Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Mainline Modeler 1999-08
Articles Listing

Riveting Pliers

The author presents the idea of converting a pair of pliers to create rivets. The article has photos by the editor showing how he implemented the author's idea.

Riveting Plate

The author describes the method he uses to create rivets in a row that doesn't stretch the material too much. The focus of the article is rivets for steam locomotive tenders.

NC&StL Container Car

Container service high-side gondolas. Includes scaled drawings and several prototype photos.

Scratchbuilding Without Brass Part One

Locomotives don't have to be made out of brass; they can be made out of styrene, and the author shares his methods for doing so. He uses existing mechanisms. He describes how to form the boiler, how to make styrene domes and stacks (using a "finger" lathe), and how to make the cylinders.