Library - Magazine Articles About Dioramas  

Category Description: Small modeling scenes that don't necessarily go on a layout.

A Century of Trains in Sedalia  
Model Railroader 2000-01 Gary Hoover pg. 82 Scale: HO

A modeling interpretation of an area in 1900, 1950, and 1999.

A Trio of Scenic Inserts  
Model Railroading 2002-09 Sam Swanson pg. 46 Scale: HO

Building three scenes that can be inserted into the layout. Includes construction photos.

Dearborn Station  
Model Railroader 1994-12 Bob Kosic pg. 82 Scale: HO

With the right backdrop, lighting, and photography equipment this small diorama looks like photos taken of the real world. Includes a sidebar on how the photos were taken.

Modeling a Flood  
N-Scale 2005-10/11 Ron Bearden pg. 45 Scale:

With all the recent flooding in New Orleans, Texas, and Florida, the author thought it might be a nice idea to model a flooded area in an NTrak module. The article has many photos of a 1990 flood in Caryville, Florida. No actual modeling is done or shown.

Sutton Wharf  
Narrow Gauge And Short Line Gazette 2007-01/02 Christopher Payne pg. 30 Scale: Large Scale

A 5' by 1' imaginary English 18-inch gauge industrial railway diorama in 1:25 scale. Includes trackplan and close-up photos.

The IRT 28th Street Station  
N Scale Railroading 2002-11/12 Dan Lewis pg. 62 Scale: N

Build a diorama in 12-inches square.


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