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!
January 20, 2023
Why Freelance? Lessons Learned on the Tenino Western
Creating a plausible freelanced model railroad like the N scale Tenino Western has its own unique challenges.
January 20, 2023
Build a Realistic Photo Diorama
Building a photo diorama is a great excuse to get those models off the shelf, and practice your scenery skills.
January 19, 2023
Southern Pacific Tunnel Motor Upgrade in N Scale
Upgrading details and lighting on an older InterMountain N scale Southern Pacific EMD SD40T-2 diesel locomotive.
December 15, 2022
Splitrock Mining Co.: Minnesota Iron Ore Railroading
An Alco-powered tribute to iron ore railroading in northern Minnesota in HO scale.
November 18, 2022
Ken McCorry’s Penn Central Buffalo Line
Penn Central-era operations on the Buffalo Line over Keating Summit are represented on this barn-sized HO scale empire.
November 18, 2022
Steve Mallery’s PRR Buffalo Line
Steve Mallery’s layout captures late-era Pennsylvania Railroad operations from Harrisburg over Keating Summit to Buffalo in HO scale.
October 21, 2022
Buffalo Creek & Gauley in S Scale: Summer of ’64
We head trackside to an iconic Appalachian coal-hauling short line, accurately modeled in S scale.
October 15, 2022
Building Signals for the Lackawanna in HO
Scratchbuilding distinctive wayside signals found along the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western main line in HO.
September 15, 2022
Welcome to Cass County
Grain, feed, and fertilizer are the lifelines of Tom Johnson’s freelanced HO scale short line set in northern Indiana in the late 1970s.
September 14, 2022
Yakima Valley Traction Steeple Cab No. 298
Commercial parts and Stanton drives combined to create a unique HO electric freight motor that served Yakima Valley Traction through the 1980s.
