Author Archives: Crimson Star

Garten Bahn: No. 4 2010 (September)

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Bekohlung selbst gebaut, p. 29 (construction, sratchbuilding, drawings, coal station) This article shows how to make a nicely detailed coal station for your steam engines.

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Garten Bahn: No. 5 2010 (November)

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Unterbau-System, by Karl Zwirchmayr, p. 22 (construction, drawings, roadbed, concrete) This article describes how to make concrete roadbed segments for your track.

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Outdoor Railroader: Vol. 6 No. 3 (July 1996)

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Build an RPO Baggage Car, by John T. Derr, p. 38 (kitbashing, drawings, LGB, 1:22.5) This article describes how to kitbash an LGB 3081 combine into a railway post office car. Americanize PIKO’s Brick Enginehouse, by Dave Cummins, p. 40 … Continue reading →

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Outdoor Railroader: Vol. 6 No. 5 (November 1996)

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Build a Disconnect Crane Car, by Mac McCalla, p. 42 (kitbashing) This short article describes how the author kitbashed a logging disconnect car (basically a flatdeck car on a single truck) by adding a small crane to it. Several photos, … Continue reading →

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Märklin Magazin: No. 2 2007 (April)

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Nothing of interest to garden railroaders.

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Märklin Magazin: No. 3 2008 (Juni)

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Durch den Schweizer Jura, by Christian Zellweger, p. 90 (Basel, Switzerland) This article reports on the 150th Year Basel-Olten celebrations. Nice photos.

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Mainline Modeler: Vol. 23 No. 6 (June 2002)

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Crimson Star

Burma-Shave Signs, by Harold Russell, p. 26 (construction, scratchbuilding) The author includes examples from 1937 to 1951, and lists several websites that may have additional slogans. Whitcomb Diesel, by Hideo Uchino, p. 38 (construction, scratchbuilding, brass, 1:48) This article contains … Continue reading →

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Garden Railways: Vol. 2 No. 1 (January 1985)

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The Biscuit Tin Special, Part I, by John Wenlock, p. 8 (construction, drawings, steam locomotive, 1:19) A Railbus for the OBR, by Mark Horovitz, p. 11 (construction, drawings, railbus, 1:24) An Abandoned Store Building, by Joseph Crea, p. 16 (construction, … Continue reading →

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Garden Railways: Vol. 2 No. 2 (March 1985)

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A Garden Railway in a Northern Climate, Part I, by Mike Westren, p. 12 (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) The Biscuit Tin Special, Part II, by John Wenlock, p. 20 (construction, drawings, steam locomotive, 1:19)

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Garden Railways: Vol. 2 No. 3 (May 1985)

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A Locomotive Test Stand, by Greg Ritacco, p. 6 (construction, drawings, livesteam locomotive, Mamod) This article shows how to build a simple test stand for an 0-4-0 Mamod livesteam locomotive.

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