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Bill of Lading - Build Your Own Gold Mine: Part 1 (Construction of the mine buildings and headframe,); Saranac & Wolf Pond Ry. (Let 'em rip on the main line while you're upstairs shifting cars.); The Logging Railroads Of Louis J. Ullian (Look beyond the big trees to see the railroads.); Auto-Train Car Interiors (Completing the coverage of a unique railroad service.); Convert A GP35 To A GP30 (A few simple changes will do it.); Working Stephenson Valve Gear (The methods described can be used for any scale.); Heat Sinks For Transistors (Information which will help your transistors keep their cool.); Throttle Design For Easy Walkaround Control (This one needs no tangled cables.); Small Scale Traction Modeling (Display layout proves it can be done successfully in N scale.); Louis Queyrel's SP Cab-Forward (The Model of the Month award.); Minicalculator: Tool For Modeling (Some things to know about buying one.); Battle Of The Basement (Nothing much happens anywhere except in the basement.); The Rail Transportation Project (Students, how would you like to build a model railroad in class.) Prototype Drawings And Data - Auto-Train Car interiors (Data and photos); C & NW Composite Ore Car Of 1905 (Drawings) Departments And Miscellany - Off The Train Wire; Schedules; Railway Post Office; Railroader's Library; Paint Shop; Trade Topics; Hobbyshop Window; At The Throttle; Trackside Photos; Cartoon; Student Fare; Bull Session; MR Clinic: Questions And Answers; Index Of Advertisers |
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| February |
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Bill of Lading - Common Railroad Signs (Reproduced in the three most used scales), Modern Billboards and Signs (In full color, in the three most used scales), Train Order Station (Based on a PRR prototype at Caney, Ind.), Don Nelson's Double-Deck Stockcar (The Model of the Month award), Caboose From a Picture (Combine two work caboose bodies to produce a transfer caboose), Fox River Grove RR (A short-lived empire), The Tab System John Allen Used (Car forwarding is controlled by tabs that do not deface a car), Build Your Own Gold Mine: Part 2 (Hoisthouse and ore bin complete the mine complex), The Jonstown & West Summit RR (N scale layout built by a father and son team), Prototype Drawings and Data - D&H poppet valve Pacific | 5 |
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| March |
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Bill Of Lading - Teflon-Loaded Lubricants (They can improve the performance of model locomotives greatly); Mill Office (Weatherbeaten structure is still in use at a Portland planing mill); The Ohio, Michigan & South Shore RR (A preview of the Dayton NMRA convention layout tour this summer); Messiness With A Flair (Every litter bit helps, in this case); How To Build Switchstands (Hand throws add to the feeling of realism); Reducing Oversize Flanges (It takes a lathe, a few tools and patience); Overhead Wire For Pole Trolleys (Good performance is easy to obtain with a few simple precautions); Lou Boyd's Southern Ry. Ps-4 Pacific (The Model of the Month award); The Whole Blasted Railroad (Mount Rushmore National Memorial in HO scale); Only When Visitors Come (A look at A. Ballard Bradley's Glenview Short Line); Portable Workshop And Carrying Case (Use it at home as well as when traveling); Tupper Lake & Faust Junction Ry. (Track plan features the "gold links" principle); Working Mars Light (Turn out the room lights and watch the action); A Powered Saw For Small Parts (Homemade saw blade works well in wood) Prototype Drawings And Data - North Shore Line Dining Car Departments And Miscellany - Off The Train Wire; Schedules; Railway Post Office; Railroader's Library; Paint Shop; Trade Topics; Hobbyshop Window; Cartoon; At The Throttle; Trackside Photos; Student Fare; Bull Session; MR Clinic: Questions And Answers; Index Of Advertisers |
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| April |
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Bill of Lading - So You Need a Heavy-duty Depressed-center Flatcar (A kitbashing project is the answer.), Wiring your First Layout (The obvious approach may not be the best.), Kitbashing EMD's FT Diesel (Odegard's formula: 3 A units = 1 A unit + 1 B unit.), Milwaukee Road's Kingsbury Branch (A railroad you can model switching at grade in Chicago.), Woodland Valley & Western RR (A system with a blend of standard and narrow-gauge operation.), A New Source of Tools for Model Railroading (Your dentist can tell you where to get them.), Picking a Railroad Name (It's a decision that should not be treated lightly.), Building the Bantam & Cycloid RR-part 1 (This tiny layout can be stored in a closet or under a bed.), Hubby's Hobby (The WV&W seen through the eyes of the brass hat's wife.), Prototype Drawings and Data - Electro-Motive FT: first freight diesel, Milwaukee Road's Kingsbury Branch | 4 |
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| May |
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Bill of Lading - Modifying kit structures For instance, make a four-story tenemant out of two-two-story farmhouses), Cubicle railroads-with two track plans (Your hobby space doesn't have to be any larger than your work space.), Kitbashing the Casey Jones Yake a Ten-Wheeler and make it into a 4-4-0.), Eric Bracher's narrow-gauge rotary snowplow (The Model of the Month award), The Brandywine Transit Co (Building an HO scale trolley layout - Part 1), Instant diorama (A photographic setting can be put together in a few minutes.), A compact rail cleaner (Designed for close clearances on sharp curves), The Neehi Valley RR (A Z scale railroad on a coffee table), Illuminated track diagram (Ultraviolet lamp makes it glow in the dark), My favorite model railroader (A tribute to a modeler, a railfan and a locomotive engineer), Building the Bantam & Cycloid RR-Part 2 (Installing cork roadbed and laying the track), Prototype Drawings and Data - Aroostock Valley flatcar, 25-ton coaling station | 4 |
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| June |
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Bill of Lading - The Duplex Station at Linden (Hoosier Line and Nickel Plate Road once shared this facility.), East Skrinny (A study in rust, juck and chaos.), A 4-4-2 Passenger Car? (We don't mean an Atlantic.), Transistor Throttle with a Future (A step-by-step electronics project.), A Simple Turnout Control Mechanism (How to install it on the layout.), Tocopilla Light Ry. (An outdoor line in England.), Henry J. Cieslukowski Jr.'s two-deck stockcar (The Model of the Month award.), A System for Handlaying Track (Building curved turnouts is surprisingly easy with this system.), Roadbed by the Mile (The Model Railroad Club has a system.), Add Signal Detail to your Right of Way (These accessories can add realism to your railroad.), Building the Bantam & Cycloid RR: conclusion (Making scenery, ballasting track, installing structures.), Prototype Drawings and Data - Linden station, UP sleeper Twin Peaks |
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| July |
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Bill of Lading - Kitbashing a Baldwin AS616 (It requires the bodies of two S12 units.), Build an Electric Utility (Model an often neglected yet important industry.), Is the K4 a Baby M1 or is an M1 an Oversized K4? (A special Trackside Photos feature.), The Brandywine Transit Co. (Building an HO scale trolley layout: Part 2.), Francis M Cosgrove's UP 3950-class 4-6-6-4 (The Model of the Month award.), The Allegheny & Ohio RR (A preview of the NMRA national convention.), Ed Black Kitbashes Ed Black (Recalling a building project from the past.), Acrylic Plastic for Modelbuilding (Some of the advantages and disadvantages of this material.), One Man's Shop ("Mighty strange furniture" says my wife.), Prototype Drawings and Data - Baldwin road switcher, Electric utility structures, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-2 |
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| August |
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Bill of Lading - Dover Hill Western, Mr. Lukesh revisited, Tuolumne Forks Lumber Co., Protofour policies, Riveted steel covered hopper car, Slug unit from two Athearn GP35's, An easy way to fine-flange wheels, Prototype Drawings and Data - Erie 50-ton covered hopper car |
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| September |
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Bill of Lading - Washington, Idaho & Montana Ry, Great domes, The "Circa Thirty" display, Billboards used in the 1920's and 1930's, Detroit under wire, Mr. Pottle's potworks, Machining in minature, Vacuum de-airing for better casting, The Brandywine Transit Co.-Part 3, William J. Leider's Union Pacific FEF 3 4-8-4, An N&W modeler goes western. Prototype Drawings and Data - WI&M the Potlatcher | 1 |
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| October |
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Bill Of Lading - A world in my lap (This Z scale model railroad measures only 18" x 33"); 1975 prize parade (Some of the winners of the NMRA convention at Dayton); Pennsy's Horseshoe Curve (That's the focal point of Dick Kendall's HO scale railroad); The Vermont Granite Railroads (A track plan with opportunities to last a lifetime); Weathering With A Brush (Weathering is much like finishing fine wood furniture); Kitbashing An Incline Tank Car (The prototype was designed to operate on a 78 percent grade); Build A Backdrop Collage (Combine painted scenery with cutouts and model structures); Richard C. Fleming's Brewery (The Model of the Month award); Modeling Norfolk & Western's SD45's (The model was beautiful as it came from the box, although...); An Automatic Train Control System With Tricolor Signals (Two or three trains can run unattended while you work the yard); Steam Lives On The Burlington Northern (A railroad industry you can build); Vacationing With A Model Railroade (Somehow I survived another season. It wasn't easy, it never is) Prototype Drawings and Data - Simple Truss Bridge; The SD45 On The Norfolk & Western (Drawings and data); Steam Lives On The Burlington Northern (Data) Departments And Miscellany - Off The Train Wire; Schedules; Railway Post Office; Railroader's Library; Trade Topics; Hobbyshop Window; At The Throttle; Cartoon; Trackside Photos; Paint Shop; Bull Session; MR Clinic: Jawn Henry; Index Of Advertisers | 5 |
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| November |
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Bill of Lading - Operating Your Model Railroad (The ABC's of model railroading.); South Troy, English & Wickliffe Ry. (A railroad designed for operating fun.); Movable Draft Gear For Long Cars (It enables them to negotiate model railroad curves.); David D. Callahan's N&W Train Master (The Model of the Month award.); Modeling Mount Hope Station (The protootype served commuters on the New York Central system.); Employee Timetables (An important source of information for your model railroad.); Dispatcher On The Sunset Valley (He's responsible for the system's smooth operation.); The Brandywine Transit Co. (Building an HO scale trolley layout: part 4.); A Bronze Statue For Albion (A tribute to someone with a strong hand.); Diesels Needn't Be Dull (The inside story on how to perk up your favorite diesel.); Waybills On The Car (A survey of various systems which have been used successfully.); Cold Facts On Hot Glue (This adhesive has many intriguing properties.); Prototype Drawings and Data - Southern Ry.'s Class F-1 4-6-0 no. 949; Canadian Pacific Four-Wheel Wood Cabooses Departments And Miscellany - Off The Train Wire; Schedules; Railway Post Office; Trade Topics; Cartoon; Hobbyship Window; At The Throttle; Paint Shop; Bull Session; Student Fare; Railroader's Library; MR Clinic: Refrigerator Car Ice; Index Of Advertisers |
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| December |
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Bill of Lading - Kitbashing A PRR H10 Consolidation; The Urban Scenery Of Severna Park; The Big Hook...And How To Bash It; Building The Marquette & Independence RR; Building A 100-Ton Steel Coaling Station; Billboards From The Past; One Man's Battle Against Dirty Wheels; How To Build A Waterfall; Realistic Roads For Your Layout; Al Smaltz's Model of the Month, Logical Thinking Skills Development Program; Who Says Amtrak's Big Diesels All Look Alike; 1:48 Vans For Piggyback Fans; Model Railroading As A Vice Prototype Drawings and Data - Florida East Coast Ventilated Boxcar (Drawings); Electro-Motive F45 (Drawings and data); 100-Ton Steel Coaling Station (Drawings); Amtrak Diesel Variations (Data) Departments And Miscellany - Off The Train Wire; Schedules; Railway Post Office; Trade Topics; Railroader's Library; Hobbyshop Window; Cartoon; At The Throttle; Trackside Photos; Student Fare; Paint Shop; Bull Session; MR Clinic: Truss And Girder Bridges; Index Of Advertisers | 2 |
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