Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | NASG Dispatch 2025 #1 January
Articles Listing

From the Yard Office

NASG BOT meeting notes will now only be available on the NASG web site, to save precious space in the Dispatch issues. The magazine editor describes the roles of the two assistant editors.

So Here's What I Do

The author has moved into a senior living apartment and describes how that has changed his modeling efforts.

Restoration Station

The article covers cleaning white film from early American Flyer plastic models, cleaning cars and engines in general, cleaning reversing units and motors, replacing motor brushes and springs, repairing driver wheels, evaluating smoke units, lubricating gears, and how to remove paint from plastic A.F. models.

S Scale and O Scale Event at NMRA

The author took his "MR2GO" portable layout to the Annual S/O Scale Meet at the Danville Indiana NMRA show. Includes photos of his set-up and of other S offerings at the show.

More Storytelling with Our Railroads

Each scene on the author's layout has a story associated with it, whether prototype or fictional.

An Interview with Alan Loizeaux of Empire Trackworks

Alan Loizeaux builds custom turnouts, crossings, and other track components, while still holding a full-time job as a conduction with the Norfolk Southern. Includes photos of some of his components.

Wood Load For A Franklin Tender

The author shares how he made a wood pile for the tender of this wood-burning 4-4-0 locomotive.

A Different Approach to Layout Design

The author is building a 22' x 22' double-deck basement layout, but he is doing it one scene at a time, completing each before starting the next one. The challenge is that he lives in a late-1800s house, where the basement is only 6 feet tall. He is big fan of Frank Titman's structures, kits, and engines, and so is focusing on acquiring and integrating those into his late-1970s layout. The article includes photos and a track plan for what he is working on now.

Optimizing LED Headlights

The author shares how he installed a well-placed LED light into an American Models RS-3. Includes construction photos.

An Ad Hoc Track Cleaning Car

Using an American Flyer depressed-center flat car, the author made a simple track-cleaning car that does the job yet is not noticeable.