NASG Dispatch Articles by Steven Allen
An Alternate Use for Background Building Kits
Issue:
2017 #2 March
Page:
19
Category:
Structures - Industrial
Description:
Using background, shallow-depth kits for foreground structures, detailing the interior.
Building a Two-bay Garage
Issue:
2016 #1 January
Page:
23
Category:
Structures - Towns/Cities
Description:
The author used two Monster Modelworks "Triple J Repair Shop" kits to build a two-bay Sohio gas station. Includes some construction photos.
Geauga Motors Used Car Lot
Issue:
2014 #1 February
Page:
22
Category:
Structures - Towns/Cities
Description:
The author took a River Dam Model Works Rural Post Office and kitbashed it into a used car dealer ship office. He added to that a Miller Engineering animated billboard sign. Includes a number of photos of the diorama scene he built.
Haunted Train At Look Park
Issue:
2018 #5 September
Page:
12
Category:
Layouts - S
Description:
The history behind getting an S-scale layout to be set up for the Christmas season at Look Park.
Larry Covey
Issue:
2020 #1 January
Page:
10
Category:
Model Railroads and People
Description:
The author remembers Larry.
Pioneer Valley S-Gaugers Christmas Project: Santa's Trains at Look Park
Issue:
2013 #6 December
Page:
21
Category:
Model Railroad Clubs
Description:
The author describes how the club took on a two-week Christmas train show event at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts. This led to the club being hired to build a permanent S-scale Christmas display layout, and the story about how the layout grew over the last year or two.
Scratchbuilding 101
Issue:
2016 #6 November
Page:
20
Category:
Scratchbuilding
Description:
Using pressed foam, used for artificial flower arrangements, the author builds some granite and marble quarries loads. Includes construction photos.
Types of Track
Issue:
2019 #6 November
Page:
14
Category:
Track
Description:
The author describes the various types of pre-manufactured track available in S-scale.