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October 2010
October 2010 |
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Contents Continue your roads into the backdrop By
Tom Johnson Use acrylic paints and fine ballast to blend foreground roads into photo backdrops
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pg. 38 |
A northwestern logging branch in HO By
Eric Williams This 9 x 11-foot track plan features logging action in the 1940s
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pg. 42 |
Make your own roadbed By
Jim Richards An innovative building material used under tile proves to be roadbed in disguise
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pg. 45 |
Big steam in coal country By
Lou Sassi
This HO scale transition-era layout features realistic scenery and scratchbuilt structures on two decks
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pg. 50 |
Model new car sides using styrene By
Bob Rivard This technique can be used in any scale
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pg. 58 |
Mix and match decals for railroad equipment By
Matt Snell Four simple suggestions for repurposing decal sets
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pg. 64 |
Modeling rural America in N scale By
Lou Sassi This compact layout was inspired by traveling around the United States
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pg. 66 |
Departments On the Web From the Editor News Products Kitbashing contest rules Railway Post Office Information Desk Step by Step DCC Corner Product Reviews Trains of Thought Index of Advertisers Cartoon The Operators
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