Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroader 1986-02
Articles Listing

Z Scale Western Pacific 1

The Model Railroader staff is starting a series building a portable Z-scale display layout. What is interesting about this layout is that it features four different scenes, with the option of not using the center section, thereby leaving a two-scene oval layout.

Modeling with Photo Prints

Two articles are contained within this one showing how to use photo prints as background images for a layout.

Casting Junk

The author describes the "damage" he does to his gondolas, and then talks about how he casts loads for them.

Elevated Crossing Gate Tower

These small raised shanties are used near busy road crossings over track. Includes a prototype photo and scaled drawings.

Symposium on Electronics

This installment covers the design of an infrared photo railroad crossing detector circuit.