Burr Stewart's BN Along Puget Sound
Railroad Model Craftsman 2008-01 pg. 54 Scale: HO Category: "Layouts - HO - Large"
The layout measures 30 feet by 33 feet and is set in 1973. It is an around-the-wall layout with a large L-shape peninsula. It also has sections that are double-decked..
Kitbashing the Kerosene Refinery at Rio Dell
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-10 pg. 58 Scale: Sn3 Category: "Structures - Industrial"
The author started with mock-up parts and then eventually built this model of several small buildings that fit a vacant part of this layout. Several close-up photos are included.
Narrow-gauge Rotary
Railroad Model Craftsman 1977-08 pg. 60 Scale: HOn3 Category: "M.O.W. Equipment"
Rotary plow model on the author's Pelican Bay Railway & Navigation Company layout. The model was made from an Athearn rotary blade and a Roundhouse side-door caboose body.
The Consolidated Republic Mining Railroad
Railroad Model Craftsman 2008-12 pg. 52 Scale: G Category: "Layouts - G"
This L-shaped layout features a 1:32 scale tram railroad built by Greg Wright. This unique scale requires a lot of scratchbuilding (including the engines), but that was exactly what the owner wanted. Includes a trackplan and many close-up photos.
The Northbound Local
Railroad Model Craftsman 2006-09 pg. 50 Scale: Sn3 Category: "Layouts - S"
The layout fills most of the 22' by 46' basement, and this narrow gauge line is set in 1895 in California. The article's photos take you on a tour of the layout.
The Pelican Bay Railway & Navigation Company
Railroad Model Craftsman 2003-05 pg. 52 Scale: Sn3 Category: "Layouts - S"
This layout article was inspired by the author's friend purchasing a new digital camera "that had to be tested". Includes a description and lots of close-up photos of the author's 1895 layout. set in Northern California.
The Scenery Clinic Part II
Railroad Model Craftsman 2009-12 pg. 54 Scale: Category: "Scenery"
This installment discusses ground cover, specifically hills and creek edges.
The Scenery Clinic Part IV
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-02 pg. 72 Scale: Category: "Scenery"
This installment covers how to model a cut bank.
The Scenery Clinic Part X
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-11 pg. 54 Scale: Category: "Track"
Paul discusses how he attaches track feeder wires under the rail so that they are no visible when the track is installed on the layout.
The Scenery Clinic Pt VII
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-05 pg. 53 Scale: Category: "Scenery"
This installment covers how to model water using Magic Water®. Paul shows how he creates the illusion of fast-flowing water by painting white foam around rocks.
The Scenery Clinic Pt VIII
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-06 pg. 56 Scale: Category: "Scenery - Trees, Shrubs, Bushes"
In this installment, Paul shows how he makes douglas firs.
The Scenery Clinic Pt. IX
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-07 pg. 66 Scale: Category: "Scenery - Trees, Shrubs, Bushes"
How to model deciduous trees.
The Scenery Clinic Pt. V
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-03 pg. 74 Scale: Category: "Scenery - Waterside"
This installment covers how to model a river bank.
The Scenery Clinic Pt. VI
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-04 pg. 78 Scale: Category: "Scenery - Trackside"
In this installment Paul covers how to ballast track. Included is a sidebar on how to model service roads.
The Scenery Clinic Pt. XII
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-01 pg. 56 Scale: Category: "Scenery - Mountains"
This installment covers how the author built rocky cliffs using plaster castings.
The Scenery Clinic Pt. XIII
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-02 pg. 61 Scale: Category: "Scenery - Mountains"
This installment discusses how Paul paints his castings to make them look like realistic rock.
The Scenery Clinic Pt. XIV
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-03 pg. 50 Scale: Category: "Scenery - Trackside"
Using paver sand for ground cover and track ballast.
The Scenery Clinic Pt. XV
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-04 pg. 74 Scale: Category: "Scenery - Waterside"
This installment covers how to model water using Mod Podge, and includes building some small trees.
The Scenery Clinic Pt. XVII
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-06 pg. 56 Scale: On30 Category: "Scenery"
This last installment covers the final details of the diorama. The author covers debris, adding vehicles, and grass tufts.
The Scenery Clinic: Painting Flexible Track
Railroad Model Craftsman 2009-11 pg. 46 Scale: Category: "Scenery"
In this introductory article the author announces that he will be starting a series of articles on how he does scenery work. He has been giving clinics at shows for 30 years. In this installment he describes how he built the base for the diorama used in the article. The main topic is about how to make flextrack look more realistic by painting the ties and the rails.