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Railroad Model Craftsman May 2025
Features: New Baltimore & Fair Haven • by GREGORY RICH, MMR — We visit a beautiful freelanced HO scale layout set in the late 1920s. Gunderson SP&S 50’ Boxcars • by JAMES KINKAID — Built for Spokane, Portland & Seattle, these cars served into...
Railroad Model Craftsman January 2020
Features: Lake Erie & Southern • by Dan Munson — Ron Copher’s freelanced layout hosts freight and passenger operations of the 1960s. SCL 40’ Roof Hatch Boxcars: Part 2 • by James Kinkaid — Seaboard Coast Line ordered an additional...
Railroad Model Craftsman April 2024
Features: United States Military RR: The Aquia Line • by BERNARD KEMPINSKI, MMR — A finely-detailed O scale layout depicting Civil War era railroading. PC&F 86’ Hi-Cube Boxcar • by JAMES KINKAID — These pioneering boxcars were designed to serve the automotive...
Railroad Model Craftsman July 2025
Features: Chesapeake & Ohio James River and Alleghany Subdivisions • by Alan Bell — Follow along on a typical day on Mike Burgett’s HO model railroad built for operations. Penn Central 60’ Boxcars Part 1: Class X62/X62A • by James Kinkaid — Penn...
Railroad Model Craftsman September 2024
Features: Switching Under Florida Palms • by Lance Mindheim — Modeling Miami's Modern East Rail District served by CSX in HO scale. Bethlehem Steel 52'6" Gondolas • by James Kinkaid — A common class of gondola for Baltimore & Ohio, Reading, and...
Railroad Model Craftsman February 2023
Features: Maximum Operating in Limited Space • by Steve C. Bradley — A compact switching layout inspired by mid-century small-town Ontario. Kitbashing Netcong Freight House • by William E. Botkin — Kitbashing a Lackawanna freight house from an Atlas laser-cut...
Railroad Model Craftsman August 2017
Features:Building Craftsman Kits I • by Dave Capron — Join us in a series addressing the construction of craftsman kits.Build an IC SD40-2 • by Bruce Rogers — Bruce shows us how he reworked an Athearn blue box kit into an impressive model.B&O O-66...
Railroad Model Craftsman November 2024
Features: Lehigh Valley’s Final Chapter in N • by RON PAPIERCAVICH — A beautiful proto-freelanced take on the Route of the Black Diamond in N scale. Pullman-Standard60’ Paper Service Cars: 7452 • by JAMES KINKAID — New designs for 60’ boxcar developed...
Railroad Model Craftsman July 2022
Features: Illinois Terminal O’Fallon Branch • by Steve Goaring — Set in the summer of 1961, this HO scale layout hosts relaxed branch line operations. Penn Central G47 Gondolas • by James Kinkaid — These 50 ft. Fruehauf gondolas built...
Railroad Model Craftsman December 2020
Features: Wires Over the New Haven • by Rick Abramson — Intense New Haven electric operations around Bridgeport, Conn., in HO scale. Model a Jersey Central Express Boxcar • by Alan Mende — This modifi ed 40-foot boxcar is designed...
Railroad Model Craftsman February 2026
Features: Rio Grande Gunnison Divisionby DOUG GEIGER, MMR - A detailed HO layout that combines standard and narrow gauge operations. All-Purpose P-S 89’ Flatcarby JAMES KINKAID - This fleet of utility flatcars was built by Pullman-Standard for Itel Industries in 1978-1979....
Railroad Model Craftsman November 2017
Features:Wood Passenger Car, Part 2 • by Tom Griffiths, MMR — Scratchbuild a heavyweight wood-bodied passenger car in plastic.Building a Snowshed • by Dan Lewis, MMR — Building a board-by-board snowshed in N scale.Pennsylvania RR F36 Flat • by James Kinkaid — A look at these impressive...
Railroad Model Craftsman May 2017
Features:Weathering a LAJ CF7 • by Lance Mindheim — Setting a strategy and prioritizing your techniques.Chicago Great Western • by Mike Porter — A visit to a prototype railroader’s dream layout built with the help of friends.Old School Scenery • by Joseph Kreiss — Make good-looking...
Railroad Model Craftsman October 2021
Features: Oregon Short Line in N Scale • by Dean Ferris — Great Northern and Northern Pacific team up to haul heavy traffic over a proto-freelanced joint line through Eastern Oregon in 1969. Kansas City Southern Pulpwood Cars • by...
Railroad Model Craftsman April 2018
Features: Modeling LAJ Alco S-2 • by Lance Mindheim — Rebuilding an Atlas Alco S2 into an LAJ masterpiece. Burlington Route • by Dan Munson — RMC visits James McCrosky’s CB&Q St Joe subdivision in HO scale. C&NW 3,010-cu.ft. PS-2 • by James Kinkaid — Part...
Railroad Model Craftsman April 2020
Features: John Peluso’s Frisco Line • Dan Munson — Inspired by childhood memories of the Frisco Lines around St. Louis, John Peluso’s double-deck HO scale railroad is built for operation. Pullman 5077 Boxcars: Part 1 • James Kinkaid — From...
Railroad Model Craftsman September 2016
Features:MoPac SD40–2 • by Brian Banna — A heavy-duty, ultimate upgrade of the Athearn SD40–2.RMC Explores • by Harry K. Wong — Bay Area Prototype Modelers Meet.P-S 7315 cu ft Boxcar • by James Kinkaid — Photographs and prototype drawings of this Pullman-Standard auto parts car.White...
Railroad Model Craftsman March 2015
Features:Great Falls Station • by Dan Lewis, MMR — Scratchbuilding a historic depot in N scale.UP Fast Mail • by Mike Brock — Finding and modifying cars to represent a Union Pacific mail train.P-S Coal Hoppers II • by James Kinkaid — A continued look at Pullman-Standard’s...
Railroad Model Craftsman January 2016
Features:Union Pacific U30C • by Harry K. Wong — Improving the HO-scale Atlas GE U30C with updated details and LED lighting.Railroad Signals • by Bruce Chubb, MMR — Railroad signal practices and their model railroad application, Part 2.Yuma Gas Station • by Nicholas S. Muff —...
Railroad Model Craftsman February 2015
Features:Making It Sag • by Bruce Dombey — Creating sagging rolling stock is quite easy if you scratchbuild it.AT&SF SD45–2s • by Eric Goodman — Eric Goodman shows us how to build and super-detail a Santa Fe SD45–2 and an SD45–2b from RailPower shells.P-S...
Railroad Model Craftsman September 2015
Features:Colorado RR Museum • by William E. Botkin — Fulfilling a 50-year-old dream.3D Printed Log Cars • by Richard Todd — Creating unique cars in three scales using additive printing machines.Cast Tunnel Liners • by Victor Hand — A close look at scratchbuilding believable tunnel liners.Southern...
Railroad Model Craftsman May 2016
Features:Pennsy’s X58 Boxcar • by James Kinkaid — Drawings and history of the PRR C58 boxcar.Railway Express Agency • by Victor Roseman — Using design preservation modular walls to create an REA building.Muddy Putty • by John Nehrich — Making economical landform filler from paint and...
Railroad Model Craftsman November 2016
Features:Railroad Signals Part 11 • by Dr. Bruce Chubb — Modern CTC application and implementation.A Tall Tale - Tell-tales • by Daniel Kleine — Designing and scratchbuilding model railroad tell-tales.Big Operations • by Dale Ridgeway — Large scale Western Maryland railroad designed for operations.B&O P-34 Flatcar •...