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Striving for Realism: Graveyards
This article is about striving for realism by building a cemetery on your garden railroad. It is an easy task to do and can be as simple or elaborate as you want it to be.
Feb 9, 2011 - 9:00:00 AM
Turntable and Roundhouse Project
Over the years, I have tried to find something available commercially that would satisfy the need for a turntable, but all of the ones available in G were much too short.
Feb 2, 2011 - 9:00:01 AM
Upland Trains Building Review
The building arrived packed securely in a cardboard box with two Styrofoam packing supports holding the building firmly in place. When the building was removed from the packing, it reinforced the positive first impression of the building from the show.
Sep 2, 2009 - 10:00:00 AM
Eaglewings New Home Town Buildings
Here at Eaglewings Iron Craft we have industrial buildings for people to work at. We have downtown buildings with shops and other bussineses where people shop and have fun. But where do all these people live?
Sep 17, 2008 - 6:00:00 AM
Build: General Store, Filling Station and Garage
In this article I will be building a garage, filling station and store all combined. This is a simple building that anyone who has a desire to scratch build can do easily.
Sep 10, 2008 - 6:00:00 AM
How to make stairs. - Six simple steps.
Here is an almost no-cost 6-step technique for making realistic stairs of any height
Jul 23, 2008 - 6:00:00 AM
Building a Route 66 Attraction
Ted Greeno debuted his outstanding re-creation of this 1950's landmark at the BTS at the Queen Mary several years ago and has been seen at most of the set-ups that have been done by the Del Oro group since that time. Ted used a mixture of wood and a stucco mixture to recreate this historic Route 66 attraction.
Jul 16, 2008 - 9:00:00 AM
FlashBack: Building Structures with Hardi-Board - Part 2
What is Hardi-Board and what are its advantages? Your building is ready for the next step. Let's mark the building for the size brick or stone you wish to use.
Jun 11, 2008 - 8:00:00 AM
FlashBack: Building Structures with Hardi-Board - Part 1
What is Hardi-Board and what are its advantages? Come learn from expert builder Bob Gentile. Learn by doing and follow these step-by-step instructions on building a switch tower with this material.
Jun 4, 2008 - 8:00:00 AM
Constructing a Mine and Ore Processing Plant Out of Concrete
Ever since I built my Mystic Mountain Railroad there has been this bare hillside with a siding next to it that I thought would be perfect for a mine and ore processing structure. This winter I finally got around to constructing Mystic Mountain Mining and Manufacturing ? 4M (?One better than 3M?).
Apr 30, 2008 - 10:00:00 AM
Simple Outdoor Storage
One of the issues with the Florida property is that it is in a deed restricted community so a large yard barn was not possible for equipment and power storage.
Jan 30, 2008 - 9:00:00 AM
Adding Details to your Buildings
A while ago I wrote three articles about my 1/29 NYC Roundhouse for LSOL detailing how I had built a six stall roundhouse for my New York Central Big Four indoor railroad. Come see how I add machine shop equipment, gas station furnishings, tools and people in 1/25 scale to give your buildings a finished look.
Dec 26, 2007 - 8:00:00 AM
Striving for Realism: Walls
Building walls is always the first step in building a structure. The next step is to determine what you are going to do with the interior and exterior walls once you have made them.
Jul 18, 2007 - 5:00:00 AM
Striving for Realism - Tanks
...you'll pass the Union Pacific rail yards and a variety of tanks-water tanks, oil tanks, natural gas tanks and storage tanks. My garden railroad had buildings, rail yards, people, a mining operation, farms, locomotive shop, but no tanks. So, I sought to make some.
Jun 6, 2007 - 9:00:00 AM
The Picket Fence
While I was in my workshop just puttering around, I came up with the idea of making a picket fence. Come learn how to make your own.
May 2, 2007 - 9:00:00 AM
Color Signs with a Monochrome Laser Printer
The appearance of buildings and other objects in a garden railway can be enhanced greatly by including signs and other textual items.
Dec 15, 2004 - 6:55:00 AM
Building a Three Story Sawmill
I have had my railroad running for over one year and now I need some buildings.
Dec 8, 2004 - 6:40:00 AM
Recycled, Restored -- Saved from Extinction
I've come across two "building" collections this summer from people getting out of the "G" scale hobby.
Oct 20, 2004 - 6:45:00 AM
Build a 2 Story Outhouse
A 2 story outhouse may seem strange but they did they did make them in the old days.
Sep 29, 2004 - 8:42:00 AM
Building the Ultimate Train Shed
What better activity than to relax by running trains after a long hard day. The only problem is that when you only have 30 minutes to run trains and it will take 10 minutes to get them out...
Jul 28, 2004 - 8:34:00 AM
Building on a Budget - Birdhouses
The building of a "log cabin" on a budget begins with the purchase of a simple birdhouse from Michael's Craft Store for $5.00.
Jun 9, 2004 - 8:07:00 AM
First Look: Aristo-Craft Switch Tower
With a ring of the doorbell, the UPS driver dropped off another addition for my railroads today. Outside the door a very large box waited for me.
Jun 2, 2004 - 3:38:00 AM
Small Stone Buildings
Here is a fairly easy project showing how to build a stone building. Once you know how, you can make bigger buildings.
May 26, 2004 - 7:38:00 AM
Building a Big Shed to Store Big Trains - Part 5
Once I had the shingles on, it was time to tackle the copula. Most train sheds or engine houses I have seen have some type of opening on the roof for the smoke and hot gases to escape.
Jan 7, 2004 - 12:48:00 AM
Building a Big Shed to Store Big Trains - Part 4
How does one put shingles on the Big Shed? Check out how Rick does it, almost 2,000 times.
Nov 19, 2003 - 7:35:00 AM
Creating Force Perspective using "O" Scale Buildings
I have used "O" scale buildings along the wall in the city of Indianapolis on my railroad. "O" scale buildings gives a feeling of perspective to my 1/29 railroad. They are slightly larger than the buildings in the painted backdrop and much smaller than the buildings in the front of my towns.
Jun 2, 2003 - 1:06:00 PM
Detailing a Large Scale Engine Terminal
Many garden railroaders have built some sort of small engine terminal on their large-scale layouts. Most are just a one or two-stall engine house and maybe a water tower or coal tower. The addition of a few additional details will allow you to make a credible representation of an engine terminal.
May 28, 2003 - 5:09:00 AM
Building a Big Shed to Store Big Trains - Part 3
Take the time to cover the roof. Maybe a lot of time.
Dec 3, 2002 - 10:33:00 PM
Building a Big Shed to Store Big Trains - Part 2
The next steps to making a big shed, time for the doors.
Dec 3, 2002 - 10:25:00 PM
Building a Big Shed to Store Big Trains - Part 1
I wanted to construct a train shed that would be durable and water resistant, so I could store my rolling stock outside.
Dec 3, 2002 - 10:24:00 PM
Securing your Trains Outside for Fast Operations
Store your trains outside for to get a jump start on running.
Apr 3, 2002 - 2:21:00 PM
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