Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads
A hobby adventure
It’s time to share the work of another pre-Depression era railroad modeler. Harold Oakhill has been here before with some wonderful Pennsylvania Railroad XL class box cars. He just wrapped up building several New York Central box cars. Harold takes over the blog to discuss his latest works. Click on any image here to review … Continue reading “Virtual RPM Meet 1”
Updated August, 2021 Many modelers inquire about available plastic models appropriate for Pre-Depression Era railroad modeling. The general perception among a large number of hobbyists is uninformed and many feel there are only a few models appropriate to represent railroads of the 1920s. With the help of several railroad prototype modelers, this guide has been … Continue reading “A guide to 1920s era HO scale plastic freight cars”
I am in the process of moving to Texas, so I have a guest blog post! Collaboration and communication with other modelers who have similar interests can spur progress on a number of projects. My friend Harold Oakhill is modeling the Ulster & Delaware Railroad in the heady days of the early 1920s. We regularly … Continue reading “Harold’s Pennsylvania Railroad box cars”
I started assembling and upgrading a six-pack of Accurail USRA hoppers a couple of months ago. These are destined for a club layout in Morgantown, WV so the extra detail has been kept to a minimum. I downloaded a PDF file of an old pamphlet from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Historical Society that features detail and … Continue reading “More Hopper Madness!”
This post began as six separate email updates with a few friends to share upgrade ideas and techniques for the HO scale Accurail USRA hopper models. Since everything worked out pretty well, and the images are decent, I thought I’d share it here. Most of the images on this post can be seen in a larger … Continue reading “Upgrading Accurail hopper cars”