Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | NASG Dispatch 2021 #6 November
Articles Listing

President's Message

Again, covering the recruiting topic.

New Orders

The author describes how his Christmas-time preparations now are different from years gone by.

Building a SOO Line Wooden Caboose

The author built this caboose by heavily modifying an A.C. Gilbert AF #930 caboose. Includes construction photos.

A Tricky Problem

The author built a lift-out section of a factory warehouse to gain access to hard-to-reach track.

Creating NYC Empire State Express 999

The author built a facsimile of this 1900-era NYC passenger train using A.C. Gilbert AF items he had available.

Make Your Own Simple End of Track Stop

To avoid using A.C. Gilbert AF track bumpers, which take up valuable space on his layout, the author formed his own wheel stops for his siding, and shows how he forms them.

Upgrade Farm Scene to Include Realistic Silo

The author describes how he built a wooden silo for his farm scene, using craft store wood strips.

Plasticville

The author recommends taking another look at the Bachmann Plasticville structures for your layout. He shows a photo of several of them.

Christmas 1947

The author shares his experience of receiving his first A.C. Gilbert American Flyer train.

You Can Go Home For Christmas

The author describes his journey into S trains, and shares photos of his AF-based layout.

Bench Clean Up Leads to Finished Project

Mounting trucks to a beat-up gondola finished this project.

700 Modelers Display Their Work in St. Louis

The St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet drew some S-scale participants.

Turning Those Lemons into Lemonade

The author had a problem area on his layout, which, of course, was under existing scenery. He describes the problem, his solution, and encourages us to make a list of things to fix on our layouts, so that you can tackle multiple ones when the time comes.

Finger in the Light Socket

After covering the 2022 NASG Convention car, the author describes his ballasting experiment failing, and how he fixed it.