MARCH 2024: This month we take a fond look back at Steve Rodie’s freelanced HO scale Montana & Colorado Southern, a showcase of Western railroading that was rebuilt for operations. Doug Nelson shows us how he scratchbuilt historic Palmer Union Station using a laser-cutter and a sculpting technique to represent quarried stone, while Greg LaRocca kitbashes a one-of-a-kind B&O baggage car from a Rivarossi model. All this and more in the March issue of Railroad Model Craftsman!
ScaleTrains Delivers HO 82’ Modern Trinity Reefers
Now available from ScaleTrains are HO scale Trinity 82’ Refrigerator cars as part of its premium Rivet Counter series.
Montana & Colorado Southern
A fond look back at Steve Rodie’s freelanced HO scale showcase of Western railroading that was rebuilt for operations.
Scratchbuilding Palmer Union Station
Recreating the signature Boston & Albany cut-stone passenger station in Palmer, Mass., with a laser cutter in HO scale.
Rail Conductor AniLight DCC Lighting Decoder
RailConductor LLC is a new company that has released the AniLight Lighting Decoder as its first product. As its name implies, this is a lighting circuit controlled by DCC commands.
Rapido Trains HO Scale Northeastern Caboose
Rapido Trains has brought us an HO model of the Northeastern caboose, and while it’s not the first time this prototype has been represented, it is the first model where the manufacturer has been attentive to the variations in appliances and equipment.
To Clutter, or Not to Clutter
Everyone fights the battle of gathering clutter in their hobby space… What will you do about it?