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!
June 17, 2020
Customize an MLW S-4 Switcher in N Scale
Rebuilding an Atlas Alco S-2 model into a credible representation of a Canadian Pacific MLW S-4 diesel switcher in N scale.
June 17, 2020
The Sn3 Loon Lake Railway & Navigation Co.
Peter Smith’s beautiful Sn3 Loon Lake Railway & Navigation Co. is a freelanced narrow gauge logging railroad set in the Pacific Northwest in the 1930s.
June 3, 2020
Lehigh Valley Caboose Kitbash in HO Scale
With some careful research and work, a cheap Life-Like “train set” car can be turned into a rewarding model of a Lehigh Valley Northeastern style caboose.
May 20, 2020
John Schindler’s HO Scale St. Louis Junction Railroad
The St. Louis Junction Railroad is a freelanced operation based on the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA). The TRRA is a large terminal and neutral switching railroad operating on both the Missouri and Illinois sides of the Mississippi River.
May 11, 2020
RMC Layout Design Clinic: Lessons Learned
How many opportunities do you get for a “do-over?” That was the opportunity presented to the members of the Rochester Institute of Technology Model Railroad Club (RITMRC) just a few years ago when they decided to tear down their existing layout and start over with a new design.
April 15, 2020
Get Wrecked: Modeling a Wreck Damaged Santa Fe C30-7
This wrecked Santa Fe C30-7 isn’t the first piece of wrecked equipment that I’ve placed on a flat car, but for the purposes of an operating layout that features a scrap yard, I had to make this load removable.
April 15, 2020
Model the Polka Dot Diner in HO Scale
Situated in downtown White River Junction, the Polka Dot Diner has been a local gathering spot since 1925. The author’s HO scale replica of the iconic diner is part of a larger scene representing the city on his White River Division model railroad.
April 9, 2020
NRMA Cancels 2020 National Convention, Train Show Amid Pandemic
National Model Railroad Association has been forced to cancel its annual convention for the first time in history amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 6, 2020
WRP welcomes Justin Franz to staff of Railroad Model Craftsman
WRP is pleased to announce that Justin Franz will be joining the full-time staff of Railroad Model Craftsman as an Associate Editor.
March 16, 2020
Simple Options for Modeling Faded Paint
In the past few years I have come across two very simple procedures to replicate faded paint on various types of model railroad equipment that anyone can master easily.
