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Model Railroader April 1985 Vol 52 No 4
CONTENTS
4 HIA Show ReportBy Jim Hediger
Large-scale items were the highlight of this year's hobby show
58 Some ABCs of Z scale By Jim Kelly
We take a close look at the smallest scale and build a 2 x 3-foot layout
64 The Lucas County Traction Co.By Carl Ramsey
An 11 x 13-foot HO scale Midwestern interurban system
70 Improving freight car realismBy Richard Hendrickson
Some guidelines for detailing your freight-car fleet
75 Model railroading as (and where) you like itBy Gordon Odegard
A look at some unusual where model railroads have been built
79 MacDonald Coal Co.By Harold Russell
Harold Russell drawings of a typical retail coal facility
84 The Train GalleryBy Earl Johnson
George and Jean Major's hobby shop/art gallery in Grants Pass, Oreg.
90 The C/MRI: A computer/model railroad interfaceBy Bruce Chubb
Part 3: Connecting the UBEC to your computer
104 La Grande HO exhibition layoutBy Ian Scott
Our Young Author Contest third-place winner: a club layout in New Zealand
118 Paint Shop: HO scale C30-7By Keith Mangels
Kitbashing and painting a late-model GE diesel
PROTOTYPE DATA AND DRAWINGS:
79 MacDonald Coal Co. in South Hansen, Mass.
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