On30 Annual 2025

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Calling all model railroad enthusiasts and On30 aficionados! Immerse yourself in the captivating world of narrow gauge railroading with a special all-new 2025 On30 Annual. This year marks the 20th issue of providing you modeling fun & accessible narrow gauge in O scale, featuring amazing models, layouts, and building projects. 

Table of Contents: 


A Look Back… and A Look Ahead
by Chris Lane

Upgrading Bachmann Porters
Weathering Techniques for Your Steel Hoppers • by Walter Reid

Wandering Spruce Railroad
A Compact Railroad with Big Appeal • by Sean Williams & Kevin Spady

Steam Dummy
Brights Ideas for Building a Dummy • by Allen K. Littlefield

Confessions of a Rivet Counter
Recovery is Possible with My 12-Step Program • by Chris Bohn

Raúl’s Frijoles Boxcar
Melted Modeling for a Swayback Look • by Gary Beatty

Low Cost Rural Scenery
Stunning Results From Budget Materials • by Matt Woods

Get a Horse!
Modeling Commercial Vehicles from the Early Thirties • by George Riley

Shower Shack on the Mosquito Creek
How Loggers Clean Up Their Act • by Joseph Kreiss

A Freelanced Center Cab Switcher
Inspired by a Long-Forgotten Locomotive Model • by Pete Leach

The Practical & Achievable Railroad
Designing and Building a Short Line • by Stan Shields

Scratchbuilding a Drop-Bottom Coal Car
Ajax Trucks-Equipped and How to Build Them • by Sam Swanson

Frijoles Refritos de Raúl
Explosive Modeling • by Gary Beatty

Modeling Across Generations
Inspired by the Master • by Brian Clauto

A Handcar for the Wheeling and Finely
Building the Speed Demon • by Andrew Clauto

Modeling with Grout
Scenery for the Spring Creek • by Rick Bell

No Room For the Layout of Your Dreams?
Try a Mini Layout • by Larry Knapp

Scratchbuilding Rolling Stock
Thoughts on Rolling your Own Rolling Stock • by Bob Bennett

Building a Southwestern Adobe House
A Typical Adobe Abode • by Bob Staat

Chillin’ on the Mountain
Modifying a Bachmann Reefer into a Tiffany • by Steven Bechtold

Al Judy: A Legacy of Inspiration
Remembrances and Models • by Thomas P. Farrell, Jr.

Condiment Tanks
Pass the Ketchup • by Michael Tylick

Vance Junction
On the Rio Grande Southern in On30 • by Roy Kell

Lil Miss Molly
A Mail Rail Car • by Glen Gronevelt

Locomotive and Rolling Stock Roundup
Our 2025 Review • by George Riley


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