Building Knedler's Mill
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-08 pg. 49 Scale: HO Category: "Structures - Industrial"
Construction of a landmark mill near Prairie View, Illinois includes scale drawings, prototype and model construction photos, as well as a parts list.
Double-tank Vinegar Car
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-10 pg. 90 Scale: HO Category: "Freight Cars - Tank Cars"
Scale drawings, many prototype and model construction photos accompany this article about how to model a vinegar transport car. Since vinegar is corrosive, it is transported in wooden tanks.
Realistic Telegraph Poles
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-06 pg. 53 Scale: HO Category: "Track"
Using Rix green-tinted plastic crossarms, the author shows how he scratchbuilt telegraph poles. Includes the jig used, construction photos, and a prototype photo.
The Pickle Industry and Railroading
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-12 pg. 82 Scale: Category: "Industries"
This article covers the history of the pickle industry, how pickles are made, salting stations, pickle cars, and how to model the industry. Includes many prototype photos.
Using Semi-scale wheels and couplers
Railroad Model Craftsman 2005-03 pg. 68 Scale: HO Category: "Freight Cars"
Changing the wheels and couplers of freight cars to more-to-scale ones improves the look of the models. He uses wheels from Reboxx and Intermountain, and couplers from Accumate. He uses the Reboxx Exxact Socket tool to improve the free-rolling characteristic of the trucks.