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January 2014

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Model Railroader has been the leading model train magazine for the past 75 years. Each month, we bring you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of model train layouts, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts and much more!

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Features

Builda5x8harborrailroad

Build a 5 x 8 harbor railroad (pg. 40)

by Neil Besougloff

Part 1: Meet Model Railroader’s new project layout

Howtoscratchbuildafreelancedfactory

How to scratchbuild a freelanced factory (pg. 48)

by Gerry Leone

Wood siding, plastic window castings, and other materials yield a building full of character

LandmarkscenesalongtheWaterLevelRoute

Landmark scenes along the Water Level Route (pg. 54)

by Richard L. Stoving

The HO scale Hudson Division models the New York Central in the late steam era

NewYorkCentralHudsonDivision

Subscriber Bonus: New York Central Hudson Division track plan

Twistingtreesfromwire

Twisting trees from wire (pg. 61)

by Robert W. Pethoud

An old technique for making realistic armatures is faster and cheaper than you think

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John Armstrong designs an N&W main line (pg. 64)

by Jim Hediger, senior editor

A commissioned O scale track plan that captures heavy-duty railroading

NorfolkWesternRy

Subscriber Bonus: Norfolk & Western track plan

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Save 30% on the "Best of John Armstrong vol. 1: Room-size track plans of the 1950s" from the Information Station until January 31, 2014

Quickandeasywellcarweathering

Quick and easy well car weathering (pg. 68)

by Pelle Søeborg

Give these modern cars a used look with paint and powdered pastels

Concealtrackworkinacityscene

Conceal trackwork in a city scene (pg. 72)

by Paul J. Dolkos

Now you see it, now you don’t: tips for using structures and photos to hide track in an urban setting

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AmericanZLineUnitedStatesRailroadAdministration282heavyMikado

Weekly online new product announcements

Railway Post Office

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Contributor guidelines

Information Desk

N scale Insight

MyfirstoperatingsessiongradeD

My first operating session – grade D

Workshop

Step by Step

Howtomodelaheritagefleet

Video: Milwauke, Racine & Troy heritage locomotives

DCC Corner

Product Reviews

Walthers HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette

MRR112013WalthersPereMarquette

Video: Walthers HO scale Pere Marquette passenger train

BachmannHOscalePorterswitcher

Bachmann HO scale Porter switcher

AtlasNscale440steamlocomotive

Atlas N scale 4-4-0 steam locomotive

ModelRectifierCorp.ProdigyAdvanceSquaredEliteDCCsystem

Model Rectifier Corp. Prodigy Advance Squared Elite DCC system

AthearnHOscaleNACC50footinsulatedboxcar

Athearn HO scale NACC 50-foot insulated boxcar

Trackside Photos

Trains of Thought

Index of Advertisers

Cartoon

The Operators

Online Extras

NYC Hudson Division gallery

Builda5x8harborrailroad

Subscriber Bonus: Rice Harbor project layout extras

Freelancedfactory

Download the freelanced factory drawings

Westcott

Subscriber bonus video: Tour the town of Westcott

Howtomodelaheritagefleet

MR&T Heritage fleet gallery

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Freight yard design and operation.

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