Library - Magazine Articles by Edwin C Kirstatter

A Tale of Two Gondolas

NASG Dispatch 2010-04 pg. 13     Scale: S     Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

Converting two O-27 gondolas to 46-foot, close-enough, S-scale gondolas, one for the Pennsylvania Railroad and one for the B&O. Includes a couple of paragraphs on how the author built two different pipe loads.

Detailing a Putt Trains Diesel Switcher

NASG Dispatch 2010-02 pg. 16     Scale: S     Category: "Locomotives - Diesel"

The author describes his building this small, unpowered industrial switcher. It would be great in a train or as a scenic element.

Loads for "S" Scale Open Top Cars

NASG Dispatch 2010-06 pg. 10     Scale: S     Category: "Freight Cars"

The author shows and describes loads for flat cars and a gondola.

More Loads for S Scale Open Top Cars

NASG Dispatch 2010-10 pg. 24     Scale: S     Category: "Freight Cars"

This brief follow-up article covers the missing photos of the previous article, and adds one more. Two flat car loads are described, one of a motor on a PRR FM flat car, and one of wood on top of a GN flat car.

More Loads for S Scale Open Top Cars

NASG Dispatch 2011-02 pg. 27     Scale: S     Category: "Freight Cars"

Two photos, one of a Rex Engineering Lowside gondola loaded with a Building & Structure Co. wooden container kit. The other is an A.M. flat car with a load of 7 John Deere tractors.

Twin Quads?

NASG Dispatch 2009-12 pg. 15     Scale:      Category: "Freight Cars - Hoppers"

The author describes how he detailed two American Models 4-bay offset-side hoppers, including removable loads. One was modeled after a B&O and another after a C&O hopper. Includes several photos of the completed models.