Model Railroader March 2024

90 Years of Model Railroader

Koester choosing the proper colors

Realism you can model

• Six tips for successful weathering
• How to make structure kits look their best
• Four steps to better boxcars

Go Big! The Santa Fe in 50 X 50 feet

Tom Thompson models the Santa Fe in the Southwest

Plus:

• Cody builds a plaster kit start to finish
• Compact logging layout you can model
• Lou Sassi’s finished-model kitbash