I don’t believe this was ever a Fine Scale Miniature kit that George built for his layout. You can see what I’m talking about by referring to page 33 in George’s book about his Franklin & South Manchester Railroad. The station also reappears on page 63 in the November Model Railroader. He has red trim, …
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The Fast Mail is approaching Williams and its movement is controlled by two kinds of signals. We have our own rules governing the color and types. Our block signals for the mainline are three color actuated by Twin T block detectors with a double throw four pole relay. If a train is in a block, …
JL Innovative Design make this gas station kit that fits the era of my other structures on the layout. The kit makes a very small structure that can easily find room such as the space you see at left. I worked at two different Shell Stations while attending Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis MN back in …
I refer to it as “Dropped wandering edge. This system eliminates the traditional fascia board such as Masonite or paneling. I reserve this technique for the more scenic areas of the layout as I’m inherit lazy and want a life for other things. I’ve used this technique in various form all my life in different …
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This is one of the easiest kits you could build for a little train action. One could even scratch build it for a few bucks even if you have to buy the scribed siding material. The sand road is a blend of 3/5 th’s #1151 Basalt, 1/5 th of #1031 Black cinder and 1/5 th …
Saez Sash and Door 416-417 are where the lumber was cut, stored, and dried. It really catches your attention. This craftsman kit consists of scale lumber (sugar pine) and is ready for paint and weatherizing. Complete instructions, drawings, and templates are included. This is a laser-cut kit. Campbell Scale Models These Campbell Scale Models structures …
Do your railroad employees have a place to bring in their watches for repair?A couple of crewmen from train 401 are sitting out in front of Olson Watch Repair. The engineer found a newspaper to read for passing the time. Fine Scale Miniatures provides scale size newspaper in some of their latter kits. I cut …
First class trains do very little work on the layout other than run interference to the freight trains or have quick station stops. You can add extra chores such as switching out diners, coaches, sleepers and RPO cars at various locations. I have added an extra element of excitment by perfecting action of catching a …
The Santa Fe follows the lazy Rio Puerco River from Eastern Arizona well into New Mexico for a couple hundred miles. This scene on the layout would be a good place to use up many of my Campbell Scale Model old west structures for a factious name sake town. Pictured below is the other corner …
The motivation for building a sandstone red rock canyon formation was inspired by the scene John Olson. He made it in 1984 and republished in the February 2008 Model Railroader magazine. The layout is around the construction of the wall with this large peninsula section that was unfinished for many years. Three days of carving …
