Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | NASG Dispatch 2019 #6 November
Articles Listing

President's Message

Recruiting again. Announcement of the 2020 NASG Convention.

The Conductor's Clipboard

The editor is moving, and also stepping down as the Dispatch editor. The "S Gaugian" magazine column, "Club Car", is now going to move to the NASG's Dispatch. Norman Bos joins as the Dispatch advertising manager.

Small Cape Cod House

The author describes how he found a couple of Plasticville Cape Code buildings, and set about making them more S-scale.

Teens Enjoying Trains

The author's grandkids came by and had a blast operating their grandpa's new, under-construction layout. This also was the layout's first "operating session".

Loads From Medical Supplies

The author shows how he built several loads from leftover medical supplies.

What Can We Learn From Other Scales

Comparing S to, and learning from, O-scale. The article also describes the end of the S Gaugian magazine.

Barge Operation on the Conrail & Eastern

The operating barge system from Frank Titman's Spiral Hill Railroad layout was saved and then reinstalled on Bert Mahr's Conrail & Eastern Railroad. Includes many photos of the barge in action, and fully describes the move and integration of the layout section.

Types of Track

The author describes the various types of pre-manufactured track available in S-scale.

Trains Under the Tree

Photos of various Christmas layouts.

NASG Model Contest Changes

The NASG's Contest Chairman announces the changes made to the contest rules applicable to the contests held at the NASG Conventions.

Building Buck's Creek Station

The author describes how he built this AM Models' structure, including lighting and detailing the interior.

A Magnificent Old Locomotive Kit

The author describes how he saved up for the Rex 0-4-0 Docksider kit when it first came out. Now, many years later he found another kit, but it has become a collector's item.

Stateline S Gaugers

The club needed to give up on a large modular layout due to age-related issues, and so they designed a layout based on one of the A.C. Gilbert original display layouts.