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Model Railroader Magazine 2006 April Painting special Airbruch Detail HO SD40-2
Model Railroader 2006 April
6 From the Editor
The case for variety
8 News & Products Special
Hobby industry news and product announcements Online bonus
24 Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
30 Information Desk
Same line, two railroads by Carl Swanson
36 Workshop
Curing chipped handrails ... and more
44 Step by Step
Easy interior details by David Popp
COVER STORY
50 Operating a '50s-era layout
A model railroad that started with a boxcar David Popp Online bonus
58 Landscaping with live cactus
A green thumb goes a long way for realistic deserts by Bruce Petty
60 Uniform of the day? Railroad drab
War-weary freight cars were ready for change by Mont Switzer
64 An HO scale tabletop railroad
Here's a new use for your dining room table by Richard Nelson
66 Build the 4 x 8 Stoney Creek: Part 4
Structures and scenery for this HO scale project layout by Dave Methlie
72 Building a sense of reality
An HO salute to West Virginia's 1920s logging industry by Lou Sassi
78 Detail and paint a Kato SD40-2
Parts and a paint job bring this HO model up to date by Pelle K. Seeborg
82 Basics of airbrushing
Tips and techniques for getting started
by Cody Grivno Online bonus
90 DCC Corner
Installing a DCC decoder in a Rivarossi steam locomotive by Mike Polsgrove
94 Product Reviews Extravaganza
Reading T-1 4-8-4 in HO from Precision Craft Models Online bonus
MCentral Station digital command control system Kato N scale Super Chief passenger train
... and lots more!
108 Trains of Thought
"Good enough" in the 21st Century by Tony Koester
115 Small Layout Contest rules
116 Trackside Photos
129 Index of Advertisers
130 MR Project Illustrated
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