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!

BAPM 2022: The San Francisco Bay Area’s Prototype Modelers Meet

July 11, 2022

BAPM 2022: The San Francisco Bay Area’s Prototype Modelers Meet

Modelers from across the west came to Richmond, Calif., in June for the 17th Annual Bay Area Prototype Modelers Meet.

Steve Goaring’s Illinois Terminal O’Fallon Branch

June 20, 2022

Steve Goaring’s Illinois Terminal O’Fallon Branch

Set in the summer of 1961, Steve Goaring’s HO scale model railroad hosts relaxed operations on the Illinois Terminal O’Fallon Branch

Corrugated Steel from Tin Foil

June 20, 2022

Corrugated Steel from Tin Foil

It’s easy to make your own corrugated steel panels from embossed tin foil to enhance the look of a standard Walthers structure kit.

Joe Visintine’s East Bluff Terminal

May 17, 2022

Joe Visintine’s East Bluff Terminal

Joe Visintine’s HO scale East Bluff Terminal model railroad is based on the urban switching districts around St. Louis.

Scratchbuild a City Block on a Slope

May 17, 2022

Scratchbuild a City Block on a Slope

This commerical block in the author’s HO scale Patapsco Falls is inspired by the architecture of Baltimore and the surrounding cities.

When Coal Was King: Louisville & Nashville

April 21, 2022

When Coal Was King: Louisville & Nashville

Inspired by coal-hauling operations in Eastern Kentucky, Jeff Keubler’s HO scale Louisville & Nashville layout is part of the 2022 St. Louis NMRA convention tour.

Solving S Scale’s Identity Problem

April 21, 2022

Solving S Scale’s Identity Problem

With its roots in American Flyer toy trains, S scale is a vibrant modeling medium that allows you to stretch the boundaries of modeling creativity in a scale larger than HO, but smaller than O.

Dremel Kitbashing Award: Delaware & Hudson Chop-Nose Alco RS-3 in S Scale

March 25, 2022

Dremel Kitbashing Award: Delaware & Hudson Chop-Nose Alco RS-3 in S Scale

An S scale American Models RS-3 was modified to represent a chop-nose unit rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen for Delaware & Hudson in the 1970s as the final entry in the RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award contest.

Arizona Railroading: The Lost Dutchman Lines

March 15, 2022

Arizona Railroading: The Lost Dutchman Lines

This large HO scale layout built for operations combines prototype elements of the Southern Pacific in Arizona with a freelanced short line.

Dremel Kitbashing Award Winners: 1972-2022

March 14, 2022

Dremel Kitbashing Award Winners: 1972-2022

Reader Ed Krottendorfer assembled a spreadsheet of all Dremel Kitbashing Award contest winners from the last 50 years.