Garden Railways August 2012

A new idea for roofing
By Larry Elsenheimer
Leftover Formica makes excellent shingles
pg. 22

Building Civil War-era railroad models
By Dennis Lenz, Henry Kayser
Creative kitbashing of commercial products provides historically correct period models
pg. 24

The birth and re-birth of the Bronson Tate & Sons Lumber Company
By Doug Bronson
Evolution and re-evolution
pg. 28

Innovative interiors
By Bob Santos
Complex detail installation is made easier using this techique
pg. 36

Raising the Dunckley Northern
By John Morrison
How one man elevated a former ground-level line
pg. 38

28th National Garden Railway Convention preview
By Jim Schulz
A few of the railways you can visit
pg. 44

Kitbash an unusual boxcar
By Steve Hauff
An inexpensive car provides the basis for this interesting conversion
pg. 58

Staff corner: Nancy Norris
By Nancy Norris
Make stronger scale retaining walls
pg. 64