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Model Railroader Magazine 2013 July How to make track look realistic
Model Railroader July 2013 Vol 80 No 7
CONTENTS
28 How to make track look realistic
Use simple painting and weathering techniques to give rails and ties an authentic appearance by Pelle Soeborg /
33 Dig those ditches!
How to model realistic-looking trackside drainage ditches
by Tony Koester
38 Scratchbuild a brick station
Most of this masonry HO scale structure is made from Hydrocal castings
by Lome Munro /
44 The Great Northern in a small space
N scale let this modeler fit mountains' majesty, big-time passenger trains in 10 x 11 feet by Tom Basterash
51 How a steam locomotive's valve gear works
A closer look at what controls the chuff on full-size engines
by Paul Milenkovic
54 How to install a steam-exhaust cam for DCC sound
How to get the chuff rate in synch with driver revolution
by Matt Snell
56 Steam parade through the Northeast
The HO scale New England &Western features a 170-foot-long main line through detailed scenery by Lou Sassi
72 Trackside Photos
by Steven Otte
IN EVERY ISSUE:
6 Digital MR
The latest features on our website by Dana Kawala
8 From the Editor
Two favorites this month by Neil Besougloff
10 News & Products
Hobby industry news by Cody Grivno
16 Information Desk
How a railroad builds a nev, freight yard by Jim Hediger
18 N Scale Insight
N scale layout design considerations by Jim Kelly
20 Workshop Tips
The ABCs of drilling holes in metal by Jim Hediger
24 Step by Step
How to replace a bad turnout by Cody Grivno
62 DCC Corner
How to download DCC sounds by Mike Polsgrove
64 Product Reviews MREXTRA
MTH HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 with sound decoder, N scale Kato EMD SD40-2 in new paint schemes, Bluford Shops modern caboose in N scale, and more by Dana Kawala
71 Trains of Thought
Lessons learned the hard way by Tony Koester
81 Index of Advertisers and Cartoon
82 The Operators
Signals for operation, part 1 by Andy Sperandeo
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