Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
48
Author:
David Messer
Category:
Railroads
The author's memories of the New Haven Railroad's Valley Branch. Includes prototype photos of NYNH&H locomotives.
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
50
Author:
Howard Zane
Category:
Scenery - Mountains
Instead of using plaster, the author used red rosin paper to create base of his scenery. Has lots of scenery construction photos and talks about how to create a tree mat forest.
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
56
Author:
Bill Gill
Category:
Structures - Towns/Cities
Scale:
HO
The author describes how he built a compressed scale replica of this building found in Cohoes. Includes one finished model photo and two prototype photos.
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
58
Author:
Gerry Leone
Category:
Tools
Using a drill press, the author creates rivets in styrene without going through the expense of purchasing a dedicated rivet puncher. He talks about using this press to create rivets for a PRR flat car on his web site at: http://home.earthlink.net/~mmr346/mmr-cars/mmr-cars1.htm
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
61
Author:
Stephen M. Priest
Category:
Freight Cars - Flat Cars
The ATSF only had two of these cars. Prototype photo and scale drawings are included.
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
64
Author:
Bob Walker
Category:
Scratchbuilding
Scale:
HO
The author is learning how to cast structures in plaster, and this month's experience includes building a masonry building. The finished model is beautiful.
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
66
Author:
David Leider
Category:
Freight Cars - Refrigerator Cars
Scale:
HO
These ten cars were built in 1924. The author built his model from a flat car kit, a roof from another kit, and scratchbuilt the main body. Many prototype and model construction photos, as well as scale drawings are included.
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
74
Author:
Lloyd Roberts
Category:
Layouts - HO - Medium
Scale:
HO
This around-the-walls with a peninsula layout features a large model of the SP's Oakland Mole passenger station. A sidebar shows how two Walthers kits were combined to create a smelter and refining complex.
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
80
Author:
Richard Newmiller
Category:
Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards
Scale:
HO
This structure was originally built as a farmhouse, but was soon after converted to the yard offices for the EBT's yard in Orbisonia, PA. The author describes how he took the photos, converted those photos to HO-scale, and constructed the model from those drawings. The walls were cast in plaster, and he even copied the exact layout of the random stones. A sidebar on how to scratchbuild double-hung windows is included. There are many prototype and model construction photos accompanying this article.
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01
Page:
90
Author:
Ted Culotta
Category:
Freight Cars - Box Cars
Scale:
HO
This is the first of two installments covering the Pennsylvania X29 boxcar, of which there were almost 19,000 on the road. Several prototype photos are included. The last part of the article covers how to model this car in HO-scale, with several finished model photos.