In the newest edition of Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide, you’ll find 18 all-new stories, plus plenty of tool tips and workshop tricks. Discover how-to stories, behind-the-scenes information, and timely modeling techniques all in this popular 84-page special issue.
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Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide 2022
Make a lake! • Learn the steps to make a believable water feature on your layout
Shoot NEXT LEVEL images • Focus stacking and a realistic viewpoint can help improve your model railroad photography
A turn for the better: Building a helix • Precise measurement, alignment are vital
Spare the rod
The story in the DETAILS • Figures and scenic details make scenes to fascinate layout visitors
A NEW GEEP for the N scale MR&T • How to strip, paint, decal, and weather a road locomotive
Easy weathering techniques • Take your structure from good to great with these quick tips
Brass engine basics • We take some of the mystery out of brass locomotives
Metal foundries Moving iron and sand in a small space • An industry you can model
Hauling iron ore in the north country • This 23 x 27-foot HO scale layout re-creates the Gogebic Iron Range in the steam-todiesel transition era
Puffball conifers
Signs of the time
You’re the Power Desk • Fleet management on the Onondaga Cutoff
Speed-matching your locomotives
Off the Rails Tool tips and workshop tricks • No doubt you’ve heard the phrase, “Work smarter, not harder.” And that’s exactly what these smart Off the Rails tips let you do. If you want to see them in action, take a look at the Off the Rails episodes mentioned in each tip. You’ll find them – and all the episodes – on Trains.com.
Model paved roadways • Make convincing concrete thoroughfares with just a few supplies
Modeling a typical SMALL TOWN • Oakland, Ill., offers interesting opportunities
More realistic waybills
Good Paper Cuts • Paper kits offer options for low-cost experimentation
Celebrating AMTRAK’S 50TH • Roaming the nation from station-to-station
Q&A with Gerry Leone • Get to know the modeler behind the ‘Back on Track’ and ‘Off the Rails’ video series
Reliable running on DCC with an ESU PowerPack • Adding a capacitor pack to a Rapido RS-11 makes a great locomotive even better
It’s easy if you know how