Good stuff Dr. Tom! Bill Uffelman

Ever since I've been a model railroader I have read about foam core mockups for scratch built models. Despite being in the hobby some 40 years this was the first time I have actually done this.

Congratulations Lee! What a nice honor. Dr. Tom

Thanks, guys. My first reaction (after the surprise) was, "Well, the Johnson City guys know of my work now" My wife's reaction was, "Why isn't there a check in that box?" I had to explain that this

Lee: A well deserved honor! Mark Lewis narrow gauge modeling in N.C.

Congratulations. Bill Uffelman

Last night when I checked the mail, I was very surprised to have a thick mailer from White River Publications, with whom I've bene published on a couple of their magazines in the past. Thinking it

Nicely done, Dr. Tom! Mark Lewis

Looking better all the time! Bill Uffelman

That's a beauty Tom! Brian Kopp Jacksonville, FL

The New Tank at Linville. Dewey and Raylan inspect the new water tank at the Linville Depot site on the ET &WNC R.R.. Well its not leaking and holds water well. Number 11 will get a drink

Dave Mason at https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.on30ima.com/&ved=2ahUKEwi50vq8mObmAhWNmuAKHRKsASQQFjAAegQIBxAE&usg=AOvVaw1Z4SYGclmCAaCNH34u3lI9 has a couple of On30

John Waite modeled the ET&WNC in Sn3. John is no longer with us. There are four others who I know of or I have met. A short run of Boone Depot kits in S scale was done by Chris Jesse. To date no O

I believe John Waite and I were the only two actively modeling the ET&WNC in Sn3....we were able to convince a few manufactures to make limited run items in addition to the excellent Railmaster loco

Today with all the "printed paper" modeling, structures are just a drawing and inkjet printer away. Trucks for Tweetsie freight cars are available and Grandt parts are returning to the market. Dr

Bill: It is a "Catch 22" situation. Modelers are reluctant to model a prototype that has little to no support from the kit manufacturer's, regardless of scale, and the manufacturer's are reluctant to

Tuhr Barnes is/was modeling Tweetsie in Sn3. Had a layout under construction using foam for most of the structure. There are Sn3 loco kits that are useful for Tweetsie. All that said with Bachmann's

Really, can anyone explain this to me? When I was building my layout, I wanted to build a Hampton covered bridge to cover the end of the 'staging' portion to hide the track just ends there. Turns out

At the present, the end handrails will have to be made up of Details Associates (229-2504) 0.012 wire. David is/was working on a wire bending jig. Truss Rods and turnbuckles can also be made from the

Bill, I’m getting 3 of these ET&WNC cars. What’s a good source for the end railing, truss rods and other detailing that would be needed? Any advice? These should make nice cars! Chris