Details

Recently, I posted photos on our forum of a structure I’ve almost completed — a basic Custom Model Railroads kit called the St. Paul Building. For that structure, I decided... [Read more]

It’s not uncommon to see a telephone booth on a model railroad layout. You may already have one. The question is, is the booth really correct for the era you’re modeling? From... [Read more]

I’ve decided to start a reoccurring feature here that I’ll call Realism 101. These quick tips will be based on observations of the real world and of vintage photographs... [Read more]

Lasercut billboards can add very quick detail and interest to your rooftops. If you haven’t tried building one, they’re fairly simple and could be completed in a very... [Read more]

How many times have you wanted to add three-dimensional lettering to your structures for signage, only to find that your choices for good N-scale-sized letters are extremely limited  I’ve... [Read more]

Rooftops are one of the most neglected areas on a structure but usually the most visible.  So why do so many modelers neglect to detail them?  I know in my case it is one of the... [Read more]

When looking at vintage (or even moden) photographs, most urban structures over three stories in height have some form of fire escape system. In many cases, fire escapes are attached... [Read more]

We all strive for the highest level of detail and realism on our model railroad layouts, which includes movement, or what’s known as “animation”. For many modelers... [Read more]

As Chris mentioned in Scratch Build a Pigeon Coop: Part 1, the design of pigeon coops (also called pigeon lofts or pigeon houses) are quite varied from design to design. For my design,... [Read more]

While it has been nearly a year since our last dual build, the newsstands, we return with our next project, Pigeon Coops.  Like the newsstands, pigeon coops can be found all over... [Read more]