Firecrown Model Railroader January 2025

90 years of Model Railroader magazine, still steaming ahead offering you the best in model railroading year round.

FEATURES:

• HOW TO WEATHER A TANK CAR: Get realistic results with these easy-to-follow techniques
• A SALUTE TO THE BUCKEYE STATE: This HO scale layout celebrates railroading in northeast Ohio from the 1950s to the present
• WELCOME TO COLORADO PLAINS: Part 1: Introduction to our 2025 project, a T-Trak layout
• TAKE ME TO THE RIVER: Cut a scene into existing benchwork
• LED STRIPS FOR A LOWER DECK: Energy-efficient lighting that costs less and might last forever
• THE BIG MOVE: How Rod Stewart’s Three Rivers RR empire was relocated from California to England
• BUILD AN HO SCALE HOTEL: This three-story structure was built using Strathmore and stripwood