Articles
The building of the N Scale 'Middlefork Branch of the Southern Ry' Raffle Layout

Model Contests by Thomas Cain

Contests & Points

Construction & Detail

Conformity

The Finish

Scratchbuilding

Entering Contests

Roger Hensley

Installing a Caboose Industries Ground Throw

Knuckle Couplers

Standard S-7 Clearances and the NMRA Gage

Retrucking old r-t-r cars

Frank Hermanek

Finding the Lost Wax Process (PDF)

Welding, Brazing, Soldering - What's the Difference (PDF)

Al Kohut

Special construction photos: Three Mountains - Revised 9/3/04

Norm Reimondo's N Scale Lake Freighter Series...

...Waited for my Ship to come in.

How my Ship came in, Part 1

How my Ship came in, Part 2

Scratchbuilt/Kitbashed Projects

Roger Hensley - The Quonset Hut

Roger Hensley - Suki Plastix

Frank Hermanek - Imperial Valley Consolidation

Frank Hermanek - Alco RS1 #41

Matt Hewitt - The Eagle Fish Camp

Matt Hewitt - Henry's Drive In

Matt Hewitt - "Big Bridge" Over Gawahpawn Drop

  

Tips and Tricks...

 

Athearn Sliding Doors

Bearings and Shafts

Brake Wheel Holes

Better Operating Cars

Handrail Assembly

Locomotive Weight

Mirror Image or 'Sighting the Rails'

More about Mirrors

Modeling With Junk

Roofwalks - When Removed

Weathering Boxcar Roofs

Maintenance

Lubrication Products

Smooth Operator

Paint and Decal

Decal Stripes & Curves

Bottles for Paint

Model Paints

Painting and Masking

Painting Silver Paint

Stripping Brass

True Color

Scenes and Structures

Ballast Spreading Tool

Charcoal Dust

Corrugated aluminum siding

Campbell Shingles

Street Width

Tools, Modeling

Dremel 'Moto Tool'

Gluing With a Pin

Hot Stuff (ACC) Uses (Glue)

Hot Stuff, Using (Glue)

Making a small Vise Clamp

Modeling Knives

Trackwork

Dying Ties

PlioBonding Rails in Place

Short radius street running (Track Radius)

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