Howdy. I've been working on adding trees to the layout lately. Here's a blog post with a few comments, and lots of photos: https://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2020/08/podcast-time-again-and-trees-lots-of.html

Videos: Chuck Molnar's Rio Grande Southern Courtesy of Jim Williams, here are some video of Chuck's HOn3 railroad. Chuck lives in Carlsbad, CA. http://stdandng.blogspot.com/search/label/video%20at%20C

Photos: Chuck Molnar's Rio Grande Southern Courtesy of Jim Williams, here are some photos of Chuck's HOn3 railroad. Chuck lives in Carlsbad, CA. http://stdandng.blogspot.com/search/label/Chuck I had t

The Buggy is a laser cut wood kit from Berkshire Valley Models. Driver and horses are available separately. https://www.berkshirevalleymodels.com/apps/webstore/products/category/1558878?page=1

Have any of you modeled the Conoco tanks using the MDC "old timer" 30 foot models? Not a perfection type thing but a reasonable representation? Grandts volume iv has some nice photos and a drawing of

To Our valued customers, We are leaving eBay as a venue for Our Products and consignment collections. eBay has begun what they call “Managed Payments” in which they control all aspects of the Financia

Perhaps I missed this, but with the retirement of Eric Bracher and closing of Rio Grande Models, is a anyone going to buy the business or is it even for sale? I would hate to see all that great work i

Thanks to all for the great comments. Possibly the large cylinder thing on end in the last car goes on top of one of the separators. Dale, Sorry for the loss of your Uncle to Covid-19, everybody stay

Greetings, The cancellation of the 40th National Narrow Gauge convention, although necessary, was a great disappointment to us all. We got to thinking wouldn’t it be great to run a scaled down version

Here is a bit of HOn3 history. I acquired this in the mid-1970's. I came on the original box, which I cannot seem to locate, but the label on the box end clearly stated "Roundhouse Products - 0-6-0 sw

Attached find several photos of my string of tankers. One kit, 1 brass, 3 MDC, and the rest are Blackstone. Look at the first 2 photos and pick out the 3 MDC. They are different but back when I purcha

I saw an article in a UK military modelling magazine showing how to represent aging wood using Abteilung oil paints - very convincing. Then I saw the BrassTrains video with JC and Jerry Spolema using

We are releasing two new laser cut kits in HO scale. Both are small ore bins. #2015 includes mine track trestle with Code 40 rail. #2016 includes a truck ramp for unloading ore into the bin before it

Does anyone have first hand experience with this Shapeways item. I'm looking for a tramway set (static) up to haul rock from a couple of mines to a mill or two. I'm thinking this engine could be locat

waiting on trucks for final cuts on bolsters

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Hey Guys. Has anyone seen their Gazette yet? I saw on the White River page the advertisement showing the new issue...so perhaps it’s out at the printers? Thanks for the info. Craig

In regards to creating decals/dry transfers, has anyone tried the DecalProFX dry transfer system? Andy

Jeff The old Westside “ATW” 455 had a patch etched on the plow. I’ve also added one to my Blackstone 455. I used 5 thou styrene cut to the shape of the patch and attached it with liquid cement, pressi