Picorelli’s Ice Cream Parlor

One of the first wooden kits I have built in HO scale is the Picorelli’s Ice Cream Parlor, made by … 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

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

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

Some year ago, I discovered a series of trucks and buses made by Märklin in HO scale, 1:87. I believe … More

In the rural areas served by the Augusta & New Arcadia, old wooden buildings are very common. This new kit … More

My first piece of rolling stock for the Augusta & New Arcadia RR was to be one of the narrow … More

The towns of the Old West were constantly under construction – new tents placed on empty lots, later upgraded to … More

The building comes from Kibri set #38504. I painted everything and weathered it rather heavily to suggest a mostly unpainted … More

The building comes from Kibri set #38502. I painted everything and weathered it rather heavily to suggest an old building.