Techniques for upgrading the appearance of a model railroad stockyard with cattle....

It was a beautiful, sunny morning when 19 Gateway Division NMRA members gathered outside the door of American Model Builders, Inc., on Saturday, August 23, at 11 AM. John Hitzeman, owner of AMB, greeted us at the door. We were led inside to a room that could best be described as “mode...

Looking through your model workshop's door or window you want to see a detailed interior. One option is to print one on your color printer in the appropriate size....

Techniques for modeling concrete, brick and asphalt streets, and concrete grade crossings, on your model railroad layout with the Walthers Cornerstone street system....

Photos of the grain elevator, grain loading conveyor, and kitbashed railroad lift bridge on the riverport harbor themed Gateway Central XII train layout....

View photos of the riverport layout's tow boat, dock, oil products transfer complex, pickled pepper plant, and other structures....

Further detail your model buildings by printing signs at the appropriate size for your scale....

Inexpensive model railroad building detailing tips and tricks....

Step-by-step instructions to prepare, assemble, paint and weather Rix’s Smalltown USA “Helen’s Country Kitchen” kit....

Multiple views of the individual buildings and structures used to create the Gateway Central X small city model railroad....

Multiple views of the individual buildings and structures used to create the Gateway Central X small city model railroad....

Preparation, assembly, painting, weathering and detailing the DPM “Front Street” model kit, including adding a custom interior....