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 18, 2022
Kitbashed Tower for East Syracuse
An old Tyco kit is modified to look like a typical New York Central interlocking tower by modifying the wall sections and adding key details.
December 27, 2021
June 1974: Milk Trains, Milk Cars, and Creameries
June 1974: A brief look at the former railroad milk industry and related equipment with tips on how to model milk cars and a creamery.
December 20, 2021
Introducing: Iowa Interstate’s Milan Branch
Introducing the Iowa Interstate Milan Branch, an overview of its operation, and how to adapt it to an HO scale model railroad design.
December 20, 2021
From Flat to Full-Size: Kitbash a Hood Creamery in HO Scale
Kitbash a shallow background building into an expanded structure to fit a space representing a typical New England creamery in HO scale.
December 8, 2021
Diesel Variety at Staten Island’s Arlington Yard
This detailed micro-layout depicts Baltimore & Ohio’s busy diesel terminal and engine house on Staten Island in HO scale.
December 8, 2021
Christmas Trees Shipped by Rail
Shipping Christmas trees by rail was once a very lucrative seasonal business, and can be easily modeled in almost any location or era.
October 21, 2021
The N Scale Southern Alberta Rail
This modern freelanced N scale layout features the dramatic crossing of Crowsnest Pass in Alberta and British Columbia.
October 21, 2021
Model a Modern Buffer Car
Just like the real railroads, you can take retired covered hoppers and convert them into modern buffer cars for your unit tank trains.
September 21, 2021
The N Scale Oregon Joint Line
Great Northern and Northern Pacific team up to haul heavy traffic over a proto-freelanced joint line operation through Eastern Oregon in 1969.
September 21, 2021
Make Your Own Flashing EOT
Why not add flashing removable end-of-train (EOT) devices to several of your modern freight cars? It’s not as difficult as you may think.
