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  • Modeling Santa Fe PS2-CD 4750 Covered Hoppers Part 2

    September 30, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 1,196 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    by Ken Edmier Photos by Ken Edmier and Tim Frederick GA-191 brake-end detail. Note horizontal brake beam and low-mounted brake cylinder. GA-191 End Detail & Assembly For the GA-191 class, the brake air tank is mounted on the left s...

  • Scenic Modeling Methods - Wood Tunnel Portals

    January 4 - posted by David Lotz - 1,046 views - 1 comment - 0 likes
    The 600-foot tunnel on the Western Allegheny Railroad had some unusual operation features, even for a shortline. The portal doors kept winter winds from blowing through the tunnel and the underground springs inside from freezing, both portals had simi...

  • Brick, Part 1 - Mount Union, Pennsylvania, Silica Brick Plant

    December 20, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 1,111 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    Industry, intended for modelers by Frank Kyper, from his article in the Friends of the East Broad Top Modeling the Brick Kilns: Use the molded ceramic bisque brick kilns ($12.95 each), smokestack ($12.95 each) and stacks of brick (S2....

  • Modeling MKT's Green Freight Car Fleet

    December 20, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 546 views - 2 comments - 0 likes
    Some of the cars you might want to model with the decals included i n this issue.    There is no ready-mix paint to match the MKT green, but you can come close with a mixture of about equal parts Scalecoat or Floquil Burl...

  • Kadee Coupler Installation on Athearn Cars, part I (the basics)

    December 20, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 951 views - 4 comments - 2 likes
      Techniques: by Joe D'Elia & Robert Schleicher It looks like a "drop-in" job, but adjustments are nearly always necessary to get both car and couplers working properly.    Two words often make the difference be...

  • Your Top Tips

    December 20, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 582 views - 1 comment - 0 likes
    Readers' "Better Ideas" Maintaining Control    Want that liquid cement for plastics to flow where you need it? Use less. Cut all but four or five of the bristles from the brush within the cap. That allows you to run a pi...

  • Super-Details - Athearn GP38-2

    December 17, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 540 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    The model in the photographs is an undecorated Athearn GP38-2 shell, but the techniques will work on any plastic or metal diesel, Also, you can apply any detail we'll show to a pre-painted diesel body shell and merely touch up the parts with brush-on ...

  • ElectroMotive (EMD) GP38-2 as Missouri-Kansas-Texas no. 314

    December 16, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 383 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    Diesels, Detail-by-Detail...The specific parts, decals and paint you'll need to recreate this particular locomotive in miniature by Robert Schleicher    The Real One: The GP38-2 is the most popular of the "Second Gene...

  • New Age Operations Part VI - Time-out For Brake Tests

    December 10, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 333 views - 1 comment - 0 likes
    by Jeff Lemke There's more to running a train than just cranking-on the throttle. Understand why and how the real thing operates and you can duplicate the subtle pauses and the "time-outs" needed to insure safe operations on any model r...

  • New Age Operation, Part IV: On the Road: Operating Through an Interlocking Plant

    December 9, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 353 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    A brakeman reaches out to climb aboard BN 6143 as it clunks over the diamonds at NX Tower. When operating model locomotives, we should be aware of our crew members and their job functions so they can be included in our operational state-of-mind. This ...