Gondolas — Entidade

designbuildop.hansmanns.org·há 4 meses

Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads

As the weather warms up, I’ve been busier than expected. A friend pointed me to the Miniature Tanks website recently. Much of their product line focuses on 3D printed military vehicles but there are s

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Lumber loads – Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads

As I prepped the layout for a recent operating session, I realized there were only a couple of loads on hand for the gondolas. I wanted more variety and remembered I had a neat kit in the stash. I …

designbuildop.hansmanns.org·há 7 meses

Motorized drills

I am frequently asked how I drill all the holes in my freight car kits. I’ve made mention in past posts that I use motorized drills to make easy work of the tasks. I guess it’s time to featur…

designbuildop.hansmanns.org·há 8 meses

December 2025 Op Session

I closed out the year hosting an operating session on the HO scale B&O Wheeling Freight Terminal. Crews worked hard to move the inbound freight to awaiting customers and pull the outbound cars.

blog.resincarworks.com·há 8 meses

Resin Car Works Update – Resin Car Works Blog

It’s been a crazy couple of months since the RPM Naperville event in October. It’s time for a Resin Car Works update. Resin Car Works is back after a winter break! We have a Resin Car Works instruct

designbuildop.hansmanns.org·há 10 meses

October 2025 op session

The B&O Wheeling Freight Terminal came alive again with an October operating session. Crew positions were held by three local modelers and me. We all kept busy and I forgot to snap any photos.

designbuildop.hansmanns.org·há 11 meses

2025 Mid-Atlantic RPM summary

Dave Bott presents on his Southern Railway freight car fleet. I attended the Mid-Atlantic Railroad Prototype Modeler meet recently and had a great time. There were some great presentations and plen…

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The Minster Branch – Update 2

Dave Campbell has shared another update on his new layout project, the Minster branch of the Nickel Plate Road. Here he is with the details. Construction of the 2 x 4 foot modules described last ti…