Scenery Details

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]