2024 HOn3 Annual

2024 HOn3 Annual

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:

1. From Kits to an Operating Layout
   An Exit Strategy — by Keith Pashina and Mike Engler
2. Mourning Shapeways
   Eulogy for the 3-D printer That Got Me Started — by Robb Thomas
3. Hitching the Wagon
   The Final Stage — by George Riley
4. SOCal’s Narrow Gauge Tank Car Fleet
   Part 3: Distribution, Operations, and Infrastructure — by Greg Maxwell
5. Norman’s Creek
   My 12×2 ft. HOn3 Switching Layout — by Martin Fischer
6. Snowshed at Lizard Head
   Adventures in Stripwood — by Dave Vollmer
7. Building the Aberdeen Shed
   From Scotland to Appalachia — by Sam Swanson
8. On Any Given Day: Part II
   This Layout Features Rio Grande Southern, Colorado & Southern, and East Broad Top — by Linn Moedinger
9. Elevating Scratchbuilding
   A Grain Elevator From the Western Plains — by Peter Metzker
10. New Tools in Scratchbuilding
    Modeling Denver & Rio Grande T-12 No. 168 — by Glenn Butcher
11. Resuscitating the Rio Chama
    Malcolm Furlow’s Famed Layout Lives On — by Rich Mossholder
12. Sway Back Flatcar
    Tips for Putting That Bow Down Low — by Bob Brendle
13. Nine Millimeter News
    A Product Survey for HOn30/9mm Models — by George Riley
14. Around Town
    Structure Kits Plus Details, Details, Details — by George Riley
15. The Boiler
    Part II of Building D&RGW 600, a 2-6-6-2 — by Paul Buhrke
16. Are Your Experienced?
    The new Johnson City Railroad Experience — by Geoff Stunkard and Dr. Fred Alsop
17. Radiused Turnouts for Tight Spaces
    Using the Fast Tracks Jigs and Twist Tie Strips — by Dennis Carrell
18. New England and Beyond
    The HOn30 Sheepscot & Strong Railway — by George Riley
19. A Water Tank for Sheepscot
    A Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Inspired Tank for the S&S — by George Riley
20. Rio Grande Southern’s Ophir Loop
    Building a Free-Mo Sectional Layout — by Fuzzy Anstine, Krys Gieskieng, and Jonathan Zook
21. Narrow Gauge Trains of the Catskills
    A Mini Book Review and Proto-Primer — by Ray Buteux