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Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads A hobby adventure Gondola builds PRR GRa 1913 builder image from the Westerfield Models AC&F collection About a year ago, a few Pre-Depression Era railroad modelers embarked on a group kit build. We chose a Pennsylvania Railroad GRa class composite gondola kit, but we opened the door for other gondola models that fit the era. It’s time to share the progress! Continue reading Gondola builds” Author Eric Hansmann Posted on May 9, 2024 May 9, 2024 Categories Freight Car Models Tags details , gondolas , group build , PRR , resin freight car kits Leave a comment on Gondola builds Resin kit builds – Missouri Pacific cars I’ve built several HO scale resin freight car kits since the summer of 2023. For some reason, I’ve forgotten to share the overall progress. Some details have appeared on the blog, but overall summaries have been lacking. Let’s start with a couple Missouri Pacific cars that were enjoyable builds. Continue reading Resin kit builds – Missouri Pacific cars” Author Eric Hansmann Posted on April 2, 2024 Categories Freight Car Models Tags automobile boxcars , box cars , kit building , Missouri Pacific , resin freight car kits 11 Comments on Resin kit builds – Missouri Pacific cars Cranes Eckington Yards, 6/4/23. United States Washington D.C. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016847637/ I’ve been noticing various types of cranes in prototype photos of team yards and tracks. They do not show up everywhere, but cranes are a detail to consider when modeling a scene in the 1900-1940 years. The 1923 image above documents passenger cars parked at a team yard in Washington DC for a Shriner’s convention. They aren’t easy to spot. but there are several cranes in the background. Continue reading Cranes” Author Eric Hansmann Posted on March 21, 2024 March 22, 2024 Categories Research Tags cranes , details , Prototype , team tracks 4 Comments on Cranes Repetition Many aspects of model building are repetitive. These might be details or processes used across several similar models, or many of the same details applied to one model. Sometimes I will procrastinate completing a model because of all the same small details that need to be installed. Like installing 36 small brackets on a gondola. Those are the brackets in the lead image. Continue reading Repetition” Author Eric Hansmann Posted on March 1, 2024 February 29, 2024 Categories Freight Car Models Tags B&O , details , gondola , resin freight car kits 6 Comments on Repetition Brake rods I’ve been building several HO scale resin freight car kits over the last several months. I’ve always had a problem determining the length of the center rod on the brake gear. I figured out a simple way to make these the correct length. I know if I’ve had a problem with a modeling detail, others have also experienced a similar issue. Continue reading Brake rods” Author Eric Hansmann Posted on February 20, 2024 February 19, 2024 Categories Freight Car Models Tags brake details , kit building , Prototype , resin freight car kits 3 Comments on Brake rods Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 60 Next page Search for: Search Resource Pages A guide to 1920s era HO scale plastic freight cars A quick guide to Westerfield Models for a 1920s model railroad Accurail Prototype Data B&O Freight Car fleet of 1926 Car Builders’ Cyclopedias Freight Car Fleets RPM event calendar USRA Freight Car Assignments W&LE Freight Car Fleet of 1926 Archives Archives Select Month May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 September 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 March 2014 February 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 Blogroll Bernie Kempinski’s US Military RR Byron Henderson’s layout design thoughts Chris Adams’ Valley Local Chris Ellis’ Adena Railroad Don Ball’s Stockton & Copperopolis Railroad Frank Hodina’s Resin Car Works Gary Ray’s Southern Pacific Gerber Division, circa 1926 Gene Deimling’s Proto:48 blog George Dutka’s White River Division HAVOC: a circa 1923 Free-mo project Hicks Car Works Hunter Hughson’s Niagara Branch Jason Hill’s Night Owl Modeler John Golden’s Railroad Prototype Modeler Lester Breuer’s Minneapolis & Northland modeling Marshall Stull’s Small Model Railroads Marty McGuirk’s Central Vermont Railway Michael Hauk’s Susquehanna & New York Mike Clements’ Central Artery Mike McNamara’s Northeast Kingdom Railroad Modeling Steam Era Freight Cars Pierre Oliver’s Southern Pacific Clovis Branch Ralph Heiss’ Lehigh Valley NY Harbor Rene Gourley’s Pembroke:87 Rick De Candido’s 1935 – 1945 HO Scale Modeller Riley Triggs’ Port of New York railroad Steve Haworth’s RGS Thoughts and Mutterings Ted Culotta’s Prototype Railroad Topics Tom Patterson’s Chesapeake, Wheeling & Erie Railroad Tony Thompson’s Southern Pacific Trevor Marshall’s Port Rowan in S scale Links A Modelers Life podcast Bob Sprague’s Ma & Pa in the 1920s Chuck Cover’s PRR Shamokin Branch Dave Husman’s Wilmington & Northern branch Greg Amer’s Industrial Lead Jack Burgess’ Yosemite Valley Railroad Lance Mindheim’s layout designs and builds Michael Hohn’s Southern Central Rail-Road Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine Prototype Junction Randy Hammill’s New Britain Station South Elkins: an old project The New York Harbor Railroad of Dave Ramos The Patch, by Keith Jordan Meta Log in Entries feed Comments feed WordPress.org Topics automobile boxcars B&O B&O boxcars box cars Canadian Pacific coal gondola coal hoppers decaling details DL&W freight cars gondolas guest post Hobby Event hobby inspiration kit building Layout Building layout design layout progress Layout Visit manufacturer moving new space Northern Pacific operating painting people Photography Prototype PRR research resin freight car kits resources RPM calendar RPM Meet Shawmut structures tips track installation update Upgrading Plastic USRA freight cars weathering Wheeling Freight Terminal workbench Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. 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