Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Railroad Model Craftsman 1996-03
Articles Listing

More Mears' Madness

The old layout (featured in RMC June 1987) was moved from a 225 sqft space to a 652 sqft space. The layout is mostly around the wall with do duck-under bridges in a 40 by 26 foot space. The layout is private, but is being build with a group of 9 people. Has a sidebar on "Flangesaurus Rex", an in-place wheel cleaning section of track.

Abandonment!

Organizing the move of a model railroad, including bringing in the right people to help you.

Kitbashing a Maintenance-of-way Truck

The author took parts from several model trucks to build this unique model. Includes one prototype and model photo.

Kitbashing a Modern Conrail Plug Door Boxcar

Two MDC kits were used to build this model of the 60-foot car that was new in 1993. Includes prototype and model photo, and drawings.

Canadian Bathtub Gondolas

The article covers the history of CP Rail coal unit trains, shows a roster of the "bathtub" cars, includes prototype photos, and comes with full scale drawings of all sides. Suggestions as to how to model this car are briefly covered for HO and N scale.

Building a Modern Stock Trailer

Includes prototype, model, and some construction photos, scale drawings, and parts list to build an HO-scale model.

Kato SP's

The author describes how he super-detailed an SP SD40, an SP GP35, and a Cotton Belt GP35. Includes model photos of the finished models and parts lists.

A Look at SP's GP35's and SD40's

Covers the history of these second-generation engines, accompanied by several prototype photos.

The Farm Town

A lot of activity can be modeled in a small farming community, including the Farmer's Co-op, stock pen, and a small depot. Includes photos of the author's diorama.

Building a Surface Plate

This tool is composed of three pieces of styrene that provide for the ability to perform quality control services on our models, including checking overall height, checking coupler position, checking carbody lean, or accurately placing decals or engine parts.

Geodesic Foam Scenery Part Three

In this installment the author describes how he paints the rocks, adds ground cover, trees, bushes, water, figures, and other details.

Jones' Garage

Scale drawings and prototype photos accompany this article about a small gas station built in 1926 in Mountain City, Georgia.