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Model Railroader Magazine 2009 April Beyond the basics Working beacon Foundry
Model Railroader 2009 April
6 Try different techniques
From the Editor by Neil Besougloff
8 News & Products
Hobby industry news by Steven Otte
22 Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers by Eric Stelpflug
27 Traveling classrooms
Information Desk by Jim Hediger
31 Spun polyester clouds
Workshop by Lionel Strang and Jim Hediger
34 Detailing for a time and place
Step by Step by Cody Grivno
40 Build the Beer Line
Part 4: Realistic structures complete our HO layout by Cody Grivno and the MR staff
48 Make lightweight benchwork
A unique design makes modules easy to transport by Joseph R. Balint Jr.
52 Building Freytag's foundry
Part 1: Constructing the main foundry structures by Dean Freytag
Online bonus ModelRailroader.com
58 Beyond the basics
Visit a New England layout a step above in accuracy by John Grosner 1 Online bonus ModelRailroader.com
66 Working beacons for diesels
Flashing lights increase N scale locomotive realism by Lennart Svedberg
68 Freelancing a harbor railroad
Scratchbuilt scenes highlight this large scale layout by Dana Kawala
74 Improving Walthers' chain link fence
Make your fence sturdier with simple modifications by Pelle Soeborg
76 Operating sitting down
A different approach to operating a model railroad by Paul Dolkos
78 A branch line with a rail-marine twist
An HO plan for a 9 x 11-foot spare room by Jim Spavins
82 Installing decoders in brass locomotives
DCC Corner by Mike Polsgrove
84 Product Reviews
Broadway Limited's HO scale Union Pacific 2-10-2 Atlas N scale GP15-1 ... and more
by Dana Kawala 1
94 Trackside Photos
98 Cartoon
99 Locomotive Kitbashing Contest Rules 100 So many choices .. .
Trains of Thought by Tony Koester
113 Index of Advertisers
114 Helper operations
The Operators by Andy Sperandeo
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