Library - Magazine Articles by Elden Gatwood

Class GS Supplement

The Keystone Modeler 06 January 2004 pg. 0     Scale:      Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

Follow-up article showing some of the model photos for the November, 2003 article.

Modeling The Pennsylvania Railroad's Flat Car Fleet Part 8

The Keystone Modeler 39 October 2006 pg. 16     Scale: (none)     Category: "Freight Cars - Flat Cars"

This installment covers the F31 and F31A classes. Contains extensive prototype history, some prototype and model photos, and scale diagram.

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad's Box Car Fleet Part 8

The Keystone Modeler 61 August 2008 pg. 9     Scale: HO     Category: "Freight Cars - Boxcars"

This installment covers modeling the PRR's X26c using the Sunshine resin kit. Includes model and prototype photos, service information,

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad's Box Car Fleet Part 9

The Keystone Modeler 62 September 2008 pg. 6     Scale: HO     Category: "Freight Cars - Boxcars"

Discusses the PRR's X37b class using the Sunshine resin kit. Includes a full description of the prototype, with photos of the prototype and the model.

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad's Gondola Fleet Part 1

The Keystone Modeler 02 September 2003 pg. 5     Scale: (none)     Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

This introductory installment of the in-depth series of articles covering the PRR's large fleet of gondola includes historical information, a break-down of all the gondola classes, and several photos of models.

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Gondola Fleet Part 2

The Keystone Modeler 03 October 2003 pg. 0     Scale: HO     Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

This installment covers the GR and three-foot longer GRa. These were created around the 1900's and most were retired by the 1950's. It was essentially a flat car with wooden side extensions. Includes model photos, original scale drawing, and complete description of the construction of the Funaro & Camerlengo resin kit. The GRa model is built from a Westerfield kit.

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Gondola Fleet Part 3

The Keystone Modeler 04 November 2003 pg. 0     Scale: HO     Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

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

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Gondola Fleet Part 4

The Keystone Modeler 06 January 2004 pg. 0     Scale: HO     Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

This installment covers the G22 class (including various sub-classes) of these 46-foot gondolas.

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Gondola Fleet Part 5

The Keystone Modeler 07 February 2004 pg. 29     Scale: HO     Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

This installment covers the G24 class, which includes prototype photos and drawings and model photos of the PSC HO-scale model.

More 2008 Annual Meeting Model Photos

The Keystone Modeler 60 July 2008 pg. 6     Scale: (none)     Category: "Model Railroads and People"

Photos of several contest and non-contest models.

Pennsylvania Railroad Gondolas - A Modeling Summary

The Keystone Modeler 02 September 2003 pg. 9     Scale: (none)     Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

A tabular listing of all the PRR classes and subclasses of gondola's and which kits or R-T-R cars are available to the modeler. Covers only HO and O-scales.

Weathering Open-Top Cars Part 1

The Keystone Modeler 04 November 2003 pg. 0     Scale: HO     Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

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

You Have To Have Guts to Model a Car of Offal

The Keystone Modeler 06 January 2004 pg. 0     Scale:      Category: "Freight Cars - Gondolas"

How to model a car that hauls butchered animal waste.