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| January |
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Special Features - Perspective: Metra Morning (Like a model, the prototype can pack a lot of operations into a small space); Scenery On A Grand Scale (Modeling California's femed Tehachapi Loop area convincingly is not something that can be done along one wall of the family room - it takes lots of space and lots of scenery. This article looks at some of the considerations given to the design and construction of the La Mesa club's giant layout and some of the lessons that can be learned from it. A sidebar by Don Mitchell on how to photograph large model scenes accompanies the article); N Scale Niche: Mainline Railroading In A Small Space (Designed to fit along the walls in a portion of a family room, this N scale layout plan features plenty of scenery, industries and a good bit of mainline running) Modeling - RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: The Great Western: Kitbashing A Low Nose GP7 (When Steve Palmer decided that he wanted a model of one of the Great Western's Geeps, it meant having to cut down and detail an Athearn model. Here is how he did it); The Great Western: Building The Bunyon Grain Tower (The basics of scratchbuilding and weathering are covered in this article on modeling a grain tower located along the Great Western in Colorado); Fish Lake Sand And Gravel: Pt II (This month we cover building the crushers, conveyors and hoppers on the diorama); Modeling A Car Named Otis (The author offers some suggestions for modeling the Big Otis cars and a look at some Otis models) Prototype - A Car Named Otis: Part II - Big Otis (This month, we conclude our detailed look at the development and evolution of the Otis steel dump cars and included are plans of Big Otis); PFE's Mechanical Reefers (The birth of the frozen food industry helped to bring along the age of mechanical reefers and over the years they were refined and improved until they eventually replaced the ice reefer) Departments - Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); Railbooks (Book news and reviews); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (Our Scale Heritage: Early Scale Hudsons); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Advertising Index |
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| February |
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Special Features - Perspective: The 70-Tonner - A Natural For The Big Guys Too (Class 1 railroads also had uses for small diesels); The Pandora & San Miguel (The fabled San Juan mountains of Colorado are home to this HOn3 railroad); An LGB Prototype: A Visit To The Erste Museims-Eisenbahn Deutschlands (Here is a look at some of the prototypes upon which LGB models are based and some thoughts on modeling with them) Modeling - Carpak: Boxcars Of The BCR (BCR boxcars can be seen all across North America carrying lumber and other goods from western Canada. The author describes how he modeled seven different cars of the BCR and its predecessor, the PGE, using a variety of HO kits); Fish Lake Sand And Gravel: Part III (The series wraps up with drawings of the auxiliary buildings at the gravel crushing plant); Photo Visualization (Here is a technique that lets you see scenery on your layout before you build it); Modeling Big City Signs (Adding signs to cuty buildings is just another step in making a model town look more realistic); Mass Production Modeling: Building With Acrylic Cores (Clear acrylic plastic is rigid, can be easily sawed or drilled, and is readily available, which is why the author chose to use it); RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: A Prairie For The Delta (The mechanism from a Mantua 2-6-2, the boiler off a 4-6-0, and a variety of detail parts went into making this HO locomotive); Big Red - A Heavy Duty Coal Truck (This HO scale truck was kitbashed from a Cox Peterbuilt model and an Athearn piggyback van) Prototype - Pullman Standard/Trinity Industries 5820 Cubic Foot Covered Hopper (Over 5,000 of these large, modern cars are in service) Departments - Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); Railbooks (Book news and reviews); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); N Scale Niche (Plans for N scalers); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (The Pioneers: Ed Packard Part I); Company Photographer (Scripting your pictures); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index |
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| March |
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Special Features - Perspective: Central steam plants, Action of East Muncy, Piggyback trailers in the 1980's Modeling - RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a firehouse, Modeling an Otis 36-foot coal gon in HO scale, Potemkin Plastics-modeling a vest pocket industry, Reprototyping G scale locomotives, Lattisote, Protofile 47: BAR GP7, Constant steam locomotive lighting with directional control Prototype - The Golden Rocket |
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| April |
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Special Features - Perspective: Maintaining the right-of-way (Maintenance duties can add to model railroad operations.), Those shorty Dri-Flo's (There is more than meets the eye to this seldom modeled freight car.), N scale niche: Norm Wright's N scale modeling (If you're interested in scratchbuilding in N scale, Norm Wright has suggestions and techniques that are sure to be helpful.), PMP-112 update (This month Alan Trammel explains how to build the new PMP-112 receiver.), Boomer Trail (RMC presents photographs from its readers.) Modeling - Modeling an early TOFC trailer, flat car and ramp (Here's an easy project that can add interest and a source of revenue to your railroad.), Modeling the last of the Reading switchers: the SW1001 and MP15 (The author describes how, with a little kitbashing and detailing, he was able to model these Reading engines in HO scale.), RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: From wagontop to flat top (In 1960 the B&O made a number of old piggyback cars from a old wagontop boxcar. An HO model of one these cars is this month's award winner.), CNR third class depot (Using plans from an old RMC, which are reprinted here, the author describes how he modeled his station.), Protofile 48: Modeling a Missouri Pacific GP50 (These Geeps, painted in the MP/UP transition paint scheme, make for some interesting modeling.), Hiding Atlas switch controls (Here is a way to mount your switch controls behind the layout panel, but still keep them accessible.) Prototype - PFE express reefer (Pacific Fruit Express began receiving its first express refrigerator cars for passenger service in 1923.), NOPS single truckers (One of these single-truckers remains as a work car.) Departments - Notes on an Old Timetable, Safety Valve, Dispatchers Report, RMC Timetable, Test Track, Collector Consist. Editors Notebook, Classified Advertising, Exchange Place, Dealer Directory, Advertising Index |
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| May |
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Special Features - Perspective: Modern shortlines and regional carriers, PMP-112 Update: Part II, Company photographer: Background magic Modeling - Modeling a Southern Pacific Alco S2 with tiger stripes, Building a coaling tower: Part I, RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a factory, South Pittsburgh: Changes corrections and improvements, Prideville & Obscession Valley, Western Maryland flange oiler: Modeling an experiment Prototype - To market by rail: milk containers on flat cars, PRR/PC/CR panelized turnout gondolas |
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| June |
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Special Features - Perspective: Wide-Bodies (Running an occasional train that has special requirements can add interest to your layout operations); Boomer Trail Special: Cypress Junction (A visit to the large model railroad exhibit at Cypress Gardens in Florida); Index To Volume 56 (A subject and author directory to the June, 1987 through May, 1988 issues of Railroad Model Craftsman); Revisiting The Timber City & Northwestern (Ben King describes the now famous HO layout he built a quarter-of-a-century ago and still operates today); PMP-112: Power Module (We continue the PMP-112 series with the construction of a power module) Modeling - RMC/Dremel Kitbash Award: Doug Smith's CPR Baldwin Roadswitcher (It took a lot of work to produce this beautiful HO model of the diesel that replaced steam on the CPR's Esquimalt & Nanaimo); Constructing A Donkey Loader (Donkey loaders were used by logging outfits to drag cut trees from the forests to the loading areas. In an easy-to-follow text, the authors describe how they scratchbuilt the inexpensive model); Building A Coaling Tower: Part II (Construction of the coaling tower continues with more of Wayne Wesolowski's step-by-step instructions); Protofile 49: Soo Line 63332-63531 Series Gondola (An MDC HO gondola kit is the basis for this modeling project) Prototype - A Munchie Mill (Here is how you can add a snack food plant to your railroad) Departments - Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (Tinplate Hudsons); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index |
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| July |
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Special Features - Perspective: Light rail, Visiting the Northern Ohio Belt line, Boomer trail Modeling - RMC/Dremel Kitbash Award: Kitbashing a 1930's filling station, N scale niche: Switch machine cover ups, Modeling an L&HR C420, Upgrading HO boxcars, Modesty panels for steam locomotives, Building a coaling tower: Part III, Modeling a marsh Prototype - UP's Park City depot |
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| August |
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Special Features - Perspective: Demonstrators - Carrying The Company Colors (New locomotives, painted in the builder's colors, often visit the rails of prospective buyers. Adding models of these engines to a layout can bring a little variety to the usual operations); The Willis Hobbies Layout (Built to showcase the hobby, this HO layout, which is located in the basement of a Long Island hobby store, has been an inspiration to many area modelers); PMP-112 Diesel Sound Module (This month the author describes how to make a diesel sound module for the PMD-112 system); Boomer Trail Special (A visit to one of the oldest model railroad clubs in North America finds steam engines that really steam) Modeling - Fun With 50-Footers (These three different kitbashed and detailed HO scale models will add interest and variety to any freight car roster); The North Bend Station (This good looking brick station started out as a Kibri house kit); Building A Coaling Tower - Part IV (Our series concludes with the construction of the accompanying sandhouse); Building Lumber Loads (This simple project can show you how to add a revenue producing load to an idle model flat car); RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Awards: Modeling The Ortner Aggregrate Car (With a little cutting, splicing and rebuilding, the MDC Ortner hopper can be used to model this different looking ore car); A Branchline Geep (An interest in Southern Railway locomotives led the author to kitbash one of their GP7's equipped with a small fuel tank) Prototype - Three Southern Pacific "Harriman" Cars (Here are plans and prototype information on three different Harriman-style cars); Southern Railway Subsidiary Sub-Lettering (If you've ever wondered what all those different initials on the sides of Southern Railway equipment stand for, then you'll want to read Mike Small's explanation of them) Departments - Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); Railbooks (Book news and reviews); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); N Scale Niche (Plans for N scalers); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (Growing Up In Calgary by Perc Browning); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index |
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| September |
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Special Features - Perspective: The minimum mine, The Port Caribou R.R. & Western Navigation Co., Finding lost ideas, The Pacific Beach & Western Modeling - A Maine potato house, Rio Grande 5407: modeling from photos, RMC/Dremel Kitbash Award: Modeling four ventilated boxcars Prototype - The new Animas River Railway railbus, Canadian Pacific's Lake Louise depots |
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| October |
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Special Features - Perspective: The Wide World Of Switchstands (Switchstands come in a variety of shapes and sizes); Planning Two Eastern Shortlines (These two layouts, one a modern diesel shortline and one a 1930's HOn30 pike, are both designated to fit in a small bedroom); Boomer Trail Special (A selection of models from the 1988 NMRA convention in Birmingham, Alabama, are the featured subjects in this month) Modeling - Building A Canadian National RSC24 (A lot of ingenuity went into building this kitbashed model); RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing A C&O SD18 (A Santa Fe modeler turns his attention to the C&O and combines an Athearn body with a Tyco nose and Alco style trucks to produce this HO award winner); Tracks In The Street (Industrial areas of big cities often have street trackage. The author explains step-by-step how to model it); N Scale Niche: N Scale Labor Movement (Removing the base from N scale figures can produce more realistic poses); Brose Feed Company (A simple structure kitbash yields a new industry); N&W Coil Hoods (Here is how to build two different curved hoods for the new Walthers coil car); Diatomaceous Earth Scenery (Commonly used for pool filters, this extremely fine material can also be used to model dirt and sand) Prototype - Canadian National's RSC24 (Montreal Locomotive Works built only four of these unique diesels); Philadephia & Reading Composite Gondola (The P&R had 2,500 GHc and GHd class gondolas on their roster); CPR's Lake Louise Depots: Part II (Two stations have served the CPR in this beautiful mountain setting. The newest one is a large log building constructed in 1910) Departments - Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (G.M.C./All Nation NW2); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index |
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| November |
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Special Features - Perspective: Artwork Oil Donkeys (These colorful prototypes might be just the thing to spruce up a vacant area on your layout); Intermodel Cars Of The Eighties (Intermodel traffic - TOFC and COFC - is a rapidly growing source of revenue for the railroad industry. This article examines some of the equipment used and some of the models that are available); Boomer Trail (RMC presents photos from its readers); Visiting The Altburgbahn (Steam, diesel and electric locomotives, passenger trains and beautiful scenery are all incorported in this 1960's era HO layout set in Germany) Modeling - Carpak: Modeling CNJ's 1926 Steel Boxcars (With a few changes, the Walthers Pennsy X-29 boxcar is ideal for modeling a fleet of the CNI's first series of steel boxcars); Three Dimensional Backdrops (Here's a way to make backdrops out of photographs); McLaughlin's Storage: Building And Signs (This straightforward scratchbuilding project also includes a how-to on making signs); McLaughlin's Storage: Animation (Adding a few moving parts can bring a building to life); N Scale Niche: Building A Decrepit Wood Fence (A few scraps of wood siding are all that's needed to build this fence); RMC/Dremel Kitbash Award: Kitbashing A C&NW Two-Bay Cement Hopper (Like this prototype, this model was a three-bay hopper that had its center bay removed); Modeling The Union Pacific's "Bamberger Locomotive" (This unique product from EMD was modeled with an Atlas RSL and a pair of Athearn SW7 shells); A Corner A Mirror And An Illusion (Buildings and a mirror are combined to hide a corner on the author's N scale layout) Prototype - Alco RS1 + EMD 567 Engine = Bamberger 570/UP 1270 (This one-of-a-kind locomotive was EMD's first repowering job) Departments - Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industrial news); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); N Scale Niche (Plans for N scalers); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (A line of scale and tinplate); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Eommercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index |
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| December |
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Special Features - Perspective: Small Industrial Railroads (Industrial railroads can provide interesting possibilities for modeling); Getting Started In Model Railroading: Building The N Scale Gorre N' Daphetid (Using a famous HO model railroad from the 1950's as inspiration, the author build an N scale layout that is great for both beginners and modelers who lack a lot of space) Modeling - RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Modeling A Seaboard Air Line SDP35 (This HO model is a combination of Atlas and Athearn models); Modeling A Winter Wonderland (There is nothing like freshly fallen marble dust to make a model scene look like a snow-covered winter wonderland); The Basics Of Weathering Wood (The author explains how to use stains and paints to give wood an aged appearance); North Dayton Interlocking In O Scale (No matter what scale you model in, this model building article will provide you with plenty of information on the basics of scratchbuilding structures); Protofile 50: CPR Woodchip Gon (These interesting cars are easy to model in HO scale); A Sound Idea (Lots of modelers have sound systems in their locomotives, but how about their freight cars? Here is a way to simulate the sound of a working mechanical reefer); Carpack: Modeling Four Different Western Maryland Covered Hoppers (These HO kitbashes can enlarge your freight car fleet and each can be done in one evening's time) Prototype - NMX: Cars Of The North Western Refrigerator Line (This private refrigerator car company assigned its fleet of cars to the C&NW); The Ellenville Bridge (his simple I-beam girder bridge served the NYO&W in the small Catskill town of Ellensville); North Dayton Interlocking (Now gone, this tower once served the B&O mainline through Dayton) Departments - Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatcher's Report (Product and industry news); Railbooks (Book news and reviews); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (Ghosts of Christmases Past); Company Photographer ('Tis The Season by Dwayne Easterling); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index |
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