One of the first wooden kits I have built in HO scale is the Picorelli’s Ice Cream Parlor, made by…
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…
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…
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…
The Seventh Castle I
Modelling with physical objects is very rewarding, especially if your work day is full of digital work. But sometimes modelling…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
