The Model Railroad Resource

07/30/2024

The August/September 2024 issue of The S Scale Resource is now ready to read. As always, free and easy to read or download!
Go to the new issue: https://magazine.sscaleresource.com/books/hfpq/ =1
or go to our Website: https://sscaleresource.com/WP/
John Johnston’s Beautiful Canadian Inspired Layout
By John Johnston
Painting Railroad Cars Part 2
By Glenn Guerra
New Tracks Modeling
By Jim Kellow
New Tracks My Build
What’s on your Workbench?
By Tom Lennon
And so much more...

06/27/2024

The July/August 2024 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. 114 Pages of Scale O Information. As always, free and easy to read or download!
Go to the new issue: https://magazine.oscaleresource.com/books/xxts/ =1
or go to our Website: https://oscaleresource.com/WP/

In Memoriam: George Wallace
News You Can Use - New Items of Interest
June Harrisburg Meet
By Al Judy
Digital Twin Concept
By John Wubbel
Modeling a CB&Q Budd Pre-War Chair Car Part 2
By Santiago Pineda
An Oil Business for Jacobs Creek
By George Paxon
My Atlas RS-1 Had a Stuck Motor: Let’s Fix It!
By Dan Dawdy
Yulan Valley Railroad: Operation Planning
By Bruce Temperley
A Logging Railroad in the British Columbia Mountains
By Pat Rivard
New Tracks Modeling
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR
New Tracks May 22nd, 2024 My Build
And so much more...

06/19/2024

We are working hard to get our next issue of The O Scale Resource Magazine out.

Here is our preliminary cover.

If you have not yet signed up to receive notices when we release our magazine, please go here:
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Remember it's free to read/download/print. We are the only bimonthly magazine featuring Scale O material.

05/29/2024

The June/July 2024 issue of The S Scale Resource is now ready to read. As always, free and easy to read or download!
Go to the new issue: https://magazine.sscaleresource.com/books/srsf/ =1
or go to our Website: https://sscaleresource.com/WP/

Brian Walsh's Newfoundland Railway and the CB&Q Railroad in One!
By Amy Dawdy as told by Brian

Painting Railroad Cars Part 1
By Glenn Guerra

New Tracks Modeling
By Jim Kellow

New Tracks My Build

Mini Me: My Tiny Twin
By Jim Martin

S Scale... Old School Style: Dayton Model Products
By Carey Williams

And so much more...

05/23/2024

The S Scale Resource Magazine

Running last checks on the upcoming issue due out this next week. If you are not already signed up to get notified please go here to sign up.
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04/28/2024

The May/June 2024 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. As always, free and easy to read or download!

Go to the new issue: https://magazine.oscaleresource.com/books/rqbr/ =1

or go to our Website: https://oscaleresource.com/WP/

March O Scale Meet 2024
By Dan Dawdy

March O Scale Meet Contest & Display Models

Harrisburg All O Scale Meet
By Al Judy

Strasburg O Scale 2-Rail Train Show
By Dan Dawdy

Smith Logging: A tribute to a good friend and an ode to my mentor, Ben Brown
By Serge Y. Lebel

Modeling a CB&Q Budd Pre-War Chair Car Part 1
By Santiago Pineda

A Scrap Metal Yard for the ME Ry
By George Paxon

Completing a Legacy: The story of the Franken-9
By Mike Booth

Lionel's Long Forgotten AC Rectifier - The DC Converter Box
By Greg Viggiano

New Tracks Modeling

New Tracks My Build March 20th, 2024

Old School Style Vintage O Scale 1926-54: Scale Craft Santa Fe Mikado
By Carey Williams

Backshop Solutions
By Ross Dando

and so much more!

04/27/2024

The O Scale Resource Magazine
Running last checks on the upcoming issue. Due out this weekend. If you are not already signed up to get notified please go here to sign up. https://modelrailroadresource.com/EmailOut/lists/?p=subscribe&id=1

04/18/2024

Event: O Scale S Scale Narrow Gauge West is Coming, May 24-26, Santa Clara, CA
Don't miss the biggest O Scale, S Scale, and Narrow Gauge Meet west of the Mississippi.
Save big on your O Scale and S Scale and Narrow Gauge needs at the amazing swap meet.
Shop 150 vendor tables with everything from brass to ground foam.
Learn at clinics focused on the meet's namesake scales, and visit amazing layouts in the San Francisco Bay Area.
If you model in or are considering O Scale, S Scale, or Narrow Gauge, this is the meet for you.
See the world of larger scales and narrow gauge modeling.
Questions? Email OSW at [email protected] which is monitored daily.

03/27/2024

The April/May 2024 issue of The S Scale Resource is now ready to read
https://magazine.sscaleresource.com/books/vqyi/ =1
News You Can Use - New Items of Interest

A Solution for the ALCO Models Drive Train Vale of Tears
By Chris Rooney
How Many Cows? Or, do people in other hobbies have these questions?
By Charles Malinowski
We Revisit David J. Burns’ Makasey Railroad
DSL Shops Firehouse Conversion
By Dave Lull
New Tracks February 21st, 2024 My Build
NewTracks - Mentors with Different Skills present different learning Opportunities!
Jim Kellow
And more...

03/22/2024

We are putting the finishing touches on the next The S Scale Resource Magazine and will have out next week.

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A Solution for the ALCO Models Drive Train
We Revisit The Makasey Railroad
DSL Shops Firehouse Conversion
How Many Cows?
New Tracks
And So Much More...

03/06/2024

Chicago March Meet Contest / Display Only Models

If you are entering the contest or simply bringing a model(s) for display you must fill out the entry form here:https://marchmeet.net/WP/PDF/contest_entry_2024.pdf

Contest entries must also fill out the Form 902 judging form here:https://marchmeet.net/WP/PDF/nmra_model_contest_judges_score_sheet_2024.pdf

The judging form is all important and attachments may be added to inform the judges as much information as possible.

We will have these forms available the day of the contest however, it's better for you to do this before the show and also as to have all the information for the judges.

Please note that this Form 902 is extremely important and if not filled out in its entirety will possibly cost points.

All first place winners in their category will win a $25 gift certificate. The certificates may be redeemed for purchases from the list of The O Scale Resource advertisers that appear on the certificate.

02/28/2024

The March/April 2024 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. As always, free and easy to read or download!
http://oscaleresource.com

Over-Thinking While Building the Extension to Belle Vernon Part 2
By George Paxon

More History of All Nation
By John Wubbel

O Scale Uncoupling… Taken to new Heights
By Marty Megregian

Super Detailing the All Nation Line NW2 Switcher
By Greg Viggiano

New Tracks Modeling
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

New Tracks January 17th, 2024 My Build

O Scale… Old School Style Vintage O Scale 1926-54: Denver Model Locomotive Company
By Carey Williams

Backshop Solutions
By Ross Dando

Plus news, readers pictures, show reports and so much more!

02/22/2024

Looking back at an older project from The O Scale Resource Magazine. This International brass gon was given to me by Dave Chidester at O Scale Westback in 2018. He asked me to "do something with it". I have seen many of these for less then $15.00 at many shows. Turns out it was based on a real car. Just goes to show what you can make with a bit of research and work. That's another reason I love O scale!
Article here: https://magazine.oscaleresource.com/books/azmt/ =43

02/15/2024

Not O or S but very historically significant.
Gorre & Daphetid, the only motion picture ever made of John Allen's layout.

Richard Reynolds and Glenn Beier each committed the famous Gorre and Daphetid (Gory and Defeated)to motion picture film: Reynolds covered the original layout...

01/31/2024

The February/March 2024 issue of The S Scale Resource is now ready to read
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News You Can Use - New Items of Interest
Building a Severn Models Apex Roof Garden Shed
By Jim Miller
Central Indiana Shortline
By Charles Malinowski
Scratch Building a Railgon Gondola
By Paul Butkowski
The NYW&B MOVES EAST (Literally!)
By Dick Karnes
Resin Printing: Faster Way to Nail Down SLA Exposure Times
Dan Dawdy
New Tracks December 20th, 2023 My Build
NewTracks - Mentors with Different Skills present different learning Opportunities!
Jim Kellow
And more...

01/15/2024

Warning... No O Scale Content... Just a bit of history beginning to fade...

Amy Demerath-Dawdy and I spent a great day this past Saturday celebrating Mike Schafer's birthday. Mike started with Kalmbach Publishing and then went on to PTJ Publishing, Andover Junction Publications and ended up with White River Productions.
His photography is second to none, as is his writing. It was a pleasure listening to his stories of Dave Ingles, Jim Boyd and others.

Mark Llanuza, Chicago Metra's photographer, put together a video of Mike's life. Great fun with a crowd who is getting older.

12/30/2023

The January/February 2024 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. As always, free and easy to read or download!
http://oscaleresource.com

Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision: The end of the line!
By Serge Lebel

Over-Thinking While Building the Extension to Belle Vernon Part 1
By George Paxon

Resin Printing: Faster Way to Nail Down SLA Exposure Times
By Dan Dawdy

Building a Severn Models Apex Roof Garden Shed
By Jim Miller

New Tracks Modeling
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

New Tracks November 22nd, 2023 My Build

O Scale… Old School Style Vintage O Scale 1926-54: B&O / Duke Energy Holiday Layout 1935 - 2023
By Carey Williams

Backshop Solutions
By Ross Dando

Plus news, readers pictures, show reports and so much more!

12/24/2023

Oh to be young again 🤗

12/24/2023

Merry Christmas to all.

12/21/2023

Happy Yule to all.

12/20/2023

We are working hard to get our next issue of The O Scale Resource Magazine out. Look for it after Christmas.

Here is our preliminary cover.

If you have not yet signed up to receive notices when we release our magazine, please go here: https://modelrailroadresource.com/EmailOut/lists/?p=subscribe&id=1

Remember it free to read/download/print. We are the only bimonthly magazine featuring Scale O material.

12/03/2023

From Kevin Terrance,

I would like to inform the "O"-scale community that, my brother, Terry Terrance passed away on Dec 2, 2023 in Dallas TX after an extended illness.
Model railroading was his lifelong passion and I know many of you will miss him, as will I.

I know we all will all miss him Kevin.

12/02/2023

Finished off the trees. Mine has trains 😂. With Amy Demerath-Dawdy who did much of the decorating.

11/29/2023

The December/January 2024 issue of The S Scale Resource is now ready to read

https://sscaleresource.com/WP/

News You Can Use - New Items of Interest: New Items of Interest
Historical Society Shadow-Box Layout
NASG Contest Winners
NASG Convention
Central Indiana Division / NMRA Train Show
Union Pacific SD60M from a American Models SD60
Welcome to 3D Resin Printing 101
New Tracks My Build
New Tracks - Mentors with Different Skills present different learning Opportunities!
And more...

10/31/2023

The November/December 2023 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. As always, free and easy to read or download!
http://oscaleresource.com
Guest Editorial
By: David Vaughn
News You Can Use - New Items of Interest
Exhibition, Apartment, or Office: Build a Small Portable Layout
By Brian Scace
The J. Robb Warehouse
By Dave Lull
A New Container Business for the Mountain Electric
By George Paxon
O Scale… Old School Style Vintage O Scale 1926-54
By Carey Williams
New Tracks Modeling
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR
New Tracks September, 2023 My Build
Backshop Solutions
By Ross Dando
So, What Are You All Up To?
Show Schedule

And so much more...

10/19/2023

Early preliminary cover for the next issue of The O Scale Resource Magazine due out end of October As always, free to read, download or print.
https://oscaleresource.com/WP/

09/27/2023

The October/November 2023 issue of The S Scale Resource is now ready to read
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News You Can Use - New Items of Interest: New Items of Interest

Time to Build Something: Sumner-Plant House

S Scale...Old School Style - Looking at Vintage Scale By Carey Williams

New Tracks My Build

New Tracks - Mentors with Different Skills present different learning Opportunities!

And more...

09/26/2023

Preliminary cover for the next issue of The S Scale Resource Magazine due out end of September. Crap, that's in three days! As always, free to read, download or print.
https://sscaleresource.com/WP/

09/03/2023

https://youtu.be/l0uIpKCvW6Y?si=--w9HPKVRuBUOqB2

08/30/2023

The September/October 2023 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. As always, free and easy to read or download!
http://oscaleresource.com

News You Can Use - New Items of Interest
For Freedom’s Sake: Depicting 4514, CB&Q’s BUY WAR BONDS Chair Car
By Santiago Pineda
The Use of Jigs in Model Building
By Robert S. Robbins
Welcome to 3D Resin Printing 101
By Dan Dawdy
Tar Paper Shack Diorama
By Phil Camp
Scale-Craft In The Post War Era: What Happened?
By Jay Morris
Carey Williams comes on board with Old School Style Vintage O Scale 1926-1954
New Tracks: Where Mentors Help Modelers Build
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR
And so much more...