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An Article by Jon Hill What I’m hoping to accomplish in this article. Is to show that you can do a very nice weathering job with a few techniques. That can be replicated and adjusted to fit a wide variety of rolling stock. For this…
An Article by Steve Todd The just-released (Run 5) of HO Tier 4 locomotives from ScaleTrains.com (SXT), feature ESU 5 Sound Decoders. However, they do not include the latest version of the authentic Tier 4 Prime Mover sounds. No worries, as the latest sound file…
An Article by Trevor Sokolan I’ve always been a fan of both the EMD SD45 locomotive and regional railway Montana Rail Link (reporting marks MRL), so with the release of the Scale trains SD45, I decided to model a unit from the railway’s early days….
In this week’s Time to Model™ story, we’re taking a closer look at a unique “Frankenloco” SD40-2. “Frankenloco” is a slang term that originated within the railfan community to describe locomotives that have been rebuilt using parts from other units. While most railfans are familiar…
An Article by Todd Arnett BNSF 4337 has found a home on the NS Princeton-Deepwater District. In order to properly fit in my “modern” era (modern being very broad), this unit was weathered so as to appear with some age. The first step was to…
We are proud to feature the marvelous custom modeling work of Arthur Bradley in this week’s Time to Model™ feature. In this article, you’ll learn how to take one of our Rivet Counter™ HO Scale Norfolk & Western “High Hood” SD40-2 locomotives and convert it…
An Article by Barry Smith I’ve been into HO scale model railroading since 1958 (I hate to count the years now). This grew out of the Lionel train set put up each Christmas around the Christmas tree by my father. When I really started getting…
In this week’s Time to Model Spotlight, we’re featuring several photos of the all-new Rivet Counter HO Scale Kansas City Southern Gunderson Multi-Max Autorack Car that was custom weathered by Daniel Arnold. His weathering and decaling skills really bring out the detail of this fantastic…
By Pelle K. Søeborg After receiving my first, and so far only, bulkhead flatcar from ScaleTrains I gave it a weathering treatment to make it look like it had been in service for years. My basic weathering techniques are quite simple and straight forward and…
An Article by Jon Hill I’d like to thank ScaleTrains.com for another opportunity to do a how-to weathering article. What I hope to accomplish is to show some different techniques that some modelers may not have used before. We start off with a pair…
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