Big-time U.S. railroading in the U.K.by Brian MooreOne Saturday a month I carry my HO scale model railroad module – Quisling, CA – to a local Scout Hall. There, I meet a few friends who bring their modules, and we get a lot of pleasure running good-looking U.S.-outline, or prototype, trains in a reasonably prototypical way with a dispatcher.
Quonset hut building flats made easyby Joseph KreissAnyone who served in the military has likely slept, worked, ate, or received medical treatment in a Quonset hut. During World War II, between 150,000 and 170,000 Quonset huts were manufactured.
40 years on the Utah Beltby Eric BroomanAn autumn storm is brewing over the Continental Divide and will soon leave a fresh dusting of snow on the higher peaks. The pine-and-sage scented wind is noticeably cooler than the previous week.
Kitbashing an HO scale 2-8-2 steam engineby Robert A. BoydSay there’s a locomotive you need for your roster, but nobody makes one. One answer is to build it yourself, starting with another model that looks fairly close