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Here's the story: Some time ago... actually a very long time ago, I started to scratchbuild my first vehicle - a Ford Model T. I found some drawings and I started to make the parts out of cerealboard, staples and modeling clay, however... As a part of my art history course I had to make a...

I was reading an old MR weathering article from 1956, and at some point, the author mentions that the cars being weathered for the article had silkscreened lettering. Has anyone ever tried this? I assume the results look better than decals because the lettering is actually painted on...

I was reading a book called "Building A Model Railroad With Personality" (the saga of a western layout named the Jerome & Southwestern) and at some point, the author points out a small handbuilt walkaround control built from an article in an out of print book (ar at least I assume it's out of...

One of the things I like about passenger cars is the intricate detailing that comes with it inside and out. One day I started to fiddle around with random wires and other stuff I had laying around the workbench and added some end details to an HO scale Bachmann observation car: Simply...

Hello folks! It's good to be back 'ere. I haven't logged in for nearly a year... Now, I'm currently in the process of repainting an old Life-Like stock car for my own railroad and I need to know what kind of data was painted on these cars besides reporting marks weights and construction date...

What do you do when the lights in the layout room burn out? The light beams are actually a pair of heavyweight cars pulled by a slow doodlebug.

Well... after about 30 tries I finally got away with this.

... to scratchbuild vehicles? As I've stated before I model 1941, but the variety of availabe vehicles for that period is limited to plenty of fords, a pair of chevrolets and a Cord roadster and I'd like to have a few buicks, some DeSotos and a couple of Packards on the layout too. Any ideas...

I think this question has been asked before, but since I won't go several pages back just to find out, I'll ask: What got you started in the hobby? What are your influences?

Well folks, I finally got a digital camera so naturally I started snapping pictures of my favorite subject, my layout, that is, so I introduce the Vancouver Seattle & Portland Railroad: (Or portions of it, that is) a curve One of the businesses in the yet-to-be-named town 9700 as...

I've been going through my old Model Railroader issues, and I encountered something you don't hear of very often nowadays- a series of articles about scratchbuilding a brass steam locomotive (Oct. 97 - June 98). This quickly made me come here and ask, has anyone attempted scratchbuilding a...

One of those things that I think gives away an uber-realistic model photo is the fact that the car's (or engine) surfaces are too smooth. Is there a way to represent those little dings and dents on a plastic model? (I'm sure those who use brass don't have this problem)

I want to order a few sets of Preiser figures, but before I do I want to know something. There's a set called "different professions" (which if I'm not mistaken features a sailor and some cops) and I'd like to know if those figures are in the "Passengers and passers-by" unpainted set. Also...

Well, I recently got the October Model Railroader from the newstand (actually it was a week ago), and I got to say that I was somewhat dissapointed. First (and I know you all vented on this one) there was John Armstrong's obituary. He really deserved at least a good 6 pages and not a skimpy...

Recently I've been toying with the idea of expanding my layout - vertically. I somehow felt that a towering snow-capped mountain wasn't enough to impress myself, so I wanted to add a dummy narrow gauge line just for show (and as a preview of what's to come when I find a bigger room). The only...

How many of you like to add a touch of the whimsy to your layouts? Any businesses with funny names? strange critters lurking in the woods? a living prehistoric switcher? I usually like to sneak a little surprise inside building windows, one than another paranormal occurence in the nearby...

Could someone please post drawings of the following equipment: AT&SF 4-8-4 NYC 4-6-4 USRA 2-8-2 (similar to the one made by BLI) thank you.

...use DCC or the usual block control system?

I know there are several methods to model neon signs, but before I plunk down cash in an ultraviolet lamp and flourescent paint, I'd like to hear your opinions. These are my points: - The blacklit flourescent paint trick is relatively economical, but you can't make the signs blink like the...

Normally I like to do plenty of reasearch on my prototypes, but on this occasion I'll spend that time scratchbuilding, so I'll ask you folks: What are the major aspects of early 40's southwest Canada railroads, scenery, etc.? What are the major commodities (besides lumber)? Did steamers run on...