Relander Modelworks

Modeling the BNSF Lakes Subdivision in N Scale

Prairie River Bridge | Test Girder

May 26, 2022

Prairie River Bridge | Test Girder

In this article, I will be assembling a test girder for the Prairie River Bridge project. This girder was originally going to be a proof of concept, but it might make it into the final model. Everything is fabricated from 0.010" Evergreen styrene strips and sheet. I tried to use commercially available pieces as much

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Prairie River Bridge

May 23, 2022

Prairie River Bridge

I started looking for a new AP project after the regional NMRA convention in Brainerd last weekend and decided to go with the Prairie River Bridge. I will be scratch building it in N scale as part of the bridge requirement for the Master Builder - Structures certificate. This will be the second of six

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Stuckum Glue Works | Water Tank

Jan 17, 2022

Stuckum Glue Works | Water Tank

In this post of the Stuckum Glue Works seires, I will be adding the wooden water tank to the roof of the boiler room. This tank would have been used to store the water to be mixed with the raw materials used to create the glue. Water would be pumped up into the tank at

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Stuckum Glue Works

May 23, 2021

Stuckum Glue Works

After attending the 2021 NMRA Thousand Lakes Resion convention in Bismark, North Dakota last weekend, I was inspired to start on the NMRA Achievement Program (AP). I decided to start with the Master Builder - Structures certificate and build the Stuckum Glue Works in N scale as my first project. This will be the first

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