosing a camera, lenses, tungsten film, lighting, composition, depth of field, and bracketing. Includes digital photography tips with minimum requirements for MR publication.

Laying Roadbed

Using cork to layout roadbed.

A Beginner Again

Photo of closure and wing rails with manganese-insert frog.

How Many Locomotives in a Train?

What parameters are used in the real world to determine the number of required locomotives.