David Popp introduces our new project railroad, the East Troy Industrial Park. Other Can’t Miss Stories: 70-year Model Railroader subscriber Bob Sanford shares his operations-oriented HO scale layout based on C&O and NYC operations in Ontario in the 1950s. The world of L gauge railroading: leveraging LEGO as a viable way of approaching model railroading. Jerry Dziedzic gets back to his roots building a wood craftsman freight car kit, but updated with some modern details, inspired by previous On Operation columns. Take a photo tour of a section of Don Janes’ HO scale Green Mountain Division layout, which was originally featured in the How to Build Railroads of the 1950s special issue. Howard Andrews shows how he scratchbuilt a stone bridge. He made a master from modeling clay, carved stone detail, made a mold from silicon rubber, then cast the bridge in resin. He also describes how he painted and installed the bridge. Pelle Søeborg shares his wisdom on how to make photo backdrops. And more!
