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Model Railroading 1984 July August SUPER-FINE STANDARDS FOR N SCALE
Model Railroading 1984 July August
CONTENTS
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More modeling information.
5SCRATCHBUILDING XI: PLASTIC GRAIN ELEVATOR PROJECT
The scribe-and-break technique makes it easier than a kit.
10 SCRATCHBUILDING XII: GANG-PANEL METAL-SHEATHING
METHODS
The quick way to simulate corrugated and seamed panels.
12 TRACK PLANNING: WHY HIDDEN HOLDING/LAYOVER TRACKS?
An explanation, with diagrams, of the complex concept.
18 OUR SCENERY SYSTEM, PART V: WEEDS, BY THE ACRE
Incredibly quick and easy - literally, weeds-by-the-yard.
21 LAYOUT TOUR: JOE KOCSIS' MAIN LINE
Prize-winning structures and professional backdrops.
23 MASTER MODELER AWARD NO. 1: HOWE SWING TRUSS SITE
The structure and the scenery combine to win Award One.
27 SUPER-FINE STANDARDS FOR N SCALE
You can have the new NMRA Standards for N scale NOW.
29 THE PERFECT PROTOTYPE? CAWFORD HILL ON THE BN Helper operations and two-railroad interchange in one town.
30 THE TIME MACHINE, PART V: CRAWFORD HILL
Prefer Mallets? Bright 'Q' diesels? or SDP45 helpers?
35 TRACK PLAN FOR TWO-MAINLINE LAYOUT IN 12 x 211/2-FEET
A lot of layout - two railroads plus a switchback.
40 WEATHERING MODERN MODELS WITH AN AIRBRUSH
Paint-fading, followed by weathering and cleaning.
42 PERFORMANCE SECTION:
42 TEST REPORT NO. 53: ENDO/KEY N SCALE F3
State-of-the-art in N scale appearance & power.
44 DOUBLE-HEADED KEY DIESELS WITH AND WITHOUT TIRES What effect do traction tires have on traction?
45 DOUBLE-HEADED KUMATA/HALLMARK SD45 DIESELS 30-percent more power than you'd expect.
46 TEST REPORT NO. 54: KUMATA/HALLMARK SD45
An all-new diesel chassis goes through the mill.
48 TEST REPORT NO. 55: PRECISION SCALE'S 3-TRUCK HO SHAY
Expensive, but worth it?
50 TEST REPORT: ENDO/PRECISION SCALE HO DIESEL POWER
Assembling and testing two 6-wheel trucks.
52 AN ATHEARN CHASSIS FOR PRECISION SCALE TRUCKS
Getting imported power plus an empty body shell.
55 KIT-CONVERSION: AN ATHEARN SDP45
Building the Crawford Hill Helpers (or an Empire Builder).
58 KENT CHARLES' N SCALE SDP45 DIESEL
The Crawford Hill Helper in N scale.
59 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: EMD SDP45 as BN (GN) no. 6593
60 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: F-M TRAIN MASTER as VGN no. 56
61 INDEX OF DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP FEATURES
By prototype builder and by railroad that owned them.
62 FREIGHT CARS OF THE FIFTIES: 40-FOOT AAR STEEL BOX CARS Searching for the Athearn and MDC prototypes.
66 NEW BRASS PRODUCTS
67 DEALER DIRECTORY
74 NEW LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK & ACCESSORIES
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