Modeling the BNSF Lakes Subdivision in N Scale
Dec 16, 2024
I bought three N scale 50-foot Athearn Railbox cars at a train show a while back and finally decided to upgrade them by swapping out the McHenry couplers with Micro-Trains body mounted couplers, painting the roofs, and weathering them. This article outlines the process I used when doing the upgrades.
May 12, 2023
In the last post, I had just completed the wooden deck and added the metal walkways to both sides of the bridge. In this final episode of the Prairie River Bridge construction series, I will be adding the final details, including the handrails, the concrete piers, and the ballasted track.
Apr 24, 2023
In the previous post of the Prairie River Bridge construction series, I had finished adding the remaining details to the end of the bridge. With the main structure completed, I will now be building the wooden deck and walkways that sit on top. The original bridge had ties bolted directly to the floor joists and
Feb 24, 2023
In the previous episode of the Prairie River Bridge series, I installed the large braces that go across the end posts of the outer two trusses. The end braces needed to be installed before adding the rest of the details on the ends of the main span. The remaining end details that I will be
Feb 4, 2023
After completing the steel towers that will eventually go on the ends of the main span, I will now be constructing and installing the large cross braces that go across the end posts on the outer two trusses. I will also be applying rivet decals and applying several thin layers of base coat to the
Jan 29, 2023
In the previous post of the Prairie River Bridge series, I added the internal braces to the three trusses. In this post, I will be assembling the steel towers that go on each end of the main span. Each tower consists of steel posts, connector plates, cross beams, sway braces, and several other details. The