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Model Railroading 1982 Winter 2 step weathering tricks GP20 GP30 Track Plans Che
Model Railroading 1982 Winter
CONTENTS
4 THREE BASIC TRACKPLANS WITH A FUTURE Start your layout with any one of these ideas:
5PLAN I: THE BRANCHLINE in 5'4" x 6'
If short freights are your favorite, try this
6PLAN II: THE MAINLINE in 4x8-feet
A lot of operating alternatives
7PLAN III: THE METRO YARD in 6'8" x 12'
Enough switching for any-size layout
8 THREE-INTO-ON: A ROOM-FULL OF RAILROAD
Combine two or three "starter" layouts into one plan
11 SCALE-SIZE RAIL FOR EVERY MODELER
How to modify code 70 turnouts to clear AHM's wheels
15 WIRING V: THE NO-SHORT CIRCUIT RULES FOR LIVE-FROG
TURNOUTS
The simple wiring techniques to avoid troubles
19 BUILD-A-RAILROAD MODULE, STEP-BY-STEP A layout that can last a lifetime
23 HOW WE TEST LOCOMOTIVES
The basic information behind our test report
24 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT NO. 16: BACHMANN N SCALE 4-8-4
26 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT NO. 17: BACHMANN HO SCALE 4-8-4 28 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT NO. 18: AHM UNION PACIFIC 4-8-4
30 THE TIMESAVER SWITCHING YARD AS A MODULAR LAYOUT
For fun or for contests, her's action on a shelf
32 8444!!! THREE-STEP WEATHERING
How an air brush can make realism quick and easy
34 A MODEL RAILROAD WITH MERIT
Generations of Boy Scouts built this fine empire
39 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: EMD's GP20 on the BN
40 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: EMD'S GP30 on the UP
41 BUILD AN END-LOADING BOX CAR
A simple Athearn conversion makes a unique car
46 BUILD WINKS' DAIRY
Parts-swapping PLUS pre-colored paper-covering
52 N SCALE AT ITS FINEST, ARTHUR DRATZ' GARAGE-SIZE EMPIRE Walk-in benchwork and long trains
58 IT'S A KIT: WALTHERS' TREES
The best of both worlds: real branches and foam leaves
61 THE TRANSITION ERA "GEEPS": EMD'S GP20 AND GP30 DIESELS
Locomotives suited to any era from the sixties to now
64 DIESEL POWER ALTERNATIVES FOR THE GP20 AND GP30
An Athearn chassis for dummy, "can" motors, or SPUDs
67 HOW-TO INSTALL THE PFM SPUD POWER TRUCKS IN AN ATHEARN
GP7
Step-by-step instructions PLUS tests on single & dual
71 DOUBLE-HEADED DIESELS VS. DUAL-MOTORS IN ONE DIESEL
One plus one sometimes equals MORE than two (or less)
75 HOW-TO BUILD DUAL-MOTORED MANTUA F7 DIESELS
If you need brute power plus a dummy, here's how
79 FREIGHT CARS OF THE 50s: 40-FT. CHEMICAL TANK CARS
Examples of cars that lasted from the twenties to today 81 LETTERS
85 DEALER DIRECTORY
94 NEW LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK & ACCESSORIES
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