Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | S Scale Resource 2017-08/09
Articles Listing

Fairbanks-Morse Milwaukee Road H-10-44

A brief article with photos showing the Smoky Mountain Model Works' FM kit before and after the build.

What's a Missabe Fan To Do?

A bit of history behind the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range railroad, and what an S-scale modeler can do to effectively model this railroad.

A New Modular Railroad Takes Shape

Lightweight construction techniques are used by the author to build a 12'x40' modular layout, that also has a 3-foot wing. Photos were taken at local shows where he set up the still-under-construction layout.

Building a Rock Island Fowler Box Car

After telling the history of the Fowler-designed box car, the author briefly describes the S Scale America kits he built, but the main focus of the article is the work he did to model a specific Rock Island box car, which required some kitbashing. Construction is shown in a photo essay.

Workbench Update

Photos of the completed Alco C420 the author built from 3D-printed parts, which are available via Shapeways. The last photo shows the EMD GP38-2 he is building using the same methods.