Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | S Gaugian 2009-11/12
Articles Listing

2009 NASG St. Louis Convention Model Contest Results

A listing of those who won the various contests at the 2009 NASG Convention.

Coffee with John Nosari

The author describes how he got into S, his AF-based S layout, his O-scale layout, and how, even though he has both, he prefers S-scale.

S Product Reviews

Reviewed are the HO-scale Walthers Ashland Blast Furnace, Timberline Scenery Conifers, OO-scale Concrete Blocks by Wills Kits, and new vehicles by Greenlight.

Building S Layout

In this installment the author discusses the various track options available for S-scale at the time. Includes a couple of photos from various modelers' layouts.

Scale Scene

How to model local coal dealers in S-scale.

Building a Simple Layout for 4-year-old Noah

Too young for electric trains, the author removed the motors from some AF steam locomotives, to allow his grandson to hand-operate the layout they built for him.

Christmas and S Scale Trains... A Recipe for Happy Holiday Memories?

Two authors share photos and a description of how S-scale trains are used at Christmas time.

Up-scale S Modeling

Unable to convince the owners of FOS Limited to create an S-scale version of their HO-scale Hokum's House of Burlesque, the author bought the HO-scale version, and proceeded to up-convert it to S-scale, which was not a trivial process. Includes a couple of photos of the completed model.

Create a Black Widow FP-7 in S Scale

After an introduction to the prototype series, the author describes how he built his model from a stock American Models FP7 model.

American Flyer Collector's Column

The author covers the A.C. Gilbert A.F. non-operating knuckle couplers and the cars and locomotives that utilized them. Includes photos of some of the cars mentioned.