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Model Railroader Magazine 2003 July tips for better passenger cars Creeks SF mtn
Model Railroader 2003 July
Features
50 Converting a BIG layout to DCC By John Rahenkamp
Careful planning and teamwork are keys to success
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PROTOTYPE DRAWINGS
55 Heart of a community By Harold W. Russell
A small-town depot you can model
58 Lost art of soldering By John Pryke
Taking the mystery out of a useful skill that's easy to learn
62 A model railroad Work of Art By David Popp
Building the Museum of Science and Industry's Great Train Story layout
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69 Driving the golden spike By David Erdmann
A high-tech diorama brings history to life
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OUR COVER STORY
73 Mountain action in N scale By Bill Pearce
David Haines' Raton Pass layout was one of the finest ever
82 Modeling a creek By Lance Mindheim
Follow these easy techniques to create a scenic highlight
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90 8 tips for better passenger cars By Andy Sperandeo
Reliable performance and realistic appearance
94 Realistic stainless steel By Keith Kohlmann
How to paint your plastic or brass models
96 The Crystal River District By George Sebastian-Coleman
This HO and HOn3 track plan was inspired by Colorado prototypes
Departments
6At the Throttle
Your fellow readers
10 Railway Post Office 16 Product Reviews
Atlas O scale RS-1 switcher Bachmann HO GE EL-C And more .. .
30 MR News
Product News, 32 Hobbyshop Window, 38
42 Workshop
46 Back to Basics
Basics of uncoupling
86 Trackside Photos
100 Workin' on the Railroad
Beginner's 4 x 8 track plan
106 Trains of Thought
Signs of the past
108 DCC Corner
Headlights and Resistors
112 Prototype Info
116 Coming Events and Club Memberships
122 Cartoon
137 Index of Advertisers
138 Editorial Flashback
March 1944, Frank Taylor
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