Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Railroad Model Craftsman 1996-04
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Kitbashing White Elephants

The Pacific Fruit Express rebuilt two R-40-14 cars into aluminum cars in 1947. They were painted white and were a rare sight, hence their nickname. The author used InterMountain kits to build these cars.

Building Blocks

Creating blocks of wood which are then covered with scale strip wood, door and roof treatments. Simple and effective. Includes step-by-step photos.

Detailing a Walthers Tank Car

The author describes how he changed the Walthers kit to make a Union Tank Car Co. model.

The Tule Springs & Western... Revisited

The author revisits Frank Burke and Lynn Austin's two-car garage layout ten years after the first report. It describes the layout and the changes made in the last ten years. Includes lots of close-up photos of this nice layout.

The Tilbury Cement Co.

This structure was built in 1962 in Springfield, Ohio. Lots of prototype photos and scale drawings are included with the article.

Organizing a Round Robin

A round robin is a small group of people to circulate among the member's layouts for either construction or operating sessions, or both. The authors discuss how their own group is organized.

Sulphur Springs Depot

This depot was built by the Tampa Northern Railroad in 1926 in North Tampa, Florida. Prototype photos and scale drawings are included.

Riding the "Cookie Box" Extra

The story and model are based on the adventures of two railfans to the RGS in 1950.

Manual Crossing Gates

Prototype photos and scale drawings accompany this article on the manually-operated crossing gates, some of which still exist.

Kitbashing Central of New Jersey Composite Gondolas

The author took four Mehano 50-foot gondolas (train-set quality) and rebuilt them to accurately match the CNJ prototype.