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!
May 15, 2023
Harvest Time: Modeling a Modern Midwestern Wheat Harvest
Using faux fur as the base to make a convincing Kansas wheat field in HO scale as part of a scene depicting the summer harvest.
May 15, 2023
Rock Island Mid-Continent Route
Based on the old Rock Island route between Kansas City and the Twin Cities, this HO scale layout will be on the NMRA convention tour this summer.
April 17, 2023
Lakehurst Industrial Park: A Modern HO Switching Layout
A proto-freelanced HO scale switching layout inspired by modern Conrail Shared Assets operations in New Jersey.
April 17, 2023
Rebuilt Santa Fe SF30C in HO
Santa Fe rebuilt 70 General Electric U36Cs to extend their life into the 1900s. Modify and detail an SF30C in HO scale.
March 17, 2023
Mill Gap on the Chesapeake & Ohio Ryder Sub
This proto-freelanced HO scale layout is inspired by elements of Cass, West Virginia, firmly in the Chesapeake & Ohio era of the mid-1970s.
March 17, 2023
Prototype Modeling Cass, West Virginia in HO Scale
Have you ever considered scratchbuilding an entire town? Steve Funsten models Cass, West Virginia, in the modern excursion era.
February 16, 2023
The Legendary Virginian & Ohio Railroad
Allen McClelland’s legendary HO scale empire pioneered many concepts in model railroad design and operation still employed today.
February 16, 2023
90 Years of Craftsman History
When it comes to publishing the best in scale modeling month after month, we did it first, and nine decades later, we still do it best.
January 20, 2023
Why Freelance? Lessons Learned on the Tenino Western
Creating a plausible freelanced model railroad like the N scale Tenino Western has its own unique challenges.
January 20, 2023
Build a Realistic Photo Diorama
Building a photo diorama is a great excuse to get those models off the shelf, and practice your scenery skills.
