NASG Dispatch Articles by Tom Robinson
Armco Steel Building
Issue:
2002 #6 December
Page:
13
Category:
Structures - Industrial
Description:
A detailed review of this kit offered by the NASG.
Displaying S Gauge
Issue:
2001 #2 April
Page:
21
Category:
Modules
Description:
The author shares his expanded version of his traveling modular layout, now measuring 5'x18'. Includes a track plan and a photo.
Harriman to Nashville the S Gauge Tennessee Central
Issue:
2011 #6 December
Page:
12
Category:
Layouts - S
Description:
The author describes his renamed layout (was "Volunteer Central II") layout based on the what-if scenario of the Tennessee Central still existing. This AF-based layout has lots of track, engines, structures, and over 700 figures. Includes several photos.
Kitbashing a Bachmann HO Bus Station to S
Issue:
2001 #2 April
Page:
18
Category:
Structures - Towns/Cities
Description:
Step-by-step instructions, a final-model photo, and drawings are included in this article about how to make the S-scale version.
Tennessee Central Railway
Issue:
2015 #1 January
Page:
15
Category:
Layouts - S
Description:
The author's Volunteer Central has migrated from a pure AF-based layout, to a hi-rail one, modeling the eastern part of the TCR. He describes the changes he has made to make this change. Includes several photos of his layout, as well as a track plan of the two-level layout.
Tennessee Central Railway
Issue:
2017 #6 November
Page:
11
Category:
Layouts - S
Description:
The author describes the things he has added, changed, or replaced on his layout since his last report in the Dispatch. Includes a couple of photos of his layout. The PDF version of this issue has extra photos on pages 33 through 35, and a track plan on page 36.
The Story of the Volunteer Central
Issue:
1996 #1 February
Page:
12
Category:
Layouts - S
Description:
The author tells his story of how he evolved from O-scale to S-scale modeling, and how he set about building the U-shaped 12'x8' layout. Includes a track plan and a few photos.
This Is S Gauge Modular Layout Update
Issue:
1997 #3 June
Page:
10
Category:
Modules
Description:
The author shares updates he has made to his traveling modular layout. Includes a couple of photos and a track plan. The idea behind the layout is to show American Flyer, but also the new products available in S-scale.
Tom Robinson Builds a Modular-Portable Display Layout
Issue:
1996 #3 June
Page:
18
Category:
Modules
Description:
The author describes the modules he built for an S-scale display layout to take to local shows where no S-scale layouts were being set up. Includes photos and a track plan.
Volunteer Central II
Issue:
2005 #6 December
Page:
15
Category:
Layouts - S
Description:
The author describes that a move destroyed the original Volunteer Central layout. This new one, an AF/hi-rail layout in a 25'x18' space, is a display-style layout with three loops of track, and lots of switching opportunities on the interior. Includes photos and a track plan of the layout.