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Scenery for Model Railroads by Bill McClanahan I have the Bill McClanahan book and on page 48 he shows how he placed the arch bridge; fig 5-19, it appears to be one piece like a tunnel portal. Then right inside the front cover is a beautiful full page shot of the finished scene. It appears to...

I am reading the book "Model Railroading with John Allen"and want to learn how he built the stone and timber viaduct on the first G & D. I have found a book on how to build the timber bridge but nothing on the stone viaduct which has four graceful arches. It's frustrating because I have searched...

So I still don't know if John Allen's standard gauge was: Z, S, N, HO, G, O or some other gauge that I am familiar with. But thanks for the enlighting facts about the different types of standard gauge per se.

I read that John Allen had standard gauge engines on his Gorre & Daphetid railroad and I am not sure what that is. Is that HO? Larger or smaller? Is standard gauge still around? What is standard these days? I know this is a dumb question but it is bugging the heck out of me. Even the guys at the...

John Allen used several mirrors on his "G & D Railroad". Someone mentioned that the mirror should be positioned so a viewer doesn't see their reflection. John did this well. He doubled the size of a train yard by dead-ending the yard against a wall on which a mirror was placed. Okay now, go find...

I have been vacaioning with my family in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the beach. Couldn't surf fish so we went to Broadway at the Beach, a Disney-like shopping complex around a lake. There is a Christmas store there that has a tri-level train display ( Lionel, HO and N scale ) with trains...

I am of the opinion that it is your railroad and since you are the owner, you can put any structure on it that your heart desires. If need be, you can spin a yarn about how the covered bridge came to be on your railroad;being the essentric millionaire that you are.

Thanks for the pic. What would I do without you guys on The-Gauge!

What's a streamlined shroud & disk driver look like? I am reading about K5s and the book mentions the addition of streamlined shourds and disk drivers and I have no idea what they are talking about. :confused:

You can find the correct mixture of plaster and water on the box or bag of plaster-of-paris. I make my own wooden and styrofoam molds and then pour plaster-of-paris tunnel portals. I have found that the "soupier" the mix, the longer you have to work it. I would recommended following the...

I have an old AHM that I run on code 100. I don't own any 83. I am wondering tho if the manufacturer makes a difference. For example, I purchased a bulk order of Model Power nickel silver code 100 and it looks like brass; whereas Atlas nickel silver really has that bright nickel silver...

Thanks guys for all the input. I too will print this for future reference. It's on my list of things to "accomplish."

Git 'er done! Hare's yer sign! I'm sure the Blue Collar Comedy guys could have a ball watching me try to figure this one out. On the drive to work this morning, I was thinking it really wouldn't be that hard to pour a solid viaduct and turn it upside down to carve the stone facing. I am tempted...

I have an old steam locomotive with a headlight that brightens with the speed of the engine. How does one install constant-brightness headlights like John Allen had-----and----a glowing red bulb in the firebox??? :confused:

Thanks for the progress report. I poured and carved another stone viaduct a couple days ago. This one was a little more elaborate than the previous. I started to build a mold for one "solid" viaduct by gluing two pieces of foam together. I made the mistake of using contact cement and it...

Keep praying. Maybe someone will come up with an easy solution. I think perhaps the easiest ( so far) would be to determine the size you need and just cast the whole thing and carve it before it hardens. I have had success carving the stones and bricks and it would seem there is plenty of time...

Thanks Bob. I guess you know what I will be looking for in the future when I am out and about. I too have the April, 1973 issue of Model Railroader with John Allen on the cover. I think I would be intimidated if I ever was invited to view his layout. Good thing I can stay in my own little world...

Hmmm, coffee and soft drink cans; that's interesting. Styrene brick or stone sheets seem pausible. I am about ready to just make the whole viaduct, barrel and all. Bob, where did you find that interesting tidbit of information about John Allen. I am reading Lynn Wescott's book, "Model...

Hey, check out "Ya'll Come Along" thread just above this one. First pics are of a gorgeous viaduct. And there's that elusive liner/arch underneath. Somebody write that guy.

I want to build some John Allen viaducts and can't figure out how he made the liner underneath the viaduct. Some are stone and some are brick. They look very real in the pictures. I have mastered the art of carving tunnel portals and viaducts in plaster of paris but---for the life of me---cannot...