MODELING THE RUTLAND
A Forum for Rutland Modelers
| Rutland News & Scuttlebutt | The latest poop and opinions about modeling the Rutland. |
| Remembering the Milk Trains | Modeling tips and prototype information - and not just the Rutland! |
| Rutland Q&A | Questions and answers to your Rutland quandaries. |
| The Green Book of HO Scale Brass Milk Cars | Milk Cars: who imported what and when in brass. |
Rutland Models & Construction Articles:
Subject |
Modeler |
Description |
| Hopper No. 10009 | Bill Badger | Bill started with Bowser's PRR GLa. |
| Pacific No. 80 | Phil Kuczewski | Phil converted an Atlas 4-6-2 into a Rutland K1. |
| Flanger X111 | Don Janes | Don details his assembly of the Rutland Car Shops kit. |
| Van No. 43 | Bill Badger | Converting the MDC standard into a Rutland classic |
| RS-3 No. 205 | Don Janes |
Don Janes does it again. Amazing! |
| Milk Car No. 394 | Don Janes | Don's beautiful rendition of this converted reefer began as a Rutland Car Shops kit. |
| Weathering Gondolas | Don Janes |
Tips for weathering the exposed interiors of 1700 and 4100 series wood gondolas. |
| Rutland 40-Series Vans | Don Janes |
Don explains how he "mass produced" a set of resin parts in order to construct a roster of these classic Rutland vans. |
George Micklus |
Tips on painting and lettering an ex-DL&W car. |
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Ray Muntz |
Ray scratchbuilt this little Rutland jewel. |
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Don Spiro |
Don duplicated this Danby, VT landmark in HO scale. |
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Jim Otto |
Detailing, painting and lettering a Walthers Jordan Spreader for the Rutland. |
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Jim Otto |
A "four window" van from the RPI/F&C kit. |
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Jim Otto |
A stock Funaro & Camerlengo kit brought to life. |
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Jim Otto |
Another nicely weathered model from Jim Otto. |
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Jim Otto |
A step-by-step kitbash of these unique milk cars. |
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Jim Dufour |
A scratchbuilt model in HO scale. |
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Jim Dufour |
A scratchbuilt model in HO scale. |
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Randy Laframboise |
This is a Rutland Car Shops model of an Addison Branch station with an attached milk shed. |
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Jay Conant |
A freight reefer converted to milk service in HO scale. |
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Don Janes |
Don started with an Athearn light Mike a created a masterpiece in HO scale. Includes a complete parts list. |
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| Steel Baggage No. 129 | Bill Badger | Bill decribes his assembly of the Rutland Car Shops kit. |
Subject |
Modeler |
Description |
Jim Dufour |
A regular on the Mount Royal kitbashed in HO scale. |
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Jim Dufour and Don Janes |
Stafford Swain helps us render an accurate addition to our Mount Royal consist. Mal Houck weighs in on maximizing brass express reefers. |
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| B&M Milk Car 1718 | Jim Dufour | A regular visitor to the Rutland's yard at Bellows Falls |
Note: other models that are not specifically Rutland are featured in the Milk Train section.
Subject |
Latest Entry |
Description |
| (10/12/99) | Railworks HO scale brass models of Rutland & New York Central passenger, milk and express cars. Plus: how to apply those filmless decals that come with the models!!! | |
| (12/10/01) | Athearn's USRA Light 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive | |
| (12/03/99) | How to model the Rutland's Pullman Standard PS-1 box cars | |
| n/a | Railworks and Boo-Rim raise the bar yet again with another batch of beautiful combines and milk cars. |
| The finest freight car craftsman kits available...and now including Al's beautifully rendered Rutland NYC-design box cars. | |
| BCW markets and sells the remaining stock and future releases of Rutland Car Shops. | |
| Manufacturer of decals of interest to the Rutland modeler, in both HO and O scales. Lots of milk car decals, and more are on the way! | |
| RCS was the source of many rolling stock and structure kits with a Rutland theme. They are now marketed by Bethlehem Car Works. | |
| The Rutland Road is back in print, as is Delaware & Hudson. Autographed copies are available direct from the author. | |
| Roger Dumas' hobby shop is located in --of all places-- Rutland, Vermont. Home of the exclusive HO scale Rutland PS-1 box car. | |
| Located in Woodsville, Vermont. Lots of New England stuff. | |
| Located in Burlington, MA, Steve's Depot is The Source for DCC components and factory-trained installation. Steve is a great guy, too! |
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Step Into Lou Sassi's World Click the thumbnail image on the left and step into some scenes from Lou Sassi's incredibly realistic modules. |
