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September 2009

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Contents
Make a layout look picture-perfect
By Pelle Søeborg
Expert advice on photography and modeling
pg. 36
>>Subscriber Bonus Video: Pelle Soeborg's HO scale Union Pacific layout
Figure Painting 101
By David Popp
Learn to paint figures for your model railroad
pg. 42
Roads that go on forever
By Sam Swanson
Make roads appear to extend beyond the layout
pg. 46
Kitbash a junction depot
By Mark Preussler
A station and two tower kits yield a unique HO structure
pg. 48
Artistic license on the GN
By Gustav W. Verderber
Jim Ferguson's HO scale Northwest empire
pg. 52
Model a Rutland flatcar and shed
By Andy Clermont
A pair of easy kitbashing projects from a single boxcar
pg. 58
Build realistic cardstock structures
By Richard Bohlman
Discovering the advantages of paper building kits
pg. 62
An industrial railroad in a box
By Brian Rudko
Packing large-scale detail and operation into 2 x 4 feet
pg. 64
>>Online Bonus: See Brian Rudko's one-of-a-kind freight cars and locomotives
Departments
From the Editor
Now on ModelRailroader.com
History according to Hediger
Modeler's spotlight video for July 16, 2009 -- Inside Cody's office
News & Products
Railway Post Office
Information Desk
Workshop
Step by Step
DCC Corner
Product Reviews
Video: M.T.H. HO scale Class J steam locomotive
Con-Cor International HO scale Electroliner
ExactRail HO scale Vert-A-Pac
Athearn N scale PS-2 2600 hopper
Roco-Fleischmann HO scale digital passenger train set no. 6041273
Trackside Photos
Trains of Thought
Cartoon
Photo Contest Rules
Index of Advertisers
The Operators
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