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Scratch Build a Newsstand: Part 4
We now move into my version of a newsstand.  The most obvious difference from Frank’s previous newsstand is that mine has a counter and the worker is sheltered inside.  Both... [Read more]
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Scratch Build a Newsstand: Part 3
With this article, we’ll complete my version of a newsstand, adding magazines, posters, awning, bench and newspapers. If you haven’t already, be sure to read Scratch Build... [Read more]
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Scratch Build a Newsstand: Part 2
To continue our scratch built newsstand project, we’ll focus on painting and weathering and prepare the model for final details. If you haven’t already, be sure to read... [Read more]
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Scratch Build a Newsstand: Part 1
In just about any era, newspaper stands have been a regular fixture on sidewalks from small towns to big cities. Newsstands were built following many different designs and it’s... [Read more]
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Fire Call Boxes
Lets build a simple detail that will look great on your street corner for any era that you might model. History Fire call boxes were originally manufactured in Newton, Massachusetts... [Read more]
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Mailbox Color for Your Era
You’re about to add scenic detail to your layout. Perhaps a few lamp posts, fire hydrants and a mailbox on the street corner. But what color should that mailbox be? If you immediately... [Read more]
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Telephone Exchange Names
Photo by Flickr member, Greefus Groinks. Used under a Creative Commons license. Every model railroader attempts to properly set the stage of his or her layout so that the time period... [Read more]
Scratch Building Neon Signs
Neon signage has been popularly used for commercial advertising for decades with heavy use from the 1940s to the present day. Not including neon on your layout would exclude a realistic... [Read more]
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Build Your Own Rooftop Watertowers
Rooftop water towers have been something that has interested me for a while.  In N-scale our choices are limited with commercially available towers.  I have tried everyone that... [Read more]
