Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroader 2003-08
Articles Listing

Steam is Still King!

Readers' Choice Awards for 2002. Broadway Limited's HO-scale sound-equipped New York Central 4-6-4 Hudson took the top prize. For S-scale S-Helper Service's F7 and Lehigh Valley 55-ton two-bay composite hopper took first place in each category.

Quick and Easy Flextrack

Using DAP All Purpose Adhesive Caulk or topper tape to more quickly lay flextrack (the tape provides a sub-roadbed).

Get On Track With This Handy Rerailer

Using two pieces of styrene and a spare section of flextrack, the author builds a permanent re-railer for his hard-to-reach stagging yard.

Foolproof Sky Painting

A step-by-step photo article on how to paint and blend layers of slightly different blue colors (using oil paints, which don't dry as fast). The author did his entire 60 feet of backdrop in 5 hours.