
I think many of us are ready to shake off the winter weather. I hope you have been keeping busy pushing projects forward on your workbench and layout. Railroad Prototype Modeler (RPM) season is just around the corner!
Continue reading “RPM season!”A hobby adventure
I think many of us are ready to shake off the winter weather. I hope you have been keeping busy pushing projects forward on your workbench and layout. Railroad Prototype Modeler (RPM) season is just around the corner!
Continue reading “RPM season!”Rapido Trains recently released a couple of HO scale freight cars that fit right into my 1926 modeling focus. These models reflect Pennsylvania Railroad prototypes built in the Teens.
Continue reading “Rapido Trains X23 box cars and R7 reefers”The Norfolk & Western Historical Society has produced a special run of HO scale 36-foot box car kits with Accurail. These models have wood ends and a straight center sill.
Continue reading “Special run N&W box car”Ray Breyer presented on the development of the Fowler box cars and single-sheathed box car designs at the RPM Naperville in October.
Continue reading “Fowler Boxcar origins”It’s been a busy month with the Railroad Prototype Modeler Naperville event and a full weekend with kids and grandkids. I slipped back into modeling with a small caboose project.
Continue reading “Bobbing around”