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Model Railroader 1955 April
April 1955Volume 22, Number 4
Bill of Lading
Homemade Mallet. By George H. Lenz 20
A compact, attractive HO articulated that will negotiate 18" curves.
Trees and Terrain. By M. B. Wakefield 23
How to combine lichen and common weeds with flock and sawdust to form model trees and shrubbery.
Village Store. By Maxine Wilhelm 25
Weatherbeaten and forlorn, this store is just right for an off-thebeaten-track crossroads village.
HO Carferry 27
A superdetailed model of a sternwheeler used on the Mississippi.
Cutting Sheet Metal (The Workshop, No. 2)
By Paul Larson 32
Tools and techniques for doing neat, accurate sheet metal work.
Switch Machine Linkage. By Edward Van Leer 39
A "universal" linkage suitable for almost any type of switch machine or any kind of track situation.
Simplified Car Lighting Pack. By Paul Mallery 44
Build this unit and car and loco lights will stay lit even when track power is off and the train is standing still.
A Railroad Planned Around a Junction. By Paul Larson 50
An example of how an actual bit of a prototype railroad can be a basis for a model railroad with intriguing operational and scenic possibilities.
Ideas for Old-Time Modeling. By Bart Crosby 53
Commercial kits and materials can be altered for use on "period" pikes.
Prototype Plans and Data
Old-Time Hopper-Bottom Gondola 34
Old-Time Derrick Car 34
Milwaukee Electric Lines Interurban Car 34
Railway Postoffice 4 Bull Session 36
Trade Topics 10 Clinic 56
New Literature 18 Construction Kinks 59
At the Throttle 19 Coming Events 60
Trackside Photos 28 Personals 60
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