SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023:Tom Yorke is building a new G15 layout and describes it and his locomotives. If you have an old Grandt Line On3/On30 18-ton Porter kit, Gary Bothe shows how he added DCC to his kit. Matt Woods gives techniques for making a realistic shoreline right-of-way for his On30 railroad, and Rob Bell continues his series on White Pass & Yukon locomotives with the life and tragedy of No. 68. Todd Gieg has been building an HO scale model of the Boston Revere Beach & Linn Railroad for a museum and brings us up to date on his progress, followed by Jack Burgess, MMR, telling about his 40-plus year quest to build a Yosemite Valley 4-4-0. All this and more in the September/October Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette!
Upgrading an On30 Grandt Line 18-ton Porter with DCC and Sound
East steps to detail an older On30 steam switcher model with the latest digital command control and sound system installed.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 10
Continuing our series, we take a look at the short life and tragic end for White Pass & Yukon Route 2-8-0 Consolidation No. 68.
Utopia Cafe from Mine Mount Models in HO Scale
Mine Mount Models offers the new Utopia Café craftsman kit in HO, and soon to be released in O scale.
Colorado Rust Solution from Wild West Scale Model Builders
Wild West Scale Model Builders has released Colorado Rust in their Smoke and Mirrors series of stains and paints.
Waste Not!
Waste not, want not! Recycling old models into new scenes is a great way to re-use classic pieces that need a new home.