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Modelers Corner

• Listing of Published Pennsy Layouts.
• Match your modeling interests with Prototype Pennsy Locales.
• Related Sites:
  • Article: "Passenger Operations - A Neglected Opportunity" by Craig Bisgeier.
  • Article: "The Ten Commandments of Model Railroad Yard Design" by Craig Bisgeier.
  • Article: "All The World Is Staging..." by Craig Bisgeier.
  • Stefano's Helix Calculator.

• "PRR-Talk" excerpts on the subject of Paint, Airbrushes, and Tape
• Recommendations on Model Paints to Match PRR Paints
• Yes, you can purchase empty boxes for those cars you built from oddball parts. From "PRR-Talk".
• Related Sites:
  • The N-Scale Collector - Organization dedicated to the support of N scale modeling.
  • Paul Conaway's N-Scale Model Railroading site.
  • Robert Schoenberg's Pennsy Decals List. Indexes dozens of decal manufacturers.

• Prototype PRR Steam Locomotive Information
• Review of GHQ L1s Conversion Kit for an N scale Kato Mikado and photos by a modeler.
• "PRR-Talk" excerpts on the subject of Building a Bowser K4
• Discussion of available HO Scale K4 Tenders
• Temporary listing of N Scale Brass Steam Locomotives.
• Photos of Key Imports N Scale PRR J1's shipped in August 2002.
• Recommended Sound Decoders for Pennsy locomotives.
• Related Sites:

• Prototype PRR Electric Locomotive Information
• Bill Kachel, Jr.'s paper on Modeling PRR Catenary (PDF). Supplied by Ken Myer, claiming permission to post.
• Temporary listing of N Scale Brass Electric Locomotives.
• Related Sites:

• Prototype PRR Diesel Locomotive Information
• Prototyping a Life Like Proto 2000 HO Scale GP7 for the PRR.
• Prototyping an Athearn Genesis HO Scale F7 for the PRR by Greg Martin.
• Prototyping Life Like N Scale E7's for the PRR.
• Jerry Breon uses his brass models to photographically demonstrate Trainphone installation on a FM "C-liner".
• Jerry Breon uses his brass models to photographically demonstrate Trainphone installation on a FM "Erie-built".
• Jerry Breon uses his brass models to photographically demonstrate Trainphone installation on a Baldwin Centipede (BP60).
• Jerry Breon uses his brass models to photographically demonstrate Trainphone installation on an Alco PA-1.
• Jerry Breon uses his brass models to photographically demonstrate Trainphone installation on an EMD E-8.
• Diesel Equipment Roster lists all Pennsy diesel locomotive types, with numerical rosters of each, specifications, and available HO scale models.
• Rich Orr shares some unfavorable thoughts on Nova Tech Erie built shells.
• Can you tell me what colors were used on later Pennsylvania RR diesels? I know the bodies were Brunswick Green, but what color was the lettering? Also, I've noticed the roofs on some Conrail engines are painted mineral red. Did Pennsy paint its diesel roofs a similar color? Finally, what were the last models delivered in Pennsy colors?
• Recommended Sound Decoders for Pennsy locomotives.
• Related Sites:
  • N-Scale Locomotive Encyclopedia - A database of all N scale locomotives ever produced!
  • Derrick J. Brashear's list of available PRR Diesel Shells

• Prototype PRR Passenger Equipment Information
• Discussion of Walthers PRR Passenger Car Models.
• Discussion of Branchline Trains PRR Passenger Car Models.
• Discussion of Rapido PRR Passenger Car Models.
• Discussion of Centralia Car Shops PRR Passenger Car Models.
• Andy Miller provides shares his preferences for Trucks for HO Scale Sleeper Models.
• Andy Miller shares his research on the Bachmann Spectrum Pullman Sleeper, which is, at best, an "odd-ball" offering.
• I'd like to add a few Railway Express Agency refrigerator cars to my passenger trains. How can I model these cars in HO scale, and what paint and decals can you suggest?
• What color were the Pennsylvania X29 express boxcars commonly found in the consist of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train nos. 7 and 8, the Fast Mail Express? They appear Pullman Green in some photos, but they're usually so grimy and dirty it's hard to tell for certain. Is the Red Caboose HO kit a close representation? Champ decal set no. HB-303N appears to be a dead ringer. Is it?
• Andy Miller built up two P70GSR coaches using Laser Horizons car sides. He provided the photos: one, two. He writes: "The cars are not yet finished. The handrails had not yet been applied to the sides when the photos were taken, and the interiors are not yet in. I modified the instructions a little in their construction. I added a strip of plastic over the letterboard to provide the relief found on the prototype, and similarly, I added the beltrail built with a strip of .020 plastic on top of .030 plastic. Remember, this is HO. The floor is 1.25x .032 brass, and the roof is modified from a Rivarossi 10-6. The hardest part are the ends. They are made from .040 plastic with 1/16 inch channels for the doorposts. Over this is glued the letterboard extension cut from .020 plastic. The gap between the letterboard and the bulkhead is then filled with Squadron Green Putty and filed and sanded to shape. The vestibule end then has the additional plates put on from the doorposts to the corners."
• Available N Scale Trucks.
• Related Sites:
  • Prototypes for N Scale Passenger Cars, presented by Fred Klein. Provides references to the prototypes for available N scale models.

• Modeling Pennsy Reefer Operations.
• Modeling Pennsy Iron Ore Traffic.
• Tips for completing Alan Curtis Models F30a and F30d Flat Cars.
• Elden Gatewood's 2003 convention handout on Modeling PRR Gondolas (PDF).
• Available N Scale Trucks.
• Modeling With Jim Six:
  • About Jim Six
  • Jim's Bowser GS Gondola
• Guide to Paint Schemes used on PRR freight equipment.
• Related Sites:
  • Steam Era Freight Cars.

• Steel Cabin Car Paint & Lettering with examples of models.
• Modeling 1960's Non-Revenue Work Equipment (147K, PDF) by Alan Buchan. This handout was provided to attendees of the session by the same name at the 200 Annual Convention of the PRRT&HS. It includes prototype wreck train consists and recommended model depictions of same. Distributed with permission of the author.
• Related Sites:

• Available PRR Tower Models.
• Paul Backenstose shares his thoughts on the Capturing the Flavor of the PRR on Your Model Railroad. This is the handout from his talk given at the 2001 Annual Convention of the PRRT&HS.
• Related Sites:

• Need info on a specific branch of the PRR? Check out the Hobo's Guide to the Pennsy.
• Need inspiration? See what other Pennsy modelers are doing on our Layouts page.
• Table to Convert U.S. Drill Bit Gauges to Metric.
• Related Sites:
• Model Railroad Industry Association (MRIA).
• National Retail Hobby Stores Association (NRHSA).
• Allan Gartner's Wiring for DCC site.
• Don Crano's Model Railroading with DCC site.

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