Model Railroading March 2009

Add a realistic gravel pit
An industry big enough to need the railroad
By Mike Confalone


A forced perspective canyon
Scenery tricks add distance beyond your railroad
By Willem van der Hoeven


Narrow backdrop hills
Carved foam hill sections make a scene look bigger
By Sam Swanson


Build the Beer Line
Part 3: Ballast, streets, riverbanks, and scenery
By Cody Grivno and the MR staff


Simply New England
The colorful White River Division in HO scale
By George Dutka


Scratchbuild a handcar house
Build a lineside structure from styrene
By Jack Burgess


Weather a cement hopper
Cement powder gives realism like nothing else
By Mont Switzer


Rail-marine operations on a shelf
An HO waterfront scene in less than 15 square feet
By Barbara Brunette