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!
March 15, 2016
How to Play With Trains
How do we “play” with our layouts? It’s an important question because it ultimately determines how much we enjoy our railroad or whether we enjoy it all. Fewer people than you’d expect can answer the question accurately.
February 11, 2016
Building a sandblasting booth
The sandblasting booth was easy to build from a plastic storage box, and would make a great addition to any home workshop.
February 11, 2016
Pulling a GP18 out of a Tyco GP20
Often an older, less expensive model can be used as the basis for a kitbash. A very good and inexpensive kit bashing project for beginners, or a reasonable answer to a GP18 for your pike.
February 11, 2016
A rural New Jersey interchange for Freemo
The modules are designed to be viewed and operated from both sides, and to mate up when turned 180 degrees. It is a truly revolutionary format that has caught on with many groups across the country. With this in mind, I looked at Hampton, N.J., as a candidate for modular railroading.
February 11, 2016
A “Hot Shot” Diorama
A famous O. Winston Link photograph provided the inspiration for this HO scale diorama constructed for an exhibit at the George Eastman House by the RIT Model Railroad Club.
December 20, 2015
Variations on a Theme
These five easy projects made use of a readily available inexpensive kit for their basis. Only a few additional items were added to change the character and use of each model.
June 1, 2015
2015 New England Northeast RPM Meet
New England offers a lot to model railway enthusiasts, and the home teams were well-represented at the 2015 New England/Northeast RPM Meet in Collinsville, Conn.
August 20, 2013
Make your own chain link fence
You can make your own chain link fence to fit any size lot on your model railroad. The author holds up a completed section of fence prior to painting which he made from simple brass rod nylon tulle.
May 10, 2012
One Car or a Hundred: The Ontario Central Railroad
Model railroads are an exercise in compromise. We cannot always include every feature and every length of track we wish to include. This is one of the reasons short lines make good candidates for model railroads!
May 16, 2010
Effective paint masks to stop the bleeding
Easy to make masks from strip styrene helps make painting structure walls with cast-in details much easier and cleaner to finish.
