HOn3 Annual 2026

Order your copy by November 30, 2026 for FREE U.S. Shipping! Even if you’re not into HOn3, the 2026 HOn3 Annual delivers a treasure trove of inspiration and value for modelers of all interests and abilities. If you’ve always suspected the narrow gauge crowd is having a blast—you’d be right, so join the fun! Packed with stunning layout tours, step-by-step construction projects, and rich prototype insights, this issue will keep your workbench busy and your creativity fi red up all year long. Now in its 18th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication dedicated entirely to HOn3 narrow gauge modeling—yet every issue offers something for modelers of all scales and gauges. Table of Contents: Reconstructing a Brass Locomotive An exercise in Brass by Paul Buhrke Two More for the Road Kitbashing a Mack Mover and Shad Salvager by Sam Swanson Let's Rock Rock Castings and Surrounding Scenery by Steve Haworth The Rio Grande Southern in HOn3 Modeling the RGS from Durango to Ridgway by John R. Short It's the Small Things Small Space — Big Action by George Riley Westcliff Station Westernizing a Kirby Freight Station by Bob Brendle Improving a C&S B3-C Mogul Reviving an Old Lambert Import by Andrew MacRossie Legacy Freight Cars Pt 2 Grandt Line/San Juan by George Riley Easy “drop-in” Rock Loads For Your High-Side Gondolas by Burr Stewart ‘Mercanizing Your HOn30 Roster Losing that Euro Look by George Riley Blue Ridge Brick — HOn30 Mini Layout Inspired by the Palmetto Brick Company by George Riley Down In The Valley, Valley So Low Make Low Areas of the Layout Deep & Wide by Geoff Stunkard & Dr. Fred Alsop Modeling the U.S. Army 4700N The “Little Monster” Diesel by Art Dutra III D&RGW-Style Turret Depot What Miss Chatterfield Wants... by Thomas Engstrand Trouble-Shooting Blackstone C-19s A Cookbook for Satisfying C-19 Operation by Bob Schaefer Making Tracks on the Red Mountain Pt 3 - Building a Loading Ramp Pt 4 - An Ash Pit for the Durango Yard by L. Todd Leftwich SOCal’s NG Tank Car Fleet Part 5: Distribution, Operations & Infrastructure III by Greg Maxwell A Golden Age: Modeling the ET&WNC in HOn3 by Johnny Graybeal Nine Millimeter News 2026 A Product Survey for HOn30/9mm Models by George Riley Softcover 8 1/2 x 11, 116 pages Edited by Chris Lane