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The O Scale Resource Magazine Septembe/October 2013 Volume 1 No. 1 (Read On-Line)

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  • Joe Fischer Passenger Car: We visit with Mike Hill about Joe Fischer, and see some of Joe’s work

  • Painting Railroad Cars: The first of a three part series on painting prototypes

  • Amps is Amps: A few simple steps for determining amperage load

  • Making Rocks: We visit with Gary Engle to discuss some of his methods

  • Prototype Car Movements: We talk with Fred Steffen, a retired railroad agent

  • Modeling Prototype Operation: We visit an operating session, and talk with Ted Schnepf about how he does it

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2013 Volume 1 No. 2 (Read On-Line)

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  • All-Nation Line: The Bob Colson era

  • Painting Railroad Cars Part 2: Some information on model paints

  • Using the JMRI program for easy DCC programing

  • Making Rocks Part 2 Gary Engle visits Dan to show how it’s done

  • The Indianapolis Fall O Scale Show

  • I Don’t Wanna Grow Up: Dan looks at imagination in our modeling

  • Dream City Railway: Roy James from England shows us his version of the holiday layouts we all remember as kids.

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2014 Volume 1 No. 3 (Read On-Line)

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  • The Cleveland O Scale Show: We visit the Cleveland O Scale Show

  • The Strasburg O Scale Show: We visit the Strasburg O Scale Show

  • Neenah O Scale Club: The Neenah club has an open house

  • Scale Craft: The Elliott Donnelly years

  • JMRI and Wireless Operations: Wireless on the cheap

  • Chi Town Union Station Railroad: We visit a 10,000 sq ft O Scale Layout

  • Painting Railroad Cars Part 3: We look at color mixing for model paints

  • The Magic of Lighting: Working with LED’s

  • Trans Loading Sites: A versatile prototype practice you can model

  • An English Shay: Tim Daltry from England tells us about his models

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The O Scale Resource Magazine March/April 2014 Volume 1 No. 4
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  • O Scale West 2014: Some news from the O Scale West 2014

  • A visit with Andy Sunderland: Andy shows us an early heavy electric engine and an etched kit23

  • Electric Railway Modeling: We take a look at electric railways and some models

  • Practical Lighting: Working with SMD LEDs

  • Bill Pistello's Switching Layout: An N Scale modeler takes a look at O Scale

  • Scenery - On Our Own: We try and remember all that Gary Engle taught us

  • Converting 3 Rail Cars: Tips for quick conversions

  • Some Photos From Theo Rehack

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June 2014 Volume 1 No. 5
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  • How do you work this thing?

  • Chicago March Meet: Photos and news from the meet

  • The Chicago March Meet Model Contest: Photos of the winners, as well as, other models entered

  • Kemtron Products Company: We look at some of the history and people of Kemtron

  • Eastern Pennsylvania 2 Rail Show and Swap Meet

  • The Railway Postal Service: Glenn talks to Don Degner about his RPO service

  • Modeling the Railway Postal Service: Glenn puts out some ideas for consideration

  • Filling a Space: Dan looks at how our layouts evolve

  • Machining Drivers: Glenn relates some of his experience machining drivers

  • Twin City O Scalers

  • Quick Tip

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2014 Volume 1 No. 6
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  • Sand Cast Models: A look at how some of the O Scale models were made The Yosemite Short Line: A sectional modular club layout

  • Yosemite Short Line Flat Car: Some information and drawings of the last remaining car

  • The John Hammond Car Company: A brief synopsis

  • Looking at Layout Automation: Accessory (turnout) decoders

  • John Houlihan’s Layout: A look at John’s layout past and present

  • Locomotive Lighting: Using MV lenses

  • Some Thoughts on Modules: A look at some different ideas on modules

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2014 Volume 2 No. 1
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  • Twin City Lines: We visit with Forrest Johnson to see his traction layout

  • Eastern Pennsylvania O Scale Show: A short look at the August 2014 show

  • Converting 3 Rail Locomotives: See what can be done and get some idea on how to do it

  • Alton Boxcar: Drawings and photos of an interesting prototype

  • The Canadian Pacific Vermillion Division: Herb Stroh’s layout in Calgary Canada

  • Getting Glassy: Glass Cutting for Modeling

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2014 Volume 2 No. 2
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  • Minneapolis Club: Dan visits the club and gives a little history of the club.

  • Bloomfield Clay Products Company: A look at researching a site for modeling.

  • Anatomy of a Layout: Dan’s reflecting on Planning & Building.

  • Weathering Steam Locomotives: Some insight from two masters.

  • The Indianapolis O Scale National Show: Some views and information from the show.

  • O Scale Kings: A little of who they are and what they do.

  • Two Railing a New Haven EP-3 Electric: Fred Oakland shows how to do this conversion.


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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2015 Volume 2 No. 3
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  • In Memoriam: Dan remembers Ed Reutling and John Keil

  • Monongahela Division: Jim Botsko has modeled the Pennsylvania Railroad

  • Cleveland O Scale Show: We attended the Cleveland show this year

  • Southwest O Scale Show: Ron Sebastian sent us some photos of the show

  • St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle: Dan visits the new layout

  • Wabash Turntable: A look at how a turntable is built including plans

  • Buildings By Renee Grosser: Some of the many scratch built structures Renee has built

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The O Scale Resource Magazine March/April 2015 Volume 2 No. 4
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  • O Scale West: We recap the recent O Scale West show.

  • Battery Power: We look at some of the basics of battery power.

  • Charles Bard’s Locomotives: We look at a lifetime of scratch building.

  • Quick Tip: Glenn’s quick tip of the month.

  • Scenery, Tunnels and Mines, Oh My...: Dan begins scenery by building a tunnel.

  • Making Retaining Walls from Castings: Dan tried some different ideas on making retaining walls.

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June 2015 Volume 2 No. 5
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  • Chicago O Scale Meet: We take a walk around the show to see what was there.

  • Howard McKinney's Layout: A nice layout with a story written by a good friend.

  • Chicago Model Contest: See who the winners were and all the other great models.

  • Detailing A Southern Railway FP-7: See what Dave Friedlander did to his model and how he did it.

  • Programing The DCC CV Values In The Sunset FP-7: Dave Friedlander goes through each value and the changes he made.

  • Practicing Weathering: Some simple, inexpensive ways to practice techniques.

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2015 Volume 2 No. 6
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  • Modeling During World War II: A look at the American public through their hobby.

  • Kitbashing The Skagit Speeder: Tim Daltry from England shows us a good kitbash.

  • My Pal Leo Vilstrup “The Professor”: Larry Sokol tells us about the fun he has building models.

  • Planning A Scene: Dan goes through the motions of making it all fit.

  • Making A Working Uncoupler: Dan tries an idea and shows you what he did.

  • Pictures Always Show The Problem: See if you can spot the problem.

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2015 Volume 3 No. 1
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  • David Anthony Nadeau: September 18, 1946 - July 28, 2015

  • Powering a St. Petersburg Tram PCC Car: Charlie Pitts tells us how to power and light these models

  • A Visit with Mike Hill: Larry Sokol tells us about one of the people in O Scale

  • Looking ahead to Frank Schmidt: Ex Chicagoan will be open for the Texas show

  • Jeff and Darcie Lang’s Layout: We stop in to see a layout in the making

  • Adding MU Connections: Adding some detail to your diesel lashups

  • South Shore Wood Interurban Cars: Some history and plans of the first cars on the railroad

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2015 Volume 3 No. 2
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  • 2015 0 Scale National Convention Roundup: Recap of another great show in Indianapolis

  • The Chicago & Utopia Railway: Glenn takes a last look at this beautiful layout

  • Working With Older Brass Diesel Locomotives: Or, What a Can of Worms We Have Here - Part 1

  • Gary Schrader’s Improvement Wonderland: A Look Into the Fascinating and Mysterious World of Locomotive & Rolling Stock Restoration

  • Eric Bronsky Photos: Glenn looks at the photography of Eric Bronsky

  • What’s On Your Workbench: What our readers are working on

  • Reader Feedback: What’s on your mind?

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2016 Volume 3 No. 3
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  • In Memoriam: Lou Cross and Henry Bultmann

  • Cleveland O Scale Show: A look back to the October Show in Cleveland

  • Planning Your Work: Simple Planning is Sometimes the Best

  • Scratch Building A Fuel Tank Pt 1: Glenn Begins Building a Brass Replacement Fuel Tank for a Weaver RS-3

  • Work Tables: Glenn’s Little Tables make Soldering Easier

  • Hold Those Cars!: Switching on a Grade

  • Oddity: One That is Odd

  • My Pal, Bill Basden: A Look at Bill Basden, Master Model Builder

  • Rockford O Scalers: We Visit the Rockford O Scalers

  • What’s On Your Workbench

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The OScale Resource Magazine March/April 2016 Volume 3 No. 4
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  • Bill Leider And His Union Pacific Layout: Glenn and Dan visit Bill Leider

  • Scratch Building A Fuel Tank Pt 2: Glenn continues his brass replacement fuel tank

  • Construction of a Scratch-Built Truss Bridge: Mel Garelick builds a focal point for his layout

  • Oddity: One That is Odd

  • Working With Older Brass Diesel Locomotives: Dan finally finishes the DCC install

  • 2016 Amherst Railway Railroad Hobby Show: We attend this year’s show

  • What’s On Your Workbench

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June 2016 Volume 3 No. 5
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  • In Memoriam - Harmon Monk: We lost a good friend and modeler

  • Chicago O Scale Meet 2016: Pictures and information on this year’s show

  • Years And Counting: Bob and Elizabeth Jakl's layout

  • Scratch Building A Fuel Tank Pt 3: Glenn covers the installation of the details

  • Model Contest Results: From this year’s Chicago March Meet

  • Telegraph Poles - One Last Time: Dan tries to build a better pole

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • What’s On Your Workbench

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2016 Volume 3 No. 6
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  • O Scale West: Amy and I head West for wine and trains

  • Layout Tours: A few scenes from California layout tours

  • The Evaton Branch: Bruce Lovett shows us his beautiful layout in the land down under

  • Building a Squire Dingee Pickle Car: David J. Leider shows how he built his car

  • Making And Installing Driver Crank Pins: Glenn continues his series

  • Kitbashing a Korber Models Sanding Tower: Dan adds extra detail to a nice little kit

  • Make Your Own Cheap Clamps: Dan gets frugal and makes his own clamps

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • What’s On Your Workbench

  • Scene Around the Layout: Reader photos

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2016 Volume 4 No. 1
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  • Making Cylinder Heads: Glenn shows us how he does it

  • Modeling White Pass Containers: A first look at Böerries Burkhardt’s designs

  • A visit with Takashi Daito: We talk with Takashi (Tad) about his new museum

  • Pittsburgh Railways West: Glenn visits George Zrust’s beautiful Pittsburgh Railways West layout

  • Making a Tunnel Portal: Dan finishes up a scene

  • Scene Around the Layout: Reader photos

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • What’s On Your Workbench

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2016 Volume 4 No. 2
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  • Recap of The 48th Indianapolis Show

  • Modifying a Sunset Rio Grande F7: Santiago Pineda takes a great engine and makes it better

  • Baggage Dormitory Car Part 1: Bill Basden begins a series on his building of a Texas & Pacific Baggage Dormitory Car

  • Computer Aided Design For Modeling: Glenn Guerra talks about working with CAD

  • Trap & Garnet Ridge Railroad: Glenn looks at Mike Hurlburt's layout and operations

  • Eastern PA 2 Rail Scale Train Show: Amy and Dan head East for this show

  • Scene Around the Layout

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • What’s On Your Workbench

  • Observations

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2017 Volume 4 No. 3
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  • Recap of Cleveland O Scale Show

  • Baggage Dormitory Car Part 2: Bill Basden continues his series on building a Texas & Pacific Baggage Dormitory Car

  • Symmetrical Tilting Mechanism: Tad Daito explains his system for "bad track"

  • Modeling Western Pacific’s Pullman Boxcars: J. Chris Allan shows how he did it

  • Make It Run As Good As It Looks: Bill Pistello converts a Lionel dummy GP-30 to scale

  • Sand Hoppers for the RD&S Railroad: Decals and weathering make these cars look well used

  • Scene Around the Layout

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • What’s On Your Workbench

  • March Meet Model Contest

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The O Scale Resource Magazine March/April 2017 Volume 4 No. 4
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  • In Memoriam - Louis Bartig

  • Baggage Dormitory Car Part 3: Bill Basden continues his series on building a Texas & Pacific Baggage Dormitory Car

  • Kimpei Sofue’s Life: The man who built engines for Max Gray

  • Lee Hart’s PRR Birdsboro Division: Amy and I visit Lee’s beautiful layout

  • Building an Alco S-2 From a Lionel Dummy: Jacky Molinaro show us how he did it

  • What’s On Your Workbench

  • What’s On Your Workbench Extra

  • Scene Around the Layout

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • March Meet Model Contest Information

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June 2017 Volume 4 No. 5
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  • Chicago O Scale Meet 2017: Coverage of this year’s show

  • Chicago O Scale Meet Contest Results

  • What Are Low-D Wheelsets?: 25 Years of Experiments by Tad Daito

  • It’s Auction Time!: We pay a visit to Stout Auctions to see how train auctions work during the James Seacrest auction.

  • Baggage Dormitory Car Part 4: Bill Basden finishes up his four part series on building the Texas & Pacific No. 300 Baggage Dormitory Car.

  • Business Car Matilda: George Paxon builds a business car on the Mountain Electric Railway.

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • What's on your workbench today?

  • Scene Around the Layout

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2017 Volume 4 No. 6
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  • Recap of 2017 O Scale West / S West

  • Recap of the 49th O Scale National Convention

  • Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision: Serge Lebel begins his new layout

  • Scratchbuilding with Styrene: Kevin Gibbons builds a friend’s B&B

  • Building B&O’s Iron Pot Hopper: Richard Cooke show us how he did it

  • Model Railroad Design: Pete Mottershead begins a design series

  • Layout Lighting Another Way: Daniel looks at another way to light a layout

  • What’s On Your Workbench

  • Oddity: One that is odd

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2017 Volume 5 No. 1
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  • Dueling Shacks: Part One: The Wood Shack

  • Model Railroad Design: The Two Rail Runner with Options O Scale Plan

  • Joe Fischer & Dan Pantera

  • Colored Indicator Switch Lamps for Turnout: Ground Throws

  • Ice House for the Mountain Electric Railway: Building an Ice House

  • Thomas Six Dome Wine Car: Dan revisits an older kit

  • Scene Around the Layout: Mike Luczak from Nashville sent us a few pictures of his latest project

  • Scene Around the Layout EXTRA: A visitor returns to The Rockford O Scalers

  • What’s On Your Workbench: Paul Hemsworth shows us what he has been working on

  • Oddity: One that is odd

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2017 Volume 5 No. 2
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  • Indianapolis O / S Scale Midwest Show

  • The Good, That Bad & The Ugly: What we learned putting on our first major show

  • Express LCL Services on the Mountain Electric Railway: George Paxon models a LCL express car

  • The Magic of a Mentor: Jim Kellow, MMR joins us in a new series

  • Robert Ring's Pennsylvania RR

  • Onalaska Pickle and Canning Company: Dan looks at family history for a custom car

  • Industrial RR A Place to Start: Pete Mottershead is back with another great layout plan

  • Dueling Shacks II: The Corrugated Shack by Kevin Gibbons

  • What’s On Your Workbench

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • Scene Around the Layout

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2018 Volume 5 No. 3
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  • New Tracks: A new mentoring section by Jim Kellow MMR

  • Modelers and Suppliers a Winning Team!: Jim Kellow MMR

  • Building the Jean-Pierre Rheaume Memorial Bridge: By Serge Lebel

  • A PSC Harriman goes Western Pacific: By Santiago Pineda

  • Let’s Build Something: Dan gets back to kit building with an InterMountain Boxcar

  • The Country Crossing: A plan for a specific scene - By Pete Mottershead

  • A Rebirthing Operation: Converting Narrow Gauge Cars to Standard Gauge Traction Cars - By George Paxon

  • Rockford O Scalers Open House

  • 2017 Fall Spokane Train Show

  • What's on your workbench today?

  • Oddity: One that is odd

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The O Scale Resource Magazine March/April 2018 Volume 5 No. 4
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  • Rockford O Scalers: A Pictorial

  • New Tracks: Manufacturers, Mentoring Contests & Your own Individual Mentor By Jim Kellow MMR

  • Mentors Needed: Can you help our readers?

  • Resistance Soldering Mentoring: “Club Contest” By Jim Kellow MMR

  • Daisy Cove Milk Station: Scratch Building with a Cricut Cutting Machine

  • Building my Dream Workshop: Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision

  • Build an Early Steam Drop Bottom Gon: By George Paxon

  • The Basic Buildable and Complete Railroad: By Pete Mottershead

  • A Load of Scrap for Your Railroad: By Charles Goodrich, MMR

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • Scene Around the Layout

  • What’s On Your Workbench

  • Reader Observations

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June 2018 Volume 5 No. 5
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  • Chicago O Scale Meet Wrap Up: See all the happy people at this year’s March Meet

  • March Meet Contest Results

  • A View from the Judges: Our judges explain the contest results

  • O Scale Hall of Fame Inductees for 2018

  • New Tracks: By Jim Kellow MMR

  • Thunder Mesa Mining Company: Amy and I head West to visit this beautiful narrow gauge layout

  • Installing DCC Sound in a Sunset T1a Locomotive: Finding my “dream” locomotive and installing a sound decoder By Daniel Dawdy

  • What is a Coffin Feed Water Heater?

  • Modifying the Carolina Craftsman Kit: H. J. Mull store By William W. Davis

  • Faux Ballast: Durable modular solutions By Walter Horlacher

  • What’s On Your Workbench

  • Scene Around the Layout

  • Oddity: One that is odd

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2018 Volume 5 No. 6
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  • O Scale West Wrap Up with Video Extra

  • New Tracks: By Jim Kellow MMR

  • Clever Model Contest: A True Judged Contest

  • Planning and Building A Freight Car Fleet For John Armstrong’s Canandaigua Southern: By David Vaughn

  • Building the Milwaukee Road: By James Schultz

  • Layout at the Ice House: A piece of Dr. Clint Wainscott’s layout lives on

  • 2 Railing a Weaver GP38 using Stanton Drives: By Robert Andreone

  • Building Two Nickel Plate Switchers Pt 1: By Glenn Guerra

  • Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision Construction update: By Serge Lebel

  • Vicki’s Cabin Woodstock Kentucky: By Renee Grosser

  • O Scale Dimension Chart

  • Oddity: One that is odd

  • Scene Around the Layout

  • What's on your workbench today?

  • Workbench Extra

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2018 Volume 6 No. 1
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  • O Scale National Report with Video

  • New Tracks & Contest Drawing: HRM Laser Models kit of Knowlton WI Depot: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • My First Two Steam Locomotive Kits Pt 2 - Making The Check Valves: By Glenn Guerra

  • Inexpensive Do-It-Yourself Three Rail To Two Rail Conversion: By Tom Dempsey

  • Revisit Darcie & Jeff Lang's Layout

  • Taking a CB&Q Northern Back to Her Heyday: By Santiago Pineda

  • Customise Your Industries, Products, Cars, and Operations: By George Paxon

  • Scene Around the Layout

  • What's on Your Workbench Today?

  • Workbench Extra

  • Oddity: One that is odd


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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2018 Volume 6 No. 2
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  • New Tracks: A Great Manufacturer and Talented Modelers/Mentors

  • Also: Rail-Scale-Models Contest: By Contrubiting Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Indianapolis O Scale Show 2018: By Daniel Dawdy

  • “2nd (hand) Yard” Modelling US Railroads in the UK: By Arry Dodd

  • Tommy Little’s Rock Island - Arkansas Division

  • Center Spread: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at The Model Railroad Resource, LLC

  • My First Two Steam Locomotive Kits Part 3 Making The Air Tanks And Brackets: By Glenn Guerra

  • KitBashing: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It: By Daniel Dawdy

  • What's On Your Workbench Today?

  • Oddity - One that is odd

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2019 Volume 6 No. 3
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  • Cleveland 2-Rail O Scale Train Meet

  • New Tracks: Card Modeling, including a free card model and a Contest for free software: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Converting MTH and Atlas locos “China drives” to DCC: By Serge Lebel

  • Centerfold by Serge Lebel

  • My First Two Steam Locomotive Kits Part 4 – Making The Pilot Beams: By Glenn Guerra

  • O Scale Ohio DE 400 Crane - Working with Brass: By Richard Cooke

  • Card Stock Models

  • Part One: Getting Started: By Anthony Stevens

  • Oddity: e that is odd

  • What's on your workbench today?

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The O Scale Resource Magazine March/April 2019 Volume 6 No. 4
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  • New Tracks: Card Manufacturers and Talented Mentors to Help Get You Building Card Models: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Stephen Karlson's State of Maine Northern Railroad

  • Some Thoughts On P:48 Modeling: By Glenn Guerra

  • Customizing a 3rd Rail Pullman Dining Car: By Santiago Pineda

  • Building the Arvid Anderson R-2 Hopper Kit: By Tom Dempsey

  • A Freelance On30 Diesel: By Bryan Tichota

  • Chicago Model Contest - Letter from Judges: By Mark Preussler

  • March Meet Contest Information and Forms

  • Scene Around the Layout: By Mark Czerwinski

  • Oddity:One that is odd

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June 2019 Volume 6 No. 5
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  • The O Scale Kings “In The Club House”: By Dan Mason

  • The O Scale Kings “Medium Approach”: By Bruce B. Blackwood

  • New Tracks: Meet A Very Special Modeler, Learn About a New Mentoring Program, and Visit a Very Special Museum: By Contrubiting Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • March Meet Wrap Up: By Daniel Dawdy

  • March Meet Contest Winners: By Daniel Dawdy

  • South American Metre Gauge Funeral Car: By Stan Parsons

  • From Pattern To Brass Part: By Glenn Guerra

  • Modifying a Max Gray Mill Gon: By Daniel Dawdy

  • What’s On My Workbench: By Glenn Guerra

  • Oddity:One that is odd

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2019 Volume 6 No. 6
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  • The O Scale Resource State of O Scale Survey

  • 2019 O Scale West Wrap Up: By Dan Dawdy

  • Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision - Construction Update: By Serge Lebel

  • Modifying an International Model Gon: By Dan Dawdy

  • 3D Printing Part Design and Printing For O Scale Projects: By Russ Briggs

  • NEW - Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • New Tracks: Win a Brass Casting of Your Design, Free Cardstock Container & More: By Contrubiting Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Oddity: One that is odd

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2019 Volume 7 No. 1
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  • Saving Our Scale: By David Vaughn

  • SONIC 2020 Convention: By John Wubbel

  • Black Fork Railway: By Robert Helm

  • Model Railroad Signals and CTC Operations Part 1: By Serge Lebel

  • Modifying a Rail King Boxcar: By Steve Harvath

  • Building A Resin Gondola Kit: By Glenn Guerra

  • The Story of Adams & Son Model Foundry: By Stephen K. Neill

  • New Tracks - WiFi Contest and Modelers You Know: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • Scene Around the Layout

  • What’s on Your Workbench?

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2019Volume 7 No. 2
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  • In Memoriam: Steve Neill, Sharon Schneph, Mike Hill, Ron Sebastian

  • O&S Scale Midwest Show

  • Strasburg 2 Rail Show

  • Kasiner O Scale and O Gauge Cars: By Edward F. Bommer

  • Model Railroad Signals and CTC Operations Part 2 The CTT Machine: By Serge Lebel

  • Let’s Build Something: Sylvan Scale Models Single Sheathed Boxcar: By Dan Dawdy

  • Customise Your Industries, Products, Cars, and Operations: By George Paxon

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • New Tracks - Three Great Contest Drawings from Australian model manufacturers & Australian modelers/mentors: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • What’s on Your Workbench?

  • Scene Around the Layout

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2020 Volume 7 No. 3
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  • Model Railroad Signals and CTC Operations Part 3 Scratchbuilding Your Signals: By Serge Lebel

  • Building Realistic Stone Retaining Walls: By George Paxon

  • Let’s Make Some Coal Loads: By Dan Dawdy

  • New Tracks - Have you ever wanted to start a Model Railroad Business? Help is here plus Three Great Contest Drawings: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • Southwest O Scale and Oklahoma Narrow Gauge Group Combined Meet

  • What’s on Your Workbench?

  • AP Post Oak, Pennsylvania: By Brady McGuire

  • Scene Around the Layout

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The O Scale Resource Magazine March/April 2020 Volume 7 No. 4
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  • In Memoriam, Gregory Anderson: By Frank McCabe

  • State of Two-Rail O Scale, an Update: By David Vaughn

  • Update: Southwest O Scale and Oklahoma Narrow Gauge Group Combined Meet

  • Bob Poole's Southern Pacific Coast Line By Amy Dawdy

  • Model Railroad Signals and CTC Operations Part 4 Putting it all Together: By Serge Lebel

  • Decal Rivets: By George Paxon

  • New Tracks - Painting Realistic Figures: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions - What’s An RPM?: By Ross Dando

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June 2020 Volume 7 No. 5
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  • 2 What’s Happening O Scale Kings April 2020: By Bruce B. Blackwood

  • 17 March Meet End of an Era: By Dan Dawdy

  • 28 March Meet Model Contest: By Dan Dawdy

  • 36 O Scale South 2020 Layout Tour: By Walter Horlacher

  • 45 Pulp Log Business for the Mountain Electric: By George Paxon

  • 60 Operation On The Yulan Valley Railroad Timetable & Republic Steel Schedule: By Bruce Temperley

  • 67 New Tracks - Antique and Classic Cars and Circus Modeling: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • 88 Scene Around the Layout: By Neville Rossiter

  • 91 What’s on Your Workbench?

  • 93 Tips & Tricks: by Jay Criswell / Brian Huang

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2020 Volume 7 No. 6
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  • Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision Construction Update: By Serge Lebel

  • The Virginian, N&W and Seaboard Railroad: By C. Ashley Abernathy, Jr.

  • On Building Bulletproof House Cars: By George Paxon

  • New Tracks: On30: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • 2 Rail a Rail King-MTH Tank Car: Brady McGuire, P.E. Ret.

  • Tips & Tracks: By Neville Rossiter

  • What’s on Your Workbench?: By William Lubert

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2020 Volume 8 No. 1
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  • O Scale 2 Railers: By Bruce B. Blackwood

  • O Scale Central Launches!: By Nick Bulgarino

  • All Nation Line Could Be For You: By Dan Dawdy

  • Plotter Cutter Decals: By: Santiago Pineda

  • Working With the Sherline Milling Machine: By Glenn Guerra

  • Scratch Building Steam Locomotives Pt. 1 Where to start: By Glenn Guerra

  • Restoring a 1950s Era 70 Year Old Stamped Metal & Wood Body Kit-Built Reefer: By Brady McGuire, P.E. Ret.

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • New Tracks - My Love of O Scale Traction: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Tips & Tricks New Tracks - My Love of O Scale Traction: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • What’s on Your Workbench?: By Ralph Nelson

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2020 Volume 8 No. 2
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  • What’s Happening with the O Scale Kings

  • Strasburg 2 Rail Show

  • Making Some Dumpsters: By Neville Rossiter

  • Traction Cabeese: By George Paxon

  • Scratch Building My Steam Locomotives Pt 2 The spring rigging and frame assembly: By Glenn Guerra

  • Convert a Weaver Troop Kitchen Car To close coupling and narrower trucks: By Holger Rimkus

  • Bob’s Machine Shop: By William Lubert

  • New Tracks - Computerize Your Model Railroad!: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Restoration of 40s Sheet Tin O Scale Rail Craft Panel Side Hopper: By Brady McGuire, P.E. Ret.

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • Tips & Tricks: By Neville Rossiter v

    What’s On Your Workbench?: By Paul Hemsworth

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2021 Volume 8 No. 3
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  • O Scale Kings:By Bruce B Blackwood

  • In Memoriam: Gary Engle

  • In Memoriam: Pat Mucci

  • The “Gettysburg Five”

  • Making Frames Using a Wire EDM Machine: By Glenn Guerra

  • Scratch Building My Steam Locomotives Pt 3 The Cylinder Assemblies: By Glenn Guerra

  • Bill Yancey’s Alberta Prairie Resource Railway: By Ross Dando

  • Building a Rustic Split Rail Fence: By George Paxon

  • New Tracks - Airplane in Flight, Conowingo Models, NMRA MMR’s & NMRA Trinity River Division: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • What’s on Your Workbench?: By Art Carlton

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The O Scale Resource Magazine March/April 2021 Volume 8 No. 4
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  • Chipping Paint on a Wooden Car: By Sarah Griessenboeck

  • How to Scratch Build “Genesis”: By Hendrik Kersten

  • Decoder Installation into an Atlas SW Locomotive: By Michael Culham

  • Scratch Building My Steam Locomotives Pt 4: The cross heads, guide bars, and crosshead hangers: By Glenn Guerra

  • Building the Milwaukee Road EP-3 “Quill” Pt 1: By James Schultz

  • Gons and Flats with Interchangeable Loads: By George Paxon

  • New Tracks - Virtual Train Show and New Modelers: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • What’s on Your Workbench?: By William Lubert New Tracks - Virtual Train Show and New Modelers: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June 2021 Volume 8 No. 5
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  • Joseph Fischer Custom Builder of O Scale Model Railroad Cars: By Rosemarie Fischer Quintero

  • Attalee Taylor’s Small Portion of the PRR: By Dan Dawdy with Attalee Taylor

  • Madisonville & Jamestown Railroad: By Daryl Blake

  • Scratch Building My Steam Locomotives: Pt 5 the fire box, motor mounts, and boilers: By Glenn Guerra

  • Art Selby’s Blue Ridge Midland Railroad: By Dan Dawdy with Art Selby

  • A work train that actually works!: By Serge Lebel

  • New Tracks - Modeling & Mentoring: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • Scene Around the Layout: By Neville Rossiter

  • What’s on Your Workbench?: By George Lightfoot

  • What’s on Your Workbench Extra: By George Lightfoot

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2021 Volume 8 No. 6
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  • In Memoriam: Art Selby: By Rich Randall & Brian Scace

  • Denver O Scale Convention Wrap-Up: By Dan Dawdy

  • A Modeler-Friendly Approach for Upgrading the GGD 1938 Super Chief: By Santiago Pineda

  • Scratch Building My Steam Locomotives: Pt 6 Rear cab supports, cabs, running boards, domes, and stacks: By Glenn Guerra

  • Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision Construction update: By Serge Lebel

  • New Tracks - Where Mentors Help Modelers Build: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions - Summer Brass Work: By Ross Dando

  • Bird House to Carriage House: By Steve Harvath

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2021 Volume 9 No. 1
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  • Quick Tutorial on using our On-Line Magazines

  • Possible Remedies for Deposits: By Dan Dawdy

  • National Contest Winners

  • Looking Backwards to Move Forwards: By George Paxon

  • A Modeler-Friendly Approach for Upgrading the GGD 1938 Super Chief - Second Section: By Santiago Pineda

  • The Brian Scace Experience: By Brian Scace with Dan Dawdy

  • Scratch Building My Steam Locomotives: Pt. 7 Lead Trucks and Pilots: By Glenn Guerra

  • When is DCC Not DCC?: By Brian Scace

  • New Tracks - Where Mentors Help Modelers Build: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • Tips & Tricks: By Tom Thorpe

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2021 Volume 9 No. 2
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  • O&S Scale Midwest Show Wrap-up

  • Installing and Running with the ProtoThrottle™: By Brian Huang

  • Scratch Building My Steam Locomotives: Part 8: The Valve Gear: By Glenn Guerra

  • The Maumee Basin Lines

  • Techniques Tools and Occasional Tips: By Paul Hemsworth

  • Adding Depth and Life to the Layout with Shallow Structures: By George Paxon

  • New Tracks - Another Step Forward for “New Tracks”: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2022 Volume 9 No. 3
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  • Memories of my Dad, Bob Jakl: By Ed Jakl

  • The Maumee Basin Lines Redux

  • Building a Pittsburgh Railways Co Brill 3700 Interurban: By George Paxon

  • Building Amtrak Superliners: By Hendrik Kersten

  • Building a Berkshire Valley Models 1934 Tank Truck: By Dan Dawdy

  • Freelancing in O Scale: By Norman Tyler

  • Drawing for 3D Models: The Issues and Considerations You Need to Watch Out For: By Glenn Guerra

  • New Tracks - Manufacturers and Modelers who May Help Your Modeling: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions - What’s In a Bench: By Ross Dando

  • What’s On Your Workbench - Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Gas-Electric No. 301: By Ralph Nelson

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The O Scale Resource Magazine March/April 2022 Volume 9 No.4
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  • Rail Action in Monongahela Pennsylvania: By George Paxon

  • Trees are Models Too: By Biagio Pace

  • The Wonderful Frustrating Exasperating Maddening AwesomeWorld of SLA3D Printing: By Dan Dawdy

  • Pennsylvnia &Pacific RRModern Engine House: By Myles Marcovitch

  • New Tracks - Manufacturers and Modelers who May Help Your Modeling: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • AFeed Mill Extention: By Ian Munro

  • Southern Pacific Coastline Update: By Robert Poole

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June Volume 9 No.5
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  • Chicago March Meet Wrap Up: By Dan Dawdy

  • March Meet Contest Results: By Dan Dawdy

  • Strasburg 2 Rail Train Show Wrap Up: By Amy and Dan Dawdy

  • Taming Woodland Scenics Field Grass: By George Paxon

  • Punta Cayo ATropical Railroad of a whimsical nature: By Jon Stetz

  • Scenery from the Ground Up: By Biagio Pace

  • NewTracks Model Railroading Economic Development and Some Possible Mentors: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

  • What s OnYourWorkbench: By Jon Stetz

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2022 Volume 9 No.6
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  • A Vacation and OScale West: By Amy & Dan Dawdy

  • Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision Construction Update: By Serge Lebel

  • Buy a Battleship… Build a Railroad Around It: By Amy Dawdy as told by Rick Yost

  • Sleeper Service on the Mountain Electric: By George Paxon

  • New Tracks Where Mentors Help Modelers Build: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Ross Gets Real Estate Planning: By Ross Dando

  • Scene Around the Layout

  • Backshop Solutions: By Ross Dando

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2022 Volume 10 No.1
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  • Riding the Rails In the Land of Pleasant Living: By Stephen Fisher

  • House by the Railroad 1 48 Scale Rendition of the Edward Hopper Masterpiece: By Myles Marcovitch

  • Punya Cayo Part 2: By Jon Stetz

  • Livestock Business for the Mountain Electric: By George Paxon

  • New Tracks Where Mentors Help Modelers Build: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • Easy Landscaping on Your Layout: By John Frankforther

  • Unloading Trestle Diorama: By Phil Camp

  • Making Your Own useful Tools and Jigs: By Graham Gibbs

  • What s on Your Workbench

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2022 Volume 10 No.2
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  • 2022 Southwest O Scale Meet: By Michael Ross

  • Building the PPX 1229 Reefer: By George Paxon

  • Punta Cayo: The Rest of the Story: by Jon Stetz

  • Pecos River Boxcar Upgrade: By Ed Bommer

  • New Tracks: Where Mentors Help Modelers Build: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • What’s On Your Workbench?: By Robert Robbins

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2023 Volume 10 No.3
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  • O Scale National Convention Returning to Denver in 2023

  • Cincinnati & Lake Erie Flat Car 3412: By George Paxon

  • Some Thoughts On Painting With a Brush: By Glenn Guerra

  • Painting Figures in O Scale: By Bill Yancey

  • So, What Are You All Up To?: By Our Readers

  • New Tracks: Where Mentors Help Modelers Build: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

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The O Scale Resource Magazine March/April 2023 Volume 10 No.4 (Read On-Line)

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    • Retrofitting Wasatch’s 2410 Trucks with PSC’s Generator Details: By Santiago Pineda

    • Adding Operations to Your Layout: By George Paxon

    • Upgrading the Atlas O California Zephyr Roof Vents the Unexpected Way: By Santiago Pineda

    • “Poor Man’s Railroad” Backshop: By Phil Camp

    • The Ethelbert – A 1:48th Scale Project: By Robert S. Robbins

    • New Tracks: Where Mentors Help Modelers Build: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • So, What Are You All Up To?: Readers Photos

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The O Scale Resource Magazine May/June 2023 Volume 10 No. 5 (Read On-Line)

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    • March O Scale Meet 2023

    • 2023 March Meet Contest Results

    • Arrowhead Water Train: By James Harper

    • Designed for Operations: By Brian Scace

    • Build Your Own DCC Decoder Tester: By Brian Huang

  • New Tracks: Where Mentors Help Modelers Build: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

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The O Scale Resource Magazine July/August 2023 Volume 10 No. 6 (Read On-Line)

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    • 2023 O Scale National Convention “The Dawdy Trip”

    • 2023 O Scale National Convention “The Convention”

    • O Scale National Convention “Display and Contest Models”

    • Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision Layout Progress Update - Endless Resources: By Serge Lebel

    • Improved Uncoupling Magnets and Under Track Uncoupling for Kadee® Style Couplers: By Jay Morris

    • O Scale ...Old School Style Vintage O Scale 1926-54 Model Craft Brill Doodle Bug: By Carey Williams

    • New Tracks Modeling: By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

  • New Tracks May 24, 2023 My Build

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The O Scale Resource Magazine September/October 2023 Volume 11 No.1 (Read On-Line)

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  • For Freedom’s Sake: Depicting 4514, CB&Q’s BUY WAR BONDS Chair Car By Santiago Pineda

  • The Use of Jigs in Model Building By Robert S. Robbins/p>

  • Welcome to 3D Resin Printing 101 By Dan Dawdy

  • Tar Paper Shack Diorama By Phil Camp

  • Scale-Craft In The Post War Era: What Happened? By Jay Morris

  • Carey Williams comes on board with Old School Style Vintage O Scale 1926-1954

  • New Tracks: Where Mentors Help Modelers Build By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

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The O Scale Resource Magazine November/December 2023 Volume 11 No.2 (Read On-Line)

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  • Exhibition, Apartment, or Office: Build a Small Portable Layout By Brian Scace

  • The J. Robb Warehouse By Dave Lull

  • A New Container Business for the Mountain Electric By George Paxon

  • O Scale… Old School Style Vintage O Scale 1926-54 By Carey Williams

  • Backshop Solutions By Ross Dando

  • So, What Are You All Up To?

  • New Tracks: Where Mentors Help Modelers Build By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

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The O Scale Resource Magazine January/February 2024 Volume 11 No.3 (Read On-Line)

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  • Canadian National Railways Sanmore Subdivision: the End of the Line! By Serge Lebel

  • Over-Thinking While Building the Extension to Belle Vernon Part 1 By George Paxon

  • Resin Printing: Faster Way to Nail Down SLA Exposure Times By Dan Dawdy

  • Building a Severn Models Apex Roof Garden Shed By Jim Miller

  • O Scale… Old School Style Vintage O Scale 1926-54 By Carey Williams

  • Backshop Solutions By Ross Dando

  • So, What Are You All Up To?

  • New Tracks: Where Mentors Help Modelers Build By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

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