NASG Dispatch Articles: Structures - Trackside

2018 #2 March

28

Edwin C. Kirstatter

The author built this MOW building from a spare body made by Smoky Mountain Model Works. Includes a couple of photos.

2003 #2 April

27

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Drawings of things one could find near the tracks, such as signs, small structures, and a well-water handpump.

1991 #1 February

22

Will Britton

An unloading ramp with a chain link fence enclosure at Southern Pacific trackage in the southeast sector of Sacramento, California. Includes prototype photo and a track plan of the area.

1991 #3 May

18

Will Britton

A belt elevator that moves material from below-the-track up on to something else. The one described here was found along the Southern Pacific rails, in Sacramento, California. Includes prototype photos.

1991 #6 December

6

Will Britton

A small platform and a storage tank are placed next to a spur to allow a tank car with anhydrous ammonia to fill the tank when needed. Includes 4 prototype photos and instructions for how to model the scene in S.

1994 #6 December

15

Jeff Madden

Photos and drawings of a two-stall outhouse.

2016 #4 July

21

Bob Stelmach

The author converts an HO-scale Life-Like "Supply House" kit into an S-scale model. Includes several photos of the finished model.

1993 #3 June

30

Mike Palmiter

Thoughts on how the author built his interlocking tower for his layout.

1993 #1 February

33

Mike Palmiter

The author describes how he built his own illuminated signal lights, purely for scenic effect. Includes a photo and construction diagram.

2014 #5 October

12

Jim Martin

The describes how he converted a Bachmann Plasticville tower into a more accurate S-scale model.

2009 #2 April

10

Jeff Madden

This photo essay includes a basic drawing of the Hancock, West Virginia/Hancock, MD yard of the Baltimore & Ohio. The prototype photos are of yard track, the former passenger station at Hancock, MD, four-track signal bridge, a handcar shed, the Hancock Tower, and the old freight house.

2002 #3 June

15

Jeff Madden

Photos and drawings.

2017 #5 September

29

Bill Pyper

Using some common household items, the author builds a water tank. Includes many construction photos as well as prototype photos.

1987 #1 Winter

7

Kent Singer

The author describes how he modeled an electrical building. Includes a model photo and diagrams.

1987 #2 Spring

7

Kent Singer

The author scratchbuilds a small track-side crossing shanty that he found along the Alaska RR track. Includes one model photo and diagrams.

1987 #3 Summer

14

Kent Singer

The author builds a loading ramp for fork lifts at the loading ramp. Includes a model photo and a diagram.

1985 #3 Summer

13

Kent Singer

Scratchbuilding corrugated-siding and wooden sheds. Includes drawings.

1995 #1 February

11

Kent Singer

Ernie Horr shares his design idea for a wooden retaining wall.

1996 #1 February

27

Kent Singer

A small whistle-stop station, with a sketch and a photo.

2024 #6 November

7

Dick Karnes

Making a cattle pen more realistic. Includes a photo of one on the author's former layout.

2018 #1 January

18

Edwin C. Kirstatter

The author describes how he used an old A.C. Gilbert tank car body to build a freelanced, trackside re-fueling station.

2016 #1 January

17

Joe Kimber

The author describes how he scratchbuilt a freight dock. Includes photos and scaled drawings of the model.