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HOn3 is all about building narrow gauge trains and layouts. The 2021 HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading! Now in its 13th year, this issue is packed full of exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information. It’s sure to keep your workbench full all year. From California to Maine and all points between, get on board for narrow gauge fun. Features Narrow-Minded Notes by Chris Lane — National Narrow Gauge Convention Wrap Up Scale Illumination Part 2 by John Niemeyer and Keith Pashina — More LED Lighting Projects. Better-Looking Commercial Track by Dave Vollmer — Better Appearance than Hand Laid? Old Signs on Old Walls by Peter Metzker — Creating and Adding Signage to Model Structures Short Line on a Mission by Matt Woods — Diorama of Michigan’s Old Mission Peninsula. The Gold Hill Project by George G. Riley, Esq. — “A Square-Footer” Micro Layout. A Room With a View by Dean Smith — A Window for the Vida Division’s Dispatcher. Tin Foil Rocks, Stone Portals, and Walls by Bob Brendle — We Will Rock You Parts 1 & 2 Converting HO Locos to HOn3 by Rich Mossholder — A Kato Mechanism is the Start. Building a Post Driver Wagon by Sam Swanson — When No One Makes an HO Posthole Digger. Build an Autocar White Metal Kit by L. Todd Leftwich — “Old School” kits and How to Kitbash, and Paint them. Switching In/To HOn3 by Bob Bennett — Diorama Update and a New Business. Embracing 3D Printing by Mike Mackey Iron Horse Sense by Geoff Stunkard — Feeding and Caring of the Tweetsie Stable. Otter Creek & Rio Grande by Dennis Carrell — A John Allen-Inspired Timesaver Layout. Scratchbuild a 24-Foot Boxcar by Dale Smith — Early 1930s Boxcar From an Obscure Iowa Line. Work Crane Kitbash by Duane Richardson — A New Use for the AHM Barnhart Log Loader. The Venado Post Office by Rich Mossholder — An HO Scale Interpretive Mode. Colorado in Switzerland