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May 1988
May 1988 |
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Contents The Auburn, Coloma & Placerville Ry. By
Allan Phillips Beautiful structures and detail abound on this HO home layout |
Modeling an Irving gas station By
Gerry Gilliland An HO model of a 1930s Canadian prototype |
Charles F. Dyxin's SR&RL Prairie in On2 The Model of the Month Award |
Power switch machines By
Gordon Odegard Typical dummy switch machines for your model track |
Modeling North Western bay-window cabooses By
M. Scott Leith The CNW bay-window fleet falls into four basic modeling groups |
Heritage Fleet: Joy Line 0-4-0 locomotive By
Tom McComas, Jim Tuohy The 1931 electric version complete with lithographed power station |
Norfolk & Western electric locomotives By
Gordon Odegard J. Harold Geissel drawings of these coal-hauling locomotives |
Paul Nitzsche's Acer & Hilly Mountain Railroad By
Alfons Bossaers G scale modeling in The Netherlands |
Plastic pipe roadbed By
M. J. Randall A new method that yields free-flowing trackwork |
A visit to the LGB plant By
Alfons Bossaers This popular line of big trains was introduced at the 1968 Nuremberg Toy Fair |
Symposium on Electronics By
Don W. Hansen A steam-sound generator circuit and command control with catenary |
Breakneck Mountain Ntrack module: 2 By
Dick Christianson Scenery, structures, and details complete the project |
Ionia steam inspection car By
Gordon Odegard Harold Russell drawings of a small maintenance-department vehicle |
Paint shop: CGTX 10,000-gallon tank car By
Jeff English Modifications and lettering for the Gould/Tichy HO kit |
Norfolk & Western electric locomotives |
Ionia steam inspection car of the late 19th century |
Departments MR product news Cartoons Railway post office Schedules Looking back PBS show listings Young author contest rules MR product reviews Hobbyshop window At the throttle Model of the month Heritage fleet Electronics symposium Trains of thought Student fare Paint shop Railroader's library MR workshop Club news Bull session Index of advertisers
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