Tony Koester You've waited all year for it... The 2012 Carstens On30 Annual! Now in our seventh year of publication and featuring 116 pages of exclusive On30 model railroading content. We have everything you have come to expect from the On30 Annual, including gorgeous layout tours, in-depth construction features, and practical historical features. Building is fundamental to On30 and this year’s Annual is packed with great projects. Peter Reisiger takes us step by step through building Evanoff Pattern & Foundry. But that’s not all! Bill Iwan builds a heavy duty On30 flatcar, Jim Schulz and Dave Wingrove provide two fun railbus builds, Sam Swanson shows us how to spruce up commercial turnouts, Bob Bennett builds a waterfront, Al Sohl hides the edge of his layout and expands his yard with a mirror/bridge combo and Gil Flores shares his Mack wrecker and shows us a great technique for rusty metal. And that’s just a partial listing! The Annual is known for great layouts and the 2012 issue is not exception. We are pleased to present for the first time in print the fabulous Cranberry Wharf by Danish modeler Troels Kirk. This layout is the talk of the internet, but wait until you see the rich beautiful photos in print. But we don’t stop there! You’ll also find Steve Austin’s Elkhorn Timber & Iron which can be visited during the 2013 NMRA National in Atlanta, and Chris Comport’s latest profession layout build, the Crown Valley District Ry. & Monarch Mining Railroad and professional structure builder Dennis Dunning shares his home layout. Like plans to build from? Who doesn’t! We are happy to give the On30 modeler several detailed drawings this year. How about the entire business district of Sundance, Wyoming? Vic Worthington gives us the block of great false front buildings. And Chris Lane has an On30-sized water tank based on the D&RGW tanks at Villa Grove and Jacks Cabin. Finally, did we mention layouts? Yes we did, but we understand that not everyone has space for room -sized monsters. That’s OK, because we have you covered there too. Buzz Allen’s diorama is a contest winner, yet is only 2 foot by 4 foot. Likewise, Lowell Ross’ Soggy Bottom Mining Company is super-detailed in a compact 14 inches by 6 foot, yet like Buzz’s, can be incorporated into a larger layout someday. We even have a micro layout from Tad Dowdy that could fit on a hat! |
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Use the innovative design ideas in Model Railroad Planning 2012 to get your layout plans off to a great start! Discover 11 buildable HO, N, and O scale track plans, practical advice, construction tips, and inspiring features that include: * Andy Sperandeo’s multi-level 40’ square Santa Fe main line over torturous Cajon Pass * New techniques for planning trackside structures using digital photos * A novel double-mushroom design modeling the spectacular Canadian Pacific in British Columbia * Achieving greater visual depth and space with open-sided structures Model Railroad Planning 2012 also includes an exclusive BONUS PLANNING BOOKLET! |
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Ken Hamilton builds an almost astounding 1:25 scale A-frame lumber stacker diorama (truck with tall extension on the back to hoist boards onto tall stacks of lumber at mills). Ken has authored many articles for Kalmbach's Finescale Modeler but this thing is a departure from his usual material and one of his very best. Bob McManus shows how to create the most realistic granite rocks and mountain scenery you have ever seen -- REALLY! Chuck Doan completes a SUPERB 1:24 abandoned garage diorama and describes, step-by-step, exactly how to recreate most aspects. Close ups are indistinguishable from 1:1 -- something almost nobody else ever has achieved. It is the cover article. Gordon Birrell, in 1:16 scale, and Marty Jones, in 1:48, build Fordson power shovels (like a steam shovel but powered by a gas powered Fordson tractor). Gordon describes how to scratchbuild the motor, radiator, cowling, and other basic subassemblies to use as the basis for four different Fordson vehicles. Marty tells how he used a few parts from a commercial kit and scratchbuilt the rest of his shovel. John McGuyer explains how to fabricate brass details and how to work with cast resin and styrene parts, in this case for a 1:32 scale SP reefer. It is a generic primer on how to construct brass parts and tips on wall and roof assembly, not a reefer construction article. Nick Ogden describes how he built a 1:35 scale structure ... literally brick by brick! He also goes into detail on the scenic treatment. And he shows how to make your own plaster bricks and interlocking brick wall panels. The man has gone mad but the results are superlative. Finally, three chapters on building with cardstock (heavy paper): First the results of our "build a small card structure" contest. Then Sam Swanson tells how and where he uses cardstock to scratchbuild parts for all kinds of models -- integrating card, styrene, wood, and metal into a single model -- using the best material for each part. Finally, I (Russ Reinberg) reveal my latest discoveries in using inkjet printed cardstock (and art papers) to create extremely realistic, board-by-board models without ever touching a bottle of paint: Just print, cut, assemble, then dab a few spots with pastel chalks and you have a contest quality model. |
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Celebrate the locomotives that defined the final, glorious decades of the steam era with this special collectorÌs edition, Fantastic 4-8-4 Locomotives. Learn about the various designs and how railroads in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico used them. See rare, dramatic photos of these giants at work. Recall the excursion careers of more than a dozen 4-8-4Ìs. Fantastic 4-8-4 Locomotives is expected to ship middle of November 2011 Your Credit Card will be billed for this item immediately, and it will be sent to you as soon as it is available. |
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Great Model Railroads 2012 is an enthusiastÌs dream come true. Among the 10 remarkable layouts included in this oversize annual issue are - a scenic HO scale B&O layout built for realistic operation at the close of the steam era - a 1:29-proportion shelf layout representing a Miami industrial spur - at 54 x 70 feet, one of the largest home layouts ever presented in Great Model Railroads Each feature includes crucial how-to information and fully illustrated track plans. Beautiful, full-color photos, many taken by expert model railroad photographers Paul Dolkos and Lou Sassi. truly bring these realistic layouts to life. |
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By Chris Lane, Editor This third edition is packed with 116 pages of pure HO scale narrow gauge enjoyment. Exciting layout tours to comprehensive construction articles to historical research and prototype information. From the mountains of Colorado to the wilds of Pennsylvania to the hills of Tweetsie country and everywhere in between, we've got you covered! Table of Contents!!Layout Tours * Slim Gauge Guild by Bill Beverly * Wolf Creek Line by Mike McClure * Jim Hoffman's Rio Grande Southern Layout by Jim Hoffman * Denver, South Park & Pacific Layout Plan by Gary Kohler Construction * Sargent Coupler Installations * Red Mountain Resturant by Todd Leftwich * Spline Roadbed by Ross Ames * Scratchbuilding Vintage C-16s by Uwe Kaiser * Vulture Mobile by Keith Glaab * Narrow Gauge Varnish by Duncan Harvey * Blue Point Installs and DCC Friendly Turnouts by Vic Worthington * East Broad Top Locomotives by Brian Budeit * Blackstone Passenger Cars by Laurie McLean * D&RGW Baggage by Bob Bennet * Blacklog Street Buildings by Russ Norris * RGS Rico Station Roof Rebuild by Mike Conder * Rib and Spar Benchwork by George Riley * EBT Passenger Cars by Brian Budeit * Tsunami Install in a Westside C-16 by Jim Vail Scenery * The Wow Factor by Burton and Patrica Maxwell * Scenery Basics - Where to Start by Ed Prime * Chama Yard Snow Scene by Duane Richardson * Bridging the Gap by Sam Swanson Prototype * Eastern Tennesee & Western North Carolina Freight Cars by Larry Smith * Colorado & Southern Modeling by Duncan Harvey |
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The Power that Moves the Nation Feel the force of todayÌs most advanced locomotives with Locomotive 2011! You’ll get an in-depth look at these mighty machines plus an update on what’s going on with smaller railroads and passenger power and a look back in time at the history of GE. Get up to speed on a new generation of locomotives and take a look back at some of the greatest engines in history with Locomotive 2011. Here’s even more of what’s inside: * What’s new in motive power * How New Jersey Transit continues to be a technological leader * GE’s impressive history * And much more! Available end September 2011Your Credit Card will be billed for this item immediately, and it will be sent to you as soon as it is available. |
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With 43 Track Plans from the Experts, you’ll get an up close look at 43 of the most innovative and prototypically inspired plans ever published in Model Railroad Planning magazine, the annual publication focused on layout design and construction. Not only will you see these plans magnified across two pages, you’ll also get photos and expert tips. This must-have guide contains: * Plans for small, medium and large areas * A two-page spread on each layout, showing an enlarged version of the plan as it was originally drawn in Model Railroad Planning magazine. * A photo of the layout or a photo of the prototype railroad the layout model * All-New commentary and advice on each plan from the experts * And much more!
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This special issue resumes the epic quest of the 1953-1954 and 1954-1955 editions. Tag along with writer David P. Morgan and photographer Philip R. Hastings as they savor the final, bittersweet years of steam on the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Nickel Plate Road, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and other citadels of cinders.
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* The Argent Lumber Company, Part One * A Dickson Locomotive Works 0-4-0 * The Dolly Varden Mines Railway * A Gerlinger Lumber Carrier * A 1930s Machine Shop * A Two Ton Semi-Vulcan * The Mills on Deer Creek * A Junk Yard Porter * A Shed, A Skidder, and a Couple of Trucks
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Get the all-new special issue of How to Model Railroads of the 1950s, and you’ll have the expert insight you need to recreate an accurate re-creation of a bustling 1950s railroad. * Go back to when steam was departing and diesel arriving * See an N-scale Rock Island layout in all of its bustling glory * Get the lowdown on delivery trucks that competed with railroads * Understand ‘50s rail operations * Learn to model 1950s trailer-on-flatcar equipment * Take a close look at architectural details of the era
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Our biggest issue ever at 116 pages, the 2011 On30 Annual is packed with great Narrow Gauge modeling information! A work train pauses near the coke ovens at Apache Wells, the work of Verne Niner.
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* Build Your Best Layout! * 14 Great New Track Plans Show You How Enjoy a fantastic variety of exciting track plans and layout design ideas for all scales in this popular annual edition. - 14 all-new plans for HO, N, and O scales - Ken Lehman’s L-Shaped bookcase layout - Modeling a Maine harbor town - Distinctive layout themes by Paul Dolkos - Introduction to British 4 mm-scale modeling - Dozens of full-color photos and hands-on help - Plus many more exciting layout ideas and articles! |
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Go Behind the Scenes of the Year’s Greatest Layouts with Great Model Railroads 2011! Build a spectacular model railroad with the great examples of layouts in N, HO, and O scales. Great Model Railroads 2011 features expert tips, design ideas, great photography, and other great guidance. You’ll be amazed at how model railroaders have achieved their dream layouts. |
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Get an up-close perspective with this rich compilation of first-hand accounts from railroaders in the age of steam and early diesels Working on the Railroad. With this special collecto’s issue, you’ll feel like you’re on the job with the people who kept the trains rolling day and night, winter and summer, coast to coast. Share the thrills, frustration, camaraderie, humor, and even terror of life on the front lines of America’s most dynamic and romantic industry. The railroad experience truly comes alive in Working on the Railroad |
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RUSS REINBERG editor and publisher CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Denver & Rio Grande Western Third Division Branch Lines CHAPTER 2 The Poverty Gulch & Opulence Railroad CHAPTER 3 Shadow Box Layout Design CHAPTER 4 Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company Number 1, Betsy CHAPTER 5 D&RGW Stock Car Number 3500 CHAPTER 6 The D&RGW Jack's Cabin Tank CHAPTER 7 How To Repair and Detail a Brass Locomotive PLANS The San Christobal Railroad Company "GALLOPING GOOSE" As Built In 1934 The D&RGW Jack's Cabin Tank |
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If you loved the 2009 edition, the 2010 HOn3 Annual will not disappoint! From layout tours to construction projects to prototype history, there's something for all HO scale narrow gauge model railroaders Climb aboard the exciting world of narrow gauge modeling in the only publication exclusively for HO scale model railroaders, the Carstens HOn3 Annual. |
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Get a Glimpse of the Greatest Locomotives! This new collectorís issue from Trains magazine is your ticket to the fast-paced world of todayís locomotives. Get the inside story with this top-of-the-line guide. - Motive Power Review - GE Test Track - Luxury Locomotive Lodge - And much more! |
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Kids love trains. The sounds, the size, the motion ñ all of it fascinates children from an early age. Now share the excitement with Trains4Kids. Trains4Kids is a fun introduction to the exciting world of trains! This special magazine is geared just for kids. Theyíll love seeing: All about trains: Model railroads, toy trains, and real trains! Games, puzzles, crafts, and coloring The Travel Town Museum in Los Angeles What itís like to work on the railroad Model railroads at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, And more! |
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Explore the history and heritage of railroading with Historic Trains Today. Historic Trains Today transports you to the most interesting scenic and historic steam and diesel railroad operations you can find. Jump on board! Ten great American historic railways to visit; Germany's Hartz Mountain Railway; Sumpter Valley: The Pacific Northwest's slim-gauge survivor; The most interesting preservation projects in the U.S.; and many more fantastic features!
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Russ Reinberg, Editor and Publisher CONTENTS: Chapter 1 Diamond & Caldor: El Dorado Narrow Gauge Chapter 2 Build A Generic Pile Driver Chapter 3 Eneret Peat Products Chapter 4 A Lombard Rail Truck Chapter 5 West Side Lumber Company Rolling Stock Chapter 6-7 Through 10 Ton Shay Locomotives PLANS: A Generic Pile Driver 7 Ton Contractor's Shay 10 Ton Contractor's Shay OUR COVER: Diamond & Caldor Shay Number 10 unloads logs at the Diamond Springs sawmill. (Jan Rons painting from the Mallory Hope Ferrell collection) ** LIMITED STOCK*** |
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It's all here in How to Build Realistic Scenery! This essential guide, featuring the best of Model Railroader's popular 'Step-by-Step' column, gives you proven techniques you can trust to make your scenery as realistic as possible. This special issue includes: 23 articles that cover virtually every scenery-building challenge Clear photos that show you how to make it happen Several techniques for every skill level And much more! |
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100 Greatest Train Movies, the new special issue from Trains magazine, presents 100 of the best movies featuring trains. Go behind-the-scenes with details from your favorite films; See where Hollywood got it right, and where they didn't ; Get thousands of facts you didn't know about these films and so much more!
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Now shipping our biggest and best issue yet. Now in its 5th year of publication, the On30 Annual consistently delivers the kind of thought-provoking and detailed how-to articles that make the narrow gauge hobby so fascinating. Don't miss the fun, order yours today! Upgrading Bachmann Log Cars Quick and easy appearance improvers The Ruphe & Tumbelle Railway On30 Guard's Van Tribute to the Bachmann Mogul Pseudo C's Barnhart! Switching from HO to On30 Ditching the Dummy The Tuscarora & Kuehn Creek Extreme Boxcar Makeovers Loco Poco A Different View of Your Layout "Time Travelling" On30 Boxcars The New Texas Creek Scratch a Gallows Turntable A Sea Coast 2x8 Display Prescott Depot A Small Part of a Big World On30 Product Spotlight |
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Scratch built a pair of early 20th century trucks Fade paint and create convincing rust Add oil, grime, and the ultimate weathering to any vehicle Scratch build a wood fire station Create worn, peeling paint ... without paint Scratch built in brass with everyday tools A scratch built HO scale boiler house diorama Outstanding brick walls from foam insulation A prize winning derelict caboose Two master modelers scratch build standard gauge rolling stock. **LIMITED STOCK** |
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Explore the last heroic attempt by railroads to win back passenger business through insightful stories and features such as: City of St Louis-One UP streamliner's Niche in the postwar passenger scene; The California Zephyr-Why America's most talked-about train had to die. Twin-engine Racehorses-A hogger recalls running EMD's ultimate passenger diesel, the E unit;-Dazzling images of streamliners from the Dream Trains era.
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Everything you need to know about modeling track. How to Build Realistic Reliable Track is a must-have reference with answers to common problems, stories from the experts, detailed photos and how-to illustrations, and much more. This all-new special issue features stories such as: * Superdetailing a turnout, how-to instructions by Lance Mindheim * Realistic and reliable flextrack, with basic and advanced techniques by Tony Koester * Quiet tracks quiet trains by Bob Kingsnorth * From track plan to layout by Paul Dolkos * And many more! Available Mid August |
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Railroads and the need for speed - This special edition from Classic Trains celebrates the world of speed in railroading's dynamic mid-century decades. Learn how the industry developed and ran some of the fastest, flashiest, most memorable trains of all time. Fast Trains will explore motive power, signaling systems, marketing, and passenger and freight service. First-hand accounts of high-speed runs will put you in the center of the action. This 116-page, oversized edition will be packed with dramatic photos and compelling articles such as: - High-Stepping Hudsons - The 4-6-4 was the ultimate steam speedster on many roads - Running Santa Fe's Super C - An engineer recalls his time on America's hottest freight - Coast-to-Coast Speed Record - A UP streamliner's cross-country dash has never been equaled - Banana Trains of Mid- America - Illinois Central rushed fruit trains from New Orleans to Chicago - And much more! |
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SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION View beauty and brawn captured in one place. This collection of the 100 best railroad photos from 68 years of Trains magazine is filled with the artistry of top rail photographers. Feel the force and experience the grace of decades of powerful and striking photography on the rails: ENVIRONMENT - Discover railroadings magnificent urban, rural, and scenic beauty LOCOMOTIVES - Witness the power, speed, might, brute force, and gracefulness that embodies these tremendous engines PEOPLE - See the hard work, skill, and devotion of railroad people laboring ICONS - View classic images that capture a special feel or a sense of place in railroading ACTION - Feel the motion and sense the emotion as the lens captures trains at speed |
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No matter the amount of space you have, 102 Realistic Track Plans will have a large assortment of 4x8 to basement-sized plan suggestions for N, HO and O scale layouts, with all-new descriptions of operation, scenic elements and more for each one! Compiled from the pages of Model Railroader magazine and inspired by the 1956 book 101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders, this special issue brings you great content including more than 100 track plans, clearance charts and grade characteristics. Plus, each order includes 6 Railroads You Can Model the all-new bonus booklet from Model Railroader! |
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How To Build Realistic Layouts: Towns & Cities focuses on the towns and cities along railroad lines. This issue brings you how-to stories on modeling telephone and power lines, prototype drawings of storefronts, exciting photography, and much more! Don't miss this all-new special issue from the editors of Model Railroader!
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This all-new 100-page special issue from Trains magazine will take you trackside and in the cab of the amazing machines of yesterday that keep rolling today. Steam Today, the special issue from Trains magazine - Remarkable photos of the great steam engines still running today - The debate about rebuilding or reboilering steam engines - The men and women who keep steam alive today - Traveling steam: The fun and frustration of intinerant.
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See how the nations' trains helped win World War II with Railroads and World War II, in this 116-page collector's issue from Classic Trains magazine. You'll get over 150 spectacular photos, plus compelling stories like: All aboard again! The Wandering Y-3's, Trains in White, Kodachrome Diary, Serving the Servicemen, and Pearl Harbor's Railroad. |
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How To Build Realistic Layouts: Freight Yards, the all-new special issue from the editors of Model Railroader, will show you everything you need to know about designing, constructing, and operating your own model railroad freight yard. This special issue is packed with how-to features on scenicking and detailing, prototype drawings, and photographs of freight yard structures.
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In Search of Steam II (1954-1955) resumes the epic quest that began in the 1953-1954 edition. Tag along with writer David P. Morgan and photographer Philip R. Hastings as they savor the final, bittersweet years of steam on the Nickel Plate Road, Burlington Route, B&O, Illinois Central, Norfolk & Western, C&O, and other citadels of cinders
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The editors of Classic Trains are proud to present In Search of Steam, the new, special collector's issue that celebrates the final years of steam railroading in America. You'll go back to the mid-1950's when steam was about to give way to diesels forever. Act now to remember: Big engines in command on mainline freights, High-stepping passenger jobs on commuter runs and limiteds, Pocket-sized tank engines prowling industrial tracks, Tired old Moguls plying branches and shortlines, And much more! |
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How To Build Realistic Layouts - Industries You Can Model, the all-new special issue from the editors of Model Railroader, shows you how to model lineside industries. It's packed with articles on: Signs for industries, modeling the railroad's customers, citrus packing houses, grocery warehouses, and much more! |
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Celebrate the Great Days of Steam!\nTake a trip back to the great days of railroading with Steam Glory 2, the new Special Edition from the editors of Classic Trains. From majestic giants to loveable little engines, the full range of steam locomotives is covered in Steam Glory 2. First-hand accounts from enginemen put you in the cab. Dramatic photography brings the majesty of steam to life. Steam Glory 2 covers the world of steam with: * 116 oversized pages * Detailed studies of outstanding locomotives * 100+ photos, including rare color * Tales from men who were there |
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Diesel Victory, the all-new special issue from the editors of Classic Trains, recaptures the exciting period from the 1920s to 1960, when diesel locomotives battled steam for supremacy on America's railroads. With a large format and more remarkable photos, you won't want to miss this 116-page collector's edition. Diesel Victory is packed with: * A timeline of major events in the battle with steam * Profiles of the major builders: EMD, Alco, Baldwin, Fairbanks-Morse, and Lima * An in-depth look at EMD's Cleveland plant, the third-largest diesel builder * Which railroads dieselized first and how |
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This special edition from Classic Trains Magazine is packed with insightful commentary and beautiful photographs. Trains with names like Zephyr, Hiawatha, Rocket and Super Chief created a sensation in depression era America. |
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Step By Step This information packed special issue gives you all the expert visual advise to build a model train layout * time saving tips for benchwork, wiring and track * 8 layouts with detailed track plans, wiring diagrams and step by step instructions * tips for creating or modifying scenery plus FREE DVD |
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