The Model Railroad Resource

08/30/2025

The September/October 2025 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. Over 120 pages in this issue of Scale O Information. As always, free and easy to read or download!
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This issue is another big one, 137 pages! Starting with the beautiful modeling of Boyd Reyes. Next we check out the night scenes of a Quiet Night in Celestown July 1935.

Martin Brechbiel is back with a scratch build called Sethian’s and Sons.
Next is Building a Southern Railroad 36’ SU Boxcar (Part 3) by William W. Davis finishes out the build.

A Fleet for Operations 5: Lowering Some Transition Era Stuff by Brian Scace and finally some On30 narrow gauge action from William Longley-Cook and his Structures for the Cumbres and Cat Shed Railroad with bonus video. All this and more!

07/31/2025

Hey, we'll be this many years old next issue!!!

12 Years
144 Months
4,382 Days
105,189 Hours
6,311,424 Minutes
378,683,424 Seconds

We are beginning work on the next O Scale Resource Magazine due out near the end of August. It promises to be great one!
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06/28/2025

The July/August 2025 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. Over 120 pages in this issue of Scale O Information. As always, free and easy to read or download!
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2025 March O Scale Meet Notes
By Brad Kowal
A Fleet for Operations 4: The Elephant in the Room; Lowering Atlas
By Brian Scace
A Trip Through O Scale Modeling: Bob Anson’s Remembrances
By Glenn Guerra
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto
By David MacLean
Tell House
By William W. Davis
New Tracks 04/23/25 My Build
New Tracks 05/14/25 My Build
New Tracks Modeling
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR
What’s on your Workbench
By Robert Fredrickson
And More!

05/27/2025

We are beginning work on the next O Scale Resource Magazine due out near the end of June. It promises to be another big one!

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05/03/2025

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04/28/2025

The May/June 2025 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. Over 130 pages in this issue of Scale O Information As always, free and easy to read or download!
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March Meet

March Meet Contest and Display Models

A Fleet for Operations 3: Lowering Domestic Weaver By Brian Scace

Finishing a PRB Santa Fe Heavyweight Chair Car Part 2 By: Santiago Pineda

A Car Blocking Strategy for the Mountain Electric By George Paxon

Traction Action: Building a Substation Car for the CG&W By Martin Brechbiel

Backwoods Coal Dealer By Phil Camp

MODELING VEHICLES: Trucks By William W. Davis

What’s on your Workbench By Al Oslapas

New Tracks Modeling

New Tracks 02/26/25 My Build

New Tracks 03/26/25 My Build

And so much more!!!

04/14/2025

With the March Meet and all my allergies behind me, we are getting ready to publish the May/June issue of The O Scale Resource Magazine.
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As always free to read / download / print!

02/26/2025

The March/April 2025 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. 110 Pages of Scale O Information. As always, free and easy to read or download!
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March Meet 2025 what You Need To Know

News You Can Use - New Items of Interest

Cocoa Beach Prototype Rails 2025

A Fleet for Operations 2: Some Fixtures and an Easier Conversion
By Brian Scace

Finishing a PRB Santa Fe Heavyweight Chair Car Part 1
By: Santiago Pineda

Building a Southern Railroad 36’ SU Boxcar Part 2
By William W. Davis

Traction Action: Finishing a Brass Freight Trailer
By Martin Brechbiel

Super Detailing the All Nation Line NW2 Switcher Part 3
By Greg Viggiano

New Tracks Modeling
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

New Tracks 12/21/24 My Build

New Tracks 1/22/25 My Build

Show Schedule

And so much more...

02/14/2025

We understand that Larry Sokol passed away a few days ago. RIP Larry.

12/31/2024

The January/February 2025 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. 110 Pages of Scale O Information. As always, free and easy to read or download!
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News You Can Use - New Items of Interest

From the Publisher’s Desk - The $2.00 Bill Conspiracy
Something to Talk About: March Meet
By Doug Meyer
News You Can Use - New Items of Interest
A Fleet for Operations
By Brian Scace
Jon Silverberg’s Denver & Rio Grande Western & Rio Grande Southern
By Jon Silverberg and Dan Dawdy
Traction Action: Building the All Nation Windsplitter
By Martin Brechbiel
The Coupler Dilemma
By George Paxon
A Day At The Archive: Lake States Railway Historical Association
By Glenn Guerra
A Miner’s Cabin
By William W. Davis
Hogshead To***co Boxcar
By Leon Butler
New Tracks Modeling
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR
89 New Tracks November 20th My Build
Scene Around the Layout
By David Vaughn
Show Schedule
And so much more...

12/17/2024

The elves are working overtime to bring out the new O Scale Resource Magazine before the end of the year. Here is our preliminary cover.

10/29/2024

The November/December 2024 issue of The O Scale Resource is now ready to read. 110 Pages of Scale O Information. As always, free and easy to read or download!
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News You Can Use - New Items of Interest

In Memoriam - Brady John McGuire

News You Can Use - New Items of Interest

The Indianapolis O Scale Show Returns
By Dan Dawdy

PRR’s Philadelphia 46th Street Roundhouse
By Attalee Taylor

Traction Action: A Restoration Exercise and a Remembrance
By Martin Brechbiel

The Need For and Then Hiding Access Holes
By George Paxon

Building a Southern Railroad 36’SU boxcar (Part 1)
By William W. Davis

New Tracks Modeling’s Future Leadership
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

New Tracks Modeling
By Contributing Editor Jim Kellow MMR

New Tracks September 18th My Build

A Southern Farm Divided
By Phil Camp

Show Schedule

And so much more...