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March 2012

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Contents
Build the Virginian: A 4 x 8 with more
By David Popp

Laying track and wiring our HO scale project layout

pg. 34
More than 50 years of fun on this club layout
By Jeff Martin

The 26 x 78 foot Cascade Pacific features trains from the 1950s to the present day

pg. 42
A newly discovered John Armstrong track plan
By Andy Sperandeo, Contributing Editor

The HO Mineral Range & Lake Michigan is set in Great Lakes iron ore country

pg. 47
Easy upgrades for an HO scale caboose
By Jim Six

A few detail enhancements turn a ready-to-run car into a more authentic model

pg. 52
Build N scale mountain scenery
By Dennis Murphy

Basic scenery techniques make a many-faceted setting for model photography

pg. 56
From freelance to prototype
By Vic Roman

A closer look at railroad engineering leads to a new approach on this 25 x 25-foot HO scale New York Central layout

pg. 60
>>Subscriber Bonus: video: Vic Roman's New York Central Hudson Division layout. Coming soon!
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