You don’t have to be into narrow gauge or even HOn3 to find a wealth of information and value in its pages. Maybe you’ve always suspected that the narrow gauge guys are having more fun, and you’d be right! The 2024 HOn3 Annual is loaded with exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full and your modeling fires stoked all year. Now in its 16th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading, but with something for everyone in each issue.

Table of Contents:

From Kits to an Operating Layout
An Exit Strategy — by Keith Pashina and Mike Engler

Mourning Shapeways
Eulogy for the 3-D printer That Got Me Started — by Robb Thomas

Hitching the Wagon
The Final Stage — by George Riley

SOCal’s Narrow Gauge Tank Car Fleet
Part 3: Distribution, Operations, and Infrastructure — by Greg Maxwell

Norman’s Creek
My 12×2 ft. HOn3 Switching Layout — by Martin Fischer

Snowshed at Lizard Head
Adventures in Stripwood — by Dave Vollmer

Building the Aberdeen Shed
From Scotland to Appalachia — by Sam Swanson

On Any Given Day: Part II
This Layout Features Rio Grande Southern, Colorado & Southern, and East Broad Top — by Linn Moedinger

Elevating Scratchbuilding
A Grain Elevator From the Western Plains — by Peter Metzker

New Tools in Scratchbuilding
Modeling Denver & Rio Grande T-12 No. 168 — by Glenn Butcher

Resuscitating the Rio Chama
Malcolm Furlow’s Famed Layout Lives On — by Rich Mossholder

Sway Back Flatcar
Tips for Putting That Bow Down Low — by Bob Brendle

Nine Millimeter News
A Product Survey for HOn30/9mm Models — by George Riley

Around Town
Structure Kits Plus Details, Details, Details — by George Riley

The Boiler
Part II of Building D&RGW 600, a 2-6-6-2 — by Paul Buhrke

Are Your Experienced?
The new Johnson City Railroad Experience — by Geoff Stunkard and Dr. Fred Alsop

Radiused Turnouts for Tight Spaces
Using the Fast Tracks Jigs and Twist Tie Strips — by Dennis Carrell

New England and Beyond
The HOn30 Sheepscot & Strong Railway — by George Riley

A Water Tank for Sheepscot
A Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Inspired Tank for the S&S — by George Riley

Rio Grande Southern’s Ophir Loop
Building a Free-Mo Sectional Layout — by Fuzzy Anstine, Krys Gieskieng, and Jonathan Zook

Narrow Gauge Trains of the Catskills
A Mini Book Review and Proto-Primer — by Ray Buteux