Railroad Model Craftsman October 2024

Features:

Soo Line in Southern Indiana • by JOHN EMLEY — Rural scenery dominates this HO scale Soo Line secondary set in mid-1990s Indiana.

Freight Car Upgrade with Photo-Etched Detail Parts • by STEVE HOLZHEIMER — It’s easy to create your own photo-etched detail parts in any scale.

Great Northern Anacortes Station • by PATRICK LAWSON — A combination freight and passenger station for a Washington branch line. 

Make Realistic Concrete Roads • by JUSTIN BLUMENKAMP — An easy-to-follow method to build realistic mid-century concrete roads. 

Making a Scene at CP 294 • by DAVE ABELES — An old tower solves a scenery dilemma on Dave Abeles’ Conrail Onandaga Cutoff.

Layout Command Control: Part 3 • by DETLEK KURPANEK — Wrapping up our series with planning your network, wiring, events, and more.

Backdrops from Digital Photos and AI • by BOB WUNDROCK, MMR — Using digital tools to design unique backdrop images for your layout.

Departments:

• Safety Valve — Letters from our readers
• Receiving Yard — New product reports and industry news/compiled by Harry K. Wong
• Test Track — In-depth reviews of new hobby products
• Rail Books  — Big Emma: Louisville & Nashville M-1 2-8-4s/review by Otto M. Vondrak
• Timetable — Listings of railroad-related events contributed by our readers
• Perspective — Los Angeles Union Station/Otto M. Vondrak
• Boomer Trail — 2024 NMRA National Convention Scrapbook/Otto M. Vondrak
• Craftsman Workshop — Some Boston & Maine Structures/George Dutka
• Painting & Weathering — Weathering a Second-Hand RS-18u/Tim Hayman
• Diverging Points — The Strange Calendar of Model Railroading/Jason Shron
• Editor's Notebook  — Commentary from your editor/Otto M. Vondrak
• Dealer Directory — Listing of our favorite recommended hobby dealers
• Index of Advertisers

Since 1933, Railroad Model Craftsman brings you the best in scale model railroading every month! In each issue you'll enjoy beautiful layout tours, detailed scratchbuilding and detailing features, the latest news and in-depth product reviews, exact scale drawings, construction tips and techniques, and more. Stop dreaming and start building!