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!
December 21, 2018
2018 Year End Message
Stephen Priest has chosen to accept a position in the model railroad industry and will be leaving us in the early part of the new year. A new editor will be named soon.
November 26, 2018
Milwaukee Road River Subdivision in HO Scale
Building on his long railroading career, Steve Brudlos’ beautiful HO scale model railroad represents a portion of the Milwaukee Road River Subdivision between the Twin Cities and La Crosse.
October 17, 2018
Union Pacific EMD SD70ACes and SD70AHs: Prototype Data and Details
In the October 2018 issue you will find an article on how to accurately model a Union Pacific EMD SD70AH from the HO scale Walthers Trainline SD70ACe model. This month we provide additional prototype data and detail photos of UP SD70ACes and SD70AHs.
August 23, 2018
True Grit for Model Railroad Scenery
Readily available at most hardware and farm supply stores. poultry grit can find many uses for model railroad scenery in all scales.
July 19, 2018
Bay Area Prototype Modelers 2018 Show Report
Our associate editor attended the 15th Annual San Francisco Bay Area Prototype Modelers Meet on Saturday, June 16, in Richmond, Calif., featuring hundreds of scale model exhibits from local modelers.
June 19, 2018
Iowa Interstate West End in HO Scale
The Iowa Interstate took over operation of the old Rock Island main line between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Bureau, Ill., in 1984. Joe Atkinson models the railroad in May 2005, reflecting a time he spent on the prototype line railfanning and documenting its operations.
June 4, 2018
Consider the Commuter Part 5: Kitbashing Structures for Flagstone
In this installment, we’re going to focus on the key rail-served structures in this scene. When we began this series, we tried to select building kits that would be readily available and easy to customize.
April 25, 2018
Soggy Gondolas: Modeling Wet Weather
If you model a railroad that operates in wet weather region, adding trapped rainwater to the cargo area of the car can be a detail that takes your empty gondola to a new level.
April 18, 2018
A Caboose Comes to the Farm
I have always wanted a real caboose in my yard, but have never been able to afford one. One night while sitting at my work bench I thought why not model a caboose in the front of the farm house on my layout? And so began the project.
April 18, 2018
The Frisco Northern Division in HO Scale
Like most modelers, I am often asked why I chose the Frisco. The biggest reason is that it’s a great trip back to a simpler time and place. No matter where my family went in Springfield, there was the Frisco, so I associate those great family times with the railroad.
