RMC Extra Board
Welcome to Craftsman Extra Board! This section is updated periodically with short features contributed by our readers, as well as some recent favorites straight from the pages of Railroad Model Craftsman. Check back as we continue to add new articles!
July 20, 2019
The Company Photographer: Bringing Things into Focus
As with any technology, taking good photos of your model railroad with today’s digital cameras requires a certain level of understanding of how they work.
July 20, 2019
Stevens Mine Job
An inner stair wall, about eight feet in length, was basically a blank canvas. I concluded that this space could be converted into yet another coal loading area and could greatly expand upon the work required by the Stevens Crew.
June 19, 2019
Salt Lake Southern
Gary Petersen’s HO scale Salt Lake Southern is a modern bridge route spanning Utah and Wyoming, with a focus on realistic operations.
June 19, 2019
Collector Consist: The Atlas-Kato Connection
In 1985, Atlas began to source new locomotive releases from Kato of Japan, taking their line to a new level that raised the bar on consumer expectations for all future HO scale diesel models.
April 15, 2019
Scratchbuilt Brass Bridge in HO Scale
Before you decide that scratchbuilding or working in metal is too difficult: read on. Scratchbuilding is not difficult. Soldering and working with metals is not difficult if you keep a few principles in your thoughts as you work.
April 15, 2019
Locomotive Maintenance & Inspection Terminal
Stephen Priest decided early on that he wanted a major locomotive facility on his Santa Fe St. Louis Division to showcase his motive power while modeling the practices of the prototype. The care and servicing of locomotives is very interesting and fun to replicate.
April 15, 2019
Modeling Passenger Terminal Operations
A passenger terminal can open an entirely new vista of passenger train operations. In addition to arrivals and departures, cars can be switched into or out of consists, trains can be turned and moved to storage yards for servicing, and locomotives turned, serviced, or swapped.
February 13, 2019
Weathering an ex-Penn Central Conrail Boxcar
Jeff Meyer of The Weathering Shop shows us his secrets on how to apply weathering for a strikingly accurate HO scale rendition of a ex-Penn Central boxcar that survived into the Conrail era.
February 5, 2019
WRP announces Otto Vondrak next editor of Railroad Model Craftsman
WRP is pleased to announce that Otto Vondrak, associate editor of Railfan & Railroad, has been appointed editor of Railroad Model Craftsman.
January 18, 2019
Lake Erie & Southern Passenger Operations
With a bit of planning, most model railroads can amplify operational interest and create crew positions that draw even hardcore freight engineers onto sleek passenger trains.
