2009 Carstens HOn3 Annual - Premier Issue!

The debut issue of the HOn3 Annual features 100 pages of exclusively HOn3 modeling and prototype information. From weathering to wiring, our easy-to-follow techniques will have you up and running in no time. You'll find mine haulers, logging camp lines, and everything in between in the pages of the 2009 HOn3 Annual!

HOn3 Today
The Current State of HO Narrow Gauge

Narrow gauge size
Points of Reference

The Colorado Lines 1937
A Beautiful yet Portable 5' by 10' Layout

Out-Of-The-Box Weathering
Quick Paint, Chalk & Aging Techniques

The Colorado Classic
The Iconic C-19s of the Rio Grande

My Rio Grande Southern
Silver San Juan Excellence

Crystal River Southern Ry.
An HOn3 Track Plan for a 9' x 11' Room

Narrow Rails and Iron Pigs
Blast Furnaces on Eastern Narrow Gauges

Swakhammers Steam Boiler
Build a Boiler and Stone Boilerhouse

Building RGS Caboose 0402
Kit + Research = Terrific Model

Tomichi Creek & Western
A Former N Scaler Goes Narrow Gauge

Dual Gauge Turnouts
Some Thoughts on Building Your Own

The Coal Mines at Clifftop
Eastern Terminus of the Mann’s Creek Ry

Making Brass Locos R-T-R
Getting the Most Out of Any Brass

The Rico Module
A Slim Rail Club Crowd Pleaser

Controlling a 3-Way Stub
Which Wire Goes Where

Models That MOVE!
Animations on an HOn3 Logging Layout

The Alamosa Trash Gon
Kitbashing an Unique Car

HOn3 Product Spotlight
New Releases for 2009