Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroader 1983-11
Articles Listing

Building a Whiting Gantry Crane

The author describes how he scratchbuilt this model out of styrene. Includes model photos, detail drawings, and a materials list.

Whiting 20-ton Gantry Crane

Prototype photos, a brief description, and scale drawings of this crane.

A USRA Mikado in Brass 8

The series concludes with this installment that covers the construction of the tender.

Modular Signals

Using 14-pin header plugs and DIP sockets (used for integrated circuits) to make it easy to remove signals for dusting and layout maintenance without having to worry about the wiring.

Building a Derelict Depot

The author describes how he built a decrepit structure. Even though the model is of a depot, modeling any run-down structure using his methods is possible.