Garden Railways December 2014

Staff corner: Vance Bass
By Vance Bass
Fitting out a new coach 
pg. 30 

Scratchbuilding an impressive bank
By Bruce Chandler
This structure was built of plastic and wedding-cake decorations 
pg. 32 

Basic diesel detailing in 1:29 scale
By Gavin Smart
Small changes bring your locomotives to life: Part 1 
pg. 38 

A garden railroad for my golden years
A raised line solves many problems 
pg. 42 

Build a custom-radius curved trestle
By Michael Herhusky
Some simple geometry is all it takes 
pg. 50 

Building a Mason Bogie
By Mike Garforth
A Piko 2-6-0 provided the starting point for this project 
pg. 56