Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-08
Articles Listing

The "Blue Plate Special"

Independent roadside eateries.

Troy on the NEB&W

Demystifying Command Control Part 18

How addressing works, broadcast address, primary address, extended addresses, consist address, addressing ideas, accessory decoders.

The Erie's Prefabricated Honesdale Freight Station

Prototype photos and scale drawings.

Modeling Green Mountain Rwy. Caboose No. 50

Reworking a brass caboose.

Two Styrene Scribers

Modify scribers to make them work for scribing styrene.

That's a Wrap

The story of Allen Keller's video taping of the Franklin & South Manchester session # 3.

Kitbashing a Business Car

Modeling a Komatsu D575-A2 Bulldozer

CP Rail's Kimberley Subdivision and Its Narrow Gauge Connection

Recently abandoned line and its modeling possibilities

Benchwork As Strong As Steel

Building benchwork out of angle steel.

Modeling a Low Level Arch Bridge

Build the bridge on a diorama and install it on the layout afterwards.

The Basics of Operation

Detailed article on how to do operations: framework for operations, car destinations, waybills, basic switching, traffic control, timetables and train orders, CTC, track warrants, profit and loss.

Boxcar Ken

O scale catalog.

Model Photography 3

Lighting of both models and layout. Exposure and composition.