Kit bashing a Revell structure that happens to be the right scale.

The author talks about how difficult it is to find good photos of the interior or roundhouses. The article describes how to build stall track pits using balsawood. The text is accompanied by detailed photos.

The model was based on W. J. Ewell's plans as published in the Jan/Feb, 1990 issue of the Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette. Although freelanced, it is models the D&RGW Durango sanding facility. The article includes photos of the completed model, several construction photos, and several scale and detail drawings. A parts list is also included.

The author mostly followed the instructions of Western Scale Models' engine shed, but instead made it a machine shop. The detail parts are by the company. The author discusses how he made the belt-driven machines appear to work. Includes detailed photos, parts list, and tools list.

Modeling a small water tank in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Includes prototype and model photos, and scale drawings.

This article is a photo essay of author building the kits making up a very nice looking turntable with roundhouse.

In this article the author describes how he cast walls for his roundhouse using plaster. From the description it seems like a fairly straight-forward method. He covers simulating concrete walls, brick walls, and stone walls. Scale diagrams for the roundhouse walls are included.

The article includes prototype and model photos of the roundhouse the author built for his NTRAK module. It also includes scale drawings of the various key parts to allow modeling of this large structure.

Kitbashing a Sierra West Scale Models engine house

These structures were used to pump water into the watertanks used to fill tenders. Includes only scale drawings.

The author describes how the Rochester Institute of Technology MRR Club used a 34-foot, twin-bay hopper, just like the prototype, as a sand storage facility. Several other parts make up this scene, which doesn't require much space. Includes model and prototype photos.

The author describes how he built this modern-day version of a sanding facility that includes a building that is no longer used (implying history). Includes scale drawings, materials list, and prototype and model photos.

Prototype and modeling photos.

The author describes how he built thes two models. Includes scale drawing and construction details of the slash burner.

This scratchbuilt structure provides a single-stall for a steam-era enginehouse, which includes a small repair shed. The author details how he built the walls to give them strength, while still maintaining the board-by-board construction look. Scale drawings are included.

This steam-era sanding facility article includes scale drawings and photos of the author's scratchbuilt model.

Building a 225-foot inspection pit, with the overhead structure necessary to support diesels. Includes step-by-step photos, as well as finished model photos.

Making the Atlas water tank kit look more realistic. Includes model photos.