A Trio of Scenic Inserts
Model Railroading 2002-09 pg. 46 Scale: HO Category: "Dioramas"
Building three scenes that can be inserted into the layout. Includes construction photos.
Basic Techniques for Painting and Finishing Structures
NMRA Bulletin 2002-07 pg. 36 Scale: (none) Category: "Structures"
Styrene surface preparation and priming, finishing white styrene to look like wood, base-coating plastic structures, staining wood, finishing wood structures, painting metal, finishing metal structures, painting and detailing structure exteriors, handles and hinges, base basics, detailing bases, scenery and junk-filled bases, and figures.
Build Realistic Scenery
Model Railroader 2002-12 pg. 98 Scale: (none) Category: "Scenery"
From using foam as a base to leaves for the trees.
Modeling Board-and-Batten Structures
Model Railroading 2006-02 pg. 22 Scale: HO Category: "Structures"
Creating homes and a church using either basswood or styrene. Detailed instructions, many photos, and a scale diagram for the church.
Modifying and Painting Figures
Model Railroader 2005-12 pg. 70 Scale: (none) Category: "Scenery - People & Animals"
The article covers modifying the plastic bodies to get them to do something other than the manufacturers' normal behavior. It also includes information about adding such details as hands, newspapers, rags in back pocket, etc. Finally, painting and what-not-to-do to figures completes the article. Includes a list of all the manufacturers making figures in HO, N, Z, O, and S scale.
Scratchbuilding Ward's Sawmill Part 3A
Model Railroading 2003-04 pg. 28 Scale: HO Category: "Scratchbuilding"
Building the interior and exterior of the main building. The model is built using prototype construction methods. This would be a great model to duplicate in N-scale. The article has model construction photos, HO-scale drawings, and a parts list.