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Model Railroader July 1974 Vol 41 No 7
CONTENTS
Trains for Simpatico. By Ron Kuykendall. -----30
I overlooked a lot of rules, but the layout has been fun anyway.
Reg Bilodeau's three-truck Shay.------33
The Model of the Month Award.
Better models with a surface plate. By Douglas R. Hulen.-34
If you don't have one, now's the time. Comments by MR staff.
Painting diesel switchers. By Dave Perata.----36
How Southern Pacific's units were and are colored.
Painting with an airbrush.-------38
Practice. Try different air pressures and paint-thinner mixes.
North Abington coal shed. Model and photos by Peter Watson.41
Build only the trestle if your railroad is in a warmer climate.
The Double Crossing RR. By Robert Wegner. ----45
Building a layout from an armchair is hard. Sketching one is easy.
The Sierra Santa Fe system. By Clare Parrott. ----48
It began with a Navy command, in a way.
Live steam 4-4-2. Photos and data: Vonne D. Linse.---50
Ken Smith built it in 1Y2" scale.
Practical layout lighting. By Louis Queyrel.----51
Christmas tree bulbs and dimmers provide a simple answer.
Converting to a Wootten firebox. By Dan Fink.--60
I did it to make an Atlas B&O 0-4-0 more like a Reading engine.
A working track diagram. Modeled by Raymond E. Muntz Jr. -62
Shows track routing in a signal tower.
Prototype drawings and data:
Southern Pacific diesel switcher colors. Data. ---36
North Abington coal shed. Data. -----41
Reading 0-4-0 switcher. Drawings and data. ---56
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