Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | NASG Dispatch 2007 #3 June
Articles Listing

Jeff's Junction

Are 1:64 vehicles truly to scale, and why don't manufacturers simply make them exactly 1:64 scale?

NASG 2007

More details about the upcoming 2007 NASG Convention in Baltimore, MD, including a history behind the club organizing the event, and the decision as to why the convention car was chosen.

Smoky Mountain Model Works Southern RY 11-Rib Low-side Gondola

The author reviews the prototype for the car, and then covers his notes about constructing the kit. Includes several photos.

Track Planning Part IV

The author takes an HO-scale plan and converts it to a 20'x14' S-scale version. He provides a description of what could be used to implement it in S-scale.

The NASG American Flyer Car Project

This is the first of a series of columns that the author will do describing, in greater detail, each of the A.F. Commemorative Cars that the NASG has produced over the years. This column covers the 1981, 1988, and 1989 cars.

S Pikes

Photos by members of the S Scale Model Railway Society in the U.K. Includes two track plans of the club's members layouts.

Spring S Spree 2007 Report

A full report of the event, including several photos of attendees, layouts, and models.

S Tracks

Scenic curves can either be mathematically planned, or can just be put in position until the layout builder likes its position. Either approach is acceptable. The author mentioned that actual construction always differs from detailed planning.