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Creating Building Signs
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-10
Author:
Bob Walker
Category:
Scratchbuilding
Bob discusses the various modeling scales he has used and why, explains the HO-scale layout he has added, and coming up with and producing creative building signs.
Kitbashing a Seven-ton Shay
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-10
Author:
Mark Fry
Category:
Locomotives - Steam
Scale:
O
The author describes how he used the HO-scale MDC Shay kit to build a replica of the Gilpin No. 1 Shay. The article includes model photos, various diagrams, scaled drawings, and a parts list. Includes a sidebar by Wayne Weatherstone on mastering the infamous MDC Shay mechanism.
Painting Wheelsets
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-10
Author:
James Whatley
Category:
Painting & Weathering
Scale:
HO
The author shares his method for painting wheelsets with an airbrush, but with no masking required.