Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Railroad Model Craftsman 2015-10
Articles Listing

Rails in the Street

The author provides a closer look at what it takes to have track in streets. Several modernday photos are included.

Low-cost Scenery

Using heavy-duty moving paper to form the scenery base shell for the layout. Two layers are all that's needed before applying scenery materials.

1:48 Lackawanna Caboose

The author describes how he scratchbuilt this caboose.

Flatcar Loads

In addition to describing several loads the author built, he also describes his method for placing the loads on the cars, while still allowing them to be removable.

Mass-produced Grass and Weed Details

The article describes how to use Aleene's Tacky Glue and a static grass applicator to create tufts of grass and weeds.

Of An Evening

Using your time, even small increments, to get some small modeling projects done around the layout. Try to set some time aside each week. Includes a number of photos of small things the author added to his layout that didn't take but an evening's worth of time.