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November 1998

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Contents
Airbrushing for model railroaders
By Marty McGuirk
Selecting and using this remarkable tool
Operation brings a coal branch to life
By Tony Koester
The Allegheny Midland's Coal Fork Extension: Part 6 A look at how the Coal Fork earns its keep concludes our series
Four familiar fences
By Art Curren
Variety in rural fences reflects frugal use of materials
Papermaking and the railroads today
By Jim Hediger
An industry with great kitbashing potential
Fully enclosed low-deck tri-level auto racks
By George Sebastian-Coleman
Enclosing skeleton racks secured the auto trade for U.S. railroads
Nickel Plate Road PA-1s
By Jim Six
Upgrading factory-painted Life-Like Proto 2000 HO models
Ruins that improve a model city
By John Nehrich
Remnants of the past add a sense of history
Improving HO scale freight and passenger trucks
By John Pryke
Replace wheels and add weathering for more realism
Patching up X29 boxcars
By Bill Darnaby
Rub-on metal foil easily represents side repair panels
Proto:Scale
By Paul J. Dolkos
Standards based on the prototype lead to greater realism
Departments
At the Throttle
Railway Post Office
Product Reviews
Workshop
Prototype Info
Railroader's Library
MR News
Trackside Photos
Workin' on the Railroad
Trains of Thought
One Reader's Opinion
Paint Shop
Ask Paint Shop
Coming Events and Club Memberships
Photo contest rules
Index of Advertisers
Along the Line
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