Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Railroad Model Craftsman 1980-12
Articles Listing

Sharing the Gorre & Daphetid

Two photos of John Allen's layout. Tony reflects on memories of John.

Storage Cabinets

"Notrack" (a play on NTrak) storage cabinets. These cabinets were built by club members to more easily move their rolling stock and other equipment needed to set up for shows. A 3-D diagram of the cabinets is included, along with a parts list and a cutting diagram to build one from a single 4'x8' sheet of plywood.

Paneled Benchwork

Making basic rectangular open frame boxes (carcases) upon which the layout is constructed, and then covering it all with wood paneling.

Evolution of a Trackplan

Tom discusses how his design for his layout evolved and what lessons he learned.

Remembering the Gorre & Daphetid Part 1

Full article on the now famous John Allen layout, with lots of photos (both color and black&white) taken by John himself (he was a professional photographer). The article includes a trackplan of the final G&D. Shown are the floor-to-ceiling scenery. The article also includes John's first 4x8 layout (track plan and photos).

Narrow Gauge Snowplow

The author kitbashed a snowplow from a Northeastern kit.

Railgon

In 1980 Railgon was added to the Trailer Train Company to provide shippers with a fleet of free-running gondola cars. Article includes prototype photos, scale drawings, and historical information about the company, including roster.

A Quick and Easy Way of Mass-producing Coniferous Trees

The author shows in step-by-step photos how he constructs coniferous trees using trunks from stripwood, and foliage materials from Woodland Scenics.

An Industry With Heritage

Creating industrial complexes that appear to have been added to over time. This can be done by combining a variety of structure kit types. Article includes examples from the real world, and step-by-step instructions on how the author build such a building.

A Focal Point for the Harbor

Creating a convincing model ship for this author's harbor scene.

How I Scratchbuilt My First Steam Locomotive Part 3

In this installment of the construction of the Virginia Midland 4-6-0 covers the running gear, boiler, and cab. Includes diagrams and close-up photos.

Elevate for Visual Variety

By simply placing a structure on a piece of plywood and filling the surrounding area with scenery we can avoid the flat ping-pong table look on our layouts.

The Ideal Workbench

Items to think about as you design space in your layout for your modeling construction.

Reflections on John

More reflections by Tony on the wonderful modeler, John Allen.