Photographing Scale Models

Model building is a visual hobby, and while it is enough for many to enjoy their models live, taking good … More

Mr. Dennis’ House with a view

Close to the tracks of the Augusta & New Arcadia RR, railroad worker Mr. Dennis first saved up enough money … More

The Augusta & New Arcadia Railroad – The Concept

When creating a freelanced model railroad, it helps to visualise things – at least for me – in order to … More

Building the Town of St. Anton – I

Inspiration can appear from anywhere. In my case, I found it when I first saw a new model kit of … More

Weathering a Passenger Car from Roco

Weathering passenger cars is difficult. Because in general, most railroad took good care of the rolling stock intended for the … More

Detailing a Roco WWII Flatcar

Recently I found a great offer in my local hobby shop, half price on a Roco German flatcar loaded with … More

Building a Narrow Gauge Mainline Module I

After building the first steam locomotive for the narrow gauge division of the Augusta & New Arcadia as well as … More

Painting a Minitrains Passenger Car

The rugged mountains surrounding the city of Augusta still in the 1930’s have few roads, so small narrow gauge rail … More

Building Augusta & New Arcadia Railbus #4

The old and struggling Augusta & New Arcadia Railroad attempted, just as many other railroads in the years between the … More

Beer Boxcar Loewengarten from MTH

My newest O scale model represents a Swiss boxcar, supposedly filled with lots of small 1:45 scale beers. The boxcar … More