Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | The Keystone Modeler 2003 #004
Articles Listing

Class GS Work Equipment

A brief article about the GS gondola as work equipment.

Gary Mittner's 1:29 Scale Class B6SB - 4001

Final photos of the model, whose progress can be see at this web site: http://www.angelfire.com/film/prrpics/B6.html

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad's Gondola Fleet Part 3

This installment covers the class GS and GSh, which were built between 1902 and 1909 and retired into the 1940s and 1950s. They were short (40-ft) cars. The article describes how the author modeled these cars using HO-scale resin kits from several manufacturers.

Train Signals Part 1

This article covers steam locomotives headlights, markers, and class lights.

Upgrading the Bowser class GS Model

The author describes how he modified the Bowser HO-scale kit to model this car.

Weathering Open-Top Cars Part 1

Making our models look more realistic by using various techniques to show their age.