Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | S Gaugian 2014-03/04
Articles Listing

S Product Review

Reviewed is the Hidden Treasure Mine Co. No. 2 by Scenery Unlimited.

Four American Flyer "Whys?"

The author poses (and answers) four "why" questions about why A.C. Gilbert produced a specific product for which there seemed to be no prototype.

Building the Charlotte Southern Station in S

The author owns Model Building Services, and was commissioned to build a scale model of the Southern Railway depot in Charlotte, North Carolina. He described how he did his research, how he created his drawings from print and online sources, created the CAD drawings, and laser-cut the acrylic parts to build the model. He also describes the Stonewall Hotel that is next to the station. Final photos of both models are included in the article.

Meet AF Collector Scott Young

The author describes how he designed his AF-based layout and how he got back into the hobby of model railroading. Includes photos of his layout as well as a track plan.

Doodlebugs in S

After introducing what a Doodlebug is, the author describes the Scenery Unlimited S-scale model of one. He covers converting the model to run on AC (provided by the model's instructions), how he painted it for his freelance railroad, and how he installed the Dallee Electronics components. Includes several photos of the model on his layout.

The Roundhouse

This article covers how to deal with the common-rail system when using multiple transformers to control trains on your layout.

American Flyer Collector's Column

The author discusses the undocumented "All Aboard" set, called "1 No. 26123 4 Unit All Aboard Scenic Layout". Includes photos.

Improve Profits Was the Watch Word at Gilbert

This article covers other items produced by A.C. Gilbert.