Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | S Scale Resource 2020-04/05
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A Hidden S Gauge Layout in Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, Florida's Lakes Park is home to the Railroad Museum of South Florida, which has a 9-1/2' x 20' S-scale layout. It models the 1950s/60s of railroading in Florida. The article includes photos and a track plan.

Calculating Scale Speed

Although the author models in HO-scale, this article shows how to calculate your train's speed, in both HO- and S-scale.

Building a Union Pacific E8B in S Scale

The author's UP passenger train kept growing, so he needed to add a B-unit to his American Models E8. He used a UP A-unit's shell to create the B-unit. Includes step-by-step photos.

Hi-Rail Kits Part 1

In this installment the author uses a 3D-printed model from Custom Model Creations, printed by Shapeways. This company has a lot of parts for building your models.

Hi-Rail Kits Part 2

This installment covers installing a positionable Hi-rail kit on a Greenlight GMC pickup truck model.

A Brick Platform for Oostburg

The Hidden River Manufacturing's kit comes with a wooden platform, but the author wanted a brick one, so he describes how he built his.

An Easy Steel Viaduct or "A Bridge Too Far?"

The author built an S-scale model out of a pair of Micro Engineering HO=scale kits.