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    Point to point branch line?

    My Duwamish Terminal, which was along three walls but which will soon be along all four with a 2' opening for the entrance, is a point to point design but will have a "continuous run" connection. At 10X12, in HO, I can't justify running manifests, but once in awhile it would be nice to have a...
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    It's time to go...Downtown!

    Search the MODEL RAILROADER and RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN magazine article indexes for Robert Smaus. He has done numerous articles based on Southern California SP layouts. His article "Big City Signs" in the February 1988 RMC was full of ideas about detailing the downtown area of a small Southern...
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    Looking for Tugboat for Layout

    The Lindburg "Diesel Tug" is 1/82, not too oversized for HO. It is a model of a WW 2 U.S.Army (yes, Army!) design, and many surplus units made their way into the US maritime industry. If you search Marine Historical Society of Detroit, and go to their "Art of the Modelbuilder" section, you can...