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 15, 2024
Mike Confalone’s Allagash Railway: Part 1
It’s 1982 in Western Maine on Mike Confalone’s proto-freelanced HO layout that captures scenes of northern New England in early spring.
December 15, 2024
Realistic Kansas Street Running
How to model asphalt streets so textured you can almost smell them on a hot day.
November 14, 2024
Make Detailed Cypress Tree Stumps
An easily adaptable technique to create massive cypress stumps for swampy scenes in O scale (or any scale you wish).
November 13, 2024
Return to the Barchester Branch
A proto-freelanced approach to a rural Pennsylvania branch line terminal in HO scale, based on a track plan by Robert Chant.
October 20, 2024
Operations on the C&O Ryder Gap Sub
Adopting prototype Chesapeake & Ohio practices for fun and engaging operating sessions on the freelanced Ryder Gap Sub.
October 20, 2024
Lehigh Valley’s Final Chapter in N Scale
Ron Papiercavich’s beautiful proto-freelanced take on the Route of the Black Diamond in N scale.
September 25, 2024
Soo Line in Southern Indiana
Rural scenery dominates this HO scale Soo Line secondary set in mid-1990s southern Indiana.
September 25, 2024
Making a Scene at CP 294
An old New York Central tower solves a scenery dilemma on Dave Abeles’ HO scale Conrail Onandaga Cutoff.
August 16, 2024
Switching Under Florida Palms
Modeling Miami’s modern East Rail switching district served by CSX in HO scale.
August 16, 2024
Updating an Ancient Scale-Craft Pennsylvania Railroad K4s in O Scale
Breathing new life into an 85-year-old O scale Pennsylvania Railroad K4s model with modern updated details.
