"Urban Ore" Carriers: Modeling EMAX Cars
Railroad Model Craftsman 1996-06 pg. 58 Scale: HO Category: "Freight Cars - Boxcars"
Prototype and model photos accompany this article about 60-foot boxcars that carry municipal waste. There is a sidebar on how to make the car's decals using WordPerfect for DOS.
Kitbashing Two Family Brick Homes
Railroad Model Craftsman 1994-01 pg. 69 Scale: HO Category: "Structures - Homes"
The author describes how he modified a DPM townhouse kit into a two-family, three story residence.
Kitbashing a LIRR SW1001
Railroad Model Craftsman 1996-05 pg. 54 Scale: HO Category: "Locomotives - Diesel"
Has prototype and model photos. The author started with two Athearn SW1000 to create two models that were coupled nose-to-nose, as per the prototype. Parts list is included.
Kitbashing an NJ Transit ALP-46
Railroad Model Craftsman 2003-05 pg. 72 Scale: HO Category: "Locomotives - Electric"
The author took a Roco German DB Class 101 engine and converted it to look like an New Jersey Transit engine using the plans published by Railroad Model Craftsman magazine in its March 2003 issue. Includes before and after model photos and a prototype photo.
NJ Transit's New ALP-46
Railroad Model Craftsman 2003-03 pg. 64 Scale: (none) Category: "Locomotives - Electric"
Describes the new 7,100hp, 100-mph commuter train built in Kassel, Germany. Includes scale diagrams, lots of close-ups detail photos, including the interior cab.
Red, White, and Blue - A Salute to EMD's SD40-2
Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-09 pg. 50 Scale: HO Category: "Locomotives - Diesel"
Modeling SD40-2 in red CP Rail and blue Conrail.
The Recycled Theater
Railroad Model Craftsman 2005-03 pg. 70 Scale: HO Category: "Structures"
Modeling a contemporary CVS Pharmacy store in a building that used to be a movie theater. The articles includes N-scale drawings of the building which was completely scratchbuilt from styrene.