AUGUST 2024: Take a trip to Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1967, and watch as Chicago Great Western and Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern work industries downtown from opposite sides of the street. Dan Munson takes us on a tour of this interesting part of Mike Porter’s HO scale CGW layout. Patrick Lawson returns with scale drawings of The Milwaukee Road’s station in Sturtevant, Wis., while Tom Oxnard shows how he scratchbuilt a model of the famous B&M Baked Beans plant in Portland, Maine. Detlef Kurpanek unravels the mystery of the new Layout Command Control protocol. All this and more in the August issue of Railroad Model Craftsman!
ScaleTrains Releases N Scale EMD SD40-2s
Echoing its HO scale release, ScaleTrains is now shipping all-new EMD SD40-2s for N scale as part of its premium Rivet Counter product line.
Fort Dodge Duet
Two railroads serving an urban switching district from opposite sides of the street on this HO scale Chicago Great Western layout set in Iowa.
Introduction to Layout Command Control: Part 1
In the first of a three-part series, we look at the emerging Layout Command Control protocol for controlling accessories and more.
Micro-Trains ‘Grit N’ Grime’ Series 2-Bay ACF Covered Hopper Kit
Micro-Trains’ first HO “Grit N’ Grime” series release is a trio of 2-bay ACF covered hoppers painted and prototypically weathered after actual cars from three different railroads.
ScaleTrains’ HO and N EMD SD40-2s
In January 1972, EMD launched its new “Dash-2” line of locomotives. Now ScaleTrains is releasing the SD40-2 in HO and N scales.
The Future is in Transit
Transit modeling is not just the future, it’s presently arriving at hobby shops near you.
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