designbuildop.hansmanns.orgNotes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads – A hobby adventure

Skip to content Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads A hobby adventure Lettering questions I’ve had a Westerfield Models HO scale Pennsylvania Railroad X23 resin boxcar kit ready to letter for several years. One of my 2020 resolutions was to finish this model. That’s when I found out the prototype lettering had several changes over a short period of time. Continue reading “Lettering questions” Author Eric Hansmann Posted on March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020 Categories Freight Car Models Tags decaling , details , Prototype , PRR , resin freight car kits 2 Comments on Lettering questions Flattening a warp I broke out an old HO scale resin freight car kit at the end of February and started building it. I think this came into my stash via a trade. The original kits were produced in the late 1980s or early 1990s by the Rensselaer Polytechnic model railroad club. It has become a nice distraction from reality since work began Continue reading “Flattening a warp” Author Eric Hansmann Posted on March 20, 2020 March 19, 2020 Categories Freight Car Models Tags box cars , resin freight car kits , workbench 4 Comments on Flattening a warp Not quite In the last blog post , I shared an image of fine detail parts. I made those from thin strips of matte Mylar film. There were a few good guesses among the comments, but no one was correct. Continue reading “Not quite” Author Eric Hansmann Posted on January 27, 2020 January 22, 2020 Categories Freight Car Models Tags details , gondolas 11 Comments on Not quite Down to the details A few emails from fellow prototype modelers have inspired me to push a couple of models further along. I built the models when I lived in El Paso but they need just a few more details. It’s time to wrap these up. I spent time making the details the other day. Can you tell what they are? They are grouped together in a one-inch square on my workbench. Now I need to find the freight cars and install these final parts. This all reminds me of the chorus of a Tom Waits song from his Mule Variations LP . The song lyrics are pretty dark, but this project isn’t at all! Thank you for visiting the blog. You can share a comment in the section below. Follow the instructions so your comment can be posted. All comments are reviewed and approved before they appear. Please share the blog link with other model railroaders. To subscribe to this blog, add your email address to the function at the bottom of the right column on the main page. Author Eric Hansmann Posted on January 22, 2020 January 20, 2020 Categories Freight Car Models Tags details 10 Comments on Down to the details Looking forward As a new year opens, sometimes I look at my workbench and am disappointed with the unfinished projects. I was hoping to decal three boxcars in November and only finished one. It’s been a busy time of year with a couple trips to visit kids and grand kids, and prepping articles for Model Railroad Hobbyist . I must remind myself that it’s about balance and perspective as I review a busy 2019 and look forward to another trip around the sun. Continue reading “Looking forward” Author Eric Hansmann Posted on January 3, 2020 January 2, 2020 Categories Blog update Tags freight cars , layout progress , RPM Meet 13 Comments on Looking forward Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 43 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 RPM event calendar USRA Freight Car Assignments W&LE Freight Car Fleet of 1926 Archives Archives Select Month 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 Gene Deimling's Proto:48 blog George Dutka's White River Division Hunter Hughson's Niagara Branch Jason Hill's Night Owl Modeler Jeremy Dummler's 78 Miles to Yosemite 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 McNamara's Northeast Kingdom Railroad Modeling Steam Era Freight Cars Pierre Oliver’s Wabash Railroad in southern Ontario Ralph Heiss' Lehigh Valley NY Harbor Rene Gourley's Pembroke:87 Riley Triggs' Port of New York railroad Ted Culotta's Prototype Railroad Topics Tom Patterson's Chesapeake, Wheeling & Erie Railroad Tony Thompson’s Southern Pacific Trevor Marshall's Achievable Layouts Trevor Marshall’s Port Rowan in S scale Links A Modelers Life podcast Bob Sprague's Annapolis Junction Chuck Cover's PRR Shamokin Branch Chuck Davis' Lehigh Valley, Wyoming Division Craig Bisgeier’s Housatonic Railroad Dave Husman's Wilmington & Northern Jack Burgess' Yosemite Valley Railroad Lance Mindheim's layout designs and builds Michael Hohn’s Southern Central Rail-Road Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine New England, Berkshire & Western Model RR Society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 1926 B&O B&O boxcars box cars 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 maintenance manufacturer moving Northern Pacific operating people Photography Prototype PRR railfanning Reading research resin freight car kits resources RPM calendar RPM Meet scratchbuilding Southern structures tips track installation Union Pacific update Upgrading Plastic USRA freight cars weathering workbench Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy Subscribe to the DesignBuildOP blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 135 other subscribers Email Address Subscribe Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads Proudly powered by WordPress...