Do you love Midwestern railroads? Are you looking to learn new model making skills? Then you’re in the right place! The Dakota Modelers Group is a collaborative project of model railroaders who want to share their skills with the world. Rather than one “expert” to tell you the “right” way to do things, DMG is home to several authors who have different ways of enjoying the hobby. Each contributor brings to the table their unique skills and techniques.
On the DMG website and our Youtube channel, you can expect to find content that is interesting, entertaining, and informative with a focus on railroads in the Midwestern US. On the website, most of our content can be found in the form of blog posts. See the latest from our contributors below:
Weather Rolling Stock with These 3 Colors
Mike Thoreson is our resident weathering specialist at DMG, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t have some fun too! And so can you with a smaller palette than you might think. My main layout is the Black…
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Beating a Dead Horse: NCE or Digitrax?
We’re beating a dead horse in the form of a DCC comparison between Digitrax and NCE.
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Layers of Detailed Weathering
OVERVIEW: I began this project to try something different. The subject is a new old stock HO scale Walthers well car kit from 1992. This is definitely different for me since I don’t model any intermodal traffic. MY PROCESS: I…
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Traction Action in Fort Collins
One thing I often like to do on roadtrips is estimate the modeling potential of different areas. Scarcely a trip goes by where I come up short in finding something railroad related that is interesting, unique, and highly modelable! On…
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Weather an Open Hopper
OVERVIEW: Weathering rollingstock can be a challenge sometimes, and one of those challenges are open cars. This HO scale weathering project uses a Bowser 100-ton hopper as the subject for an open car. MY PROCESS: To achieve the ultra flat…
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