HOn3 Annual 2024: The How-to-Guide to HO Narrow Gauge Railroading

Magazine, pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs and illustrations. You don't have to be into narrow gauge or even HOn3 to find a wealth of information and value in its pages. Maybe you've always suspected that the narrow-gauge guys are having more fun, and you'd be right! The 2024 HOn3 Annual is loaded with exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full and your modeling fires stoked all year. Now in its 16th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading, but with something for everyone in each issue. Table of Contents:From Kits to an Operating Layout an Exit Strategy by Keith Pashina and Mike EnglerMourning Shapeways, Eulogy for the 3-D printer That Got Me Started — by Robb ThomasHitching the Wagon, The Final Stage — by George RileySOCal's Narrow GaugeTank Car Fleet, Part 3: Distribution, Operations, and Infrastructure — by Greg MaxwellNorman's Creek, My 12-2 ft. HOn3 Switching Layout by Martin FischerSnowshed at Lizard Head, Adventures in Stripwood — by Dave VollmerBuilding the Aberdeen Shed From Scotland to Appalachia — by Sam SwansonOn Any Given Day: Part II, This Layout Features Rio Grande Southern, Colorado & Southern, and East Broad Top by Linn MoedingerElevating Scratchbuilding, A Grain Elevator From the Western Plains by Peter MetzkerNew Tools in Scratchbuilding, Modeling Denver & Rio Grande T-12 No. 168 — by Glenn ButcherResuscitating the Rio Chama, Malcolm Furlow's Famed Layout Lives On — by Rich MossholderSway Back Flatcar, Tips for Putting That Bow Down Low — by Bob BrendleNine Millimeter News, A Product Survey for HOn30/9mm Models — by George RileyAround Town Structure Kits Plus Details, Details, Details — by George RileyThe Boiler, Part II of Building D&RGW 600, a 2-6-6-2 by Paul BuhrkeAre Your Experienced? The new Johnson City Railroad Experience by Geoff Stunkard and Dr. Fred AlsopRadiused Turnouts for Tight Spaces, Using the Fast Tracks Jigs and Twist Tie Strips — by Dennis CarrellNew England and Beyond, The HOn30 Sheepscot & Strong Railway — by George RileyA Water Tank for Sheepscot, A Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Inspired Tank for the S&S — by George RileyRio Grande Southern's Ophir Loop Building a Free-Mo Sectional Layout by Fuzzy Anstine, Krys Gieskieng, and Jonathan ZookNarrow Gauge Trains of the CatskillsA Mini Book Review and Proto-Primer by Ray Buteux Features: New Softcover various White River Productions 2024