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Aluminum Backdrops

Magazine:

Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-01

Page:

54

Author:

Jim Martin

Category:

Layout Construction

Sheet aluminum makes an easy-to-install, seamless backdrop. The author and his wife installed a 30-foot sheet on his S-scale layout.

The Scenery Clinic Part III

Magazine:

Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-01

Page:

85

Author:

Paul Scoles

Category:

Scenery - Trackside

The author describes approaches to modeling ground that is far more common in the real world. The focus is the area under a trestle bridge. Includes are a good number of progress photos.

A Tale of Three Sandhouses

Magazine:

Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-01

Page:

88

Author:

Bob Walker

Category:

Structures - Engine Servicing

Scale:

HO

Using his own O-scale building as a guide, the author described how he scratchbuilt an HO-scale model for a friend, using new and improved techniques and materials. This, in turns, leads him to rebuild his own O-scale model.