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Model Railroader July 1985 Vol 52 No 7
CONTENTS
56 The Crandic: an N scale layout that grewBy Patrick G. Lana
A detailed layout featuring structures built from cardstock and balsa
62 Dressing up a "plain Jane" dieselBy Randy Wilson
New detail parts on an O scale GP40
66 Kitbash a dinerBy George Drury
An HO scale passenger car conversion
68 Closeup: Cattle crossing guardsBy Gordon Odegard
Combine these with crossing signals at your rural highway crossings
70 Michael J. Papp's HO scale Grand Trunk Western GP38AC
The Model of the Month award
71 CreatingbackdropBy Robert Hamm
How to build and paint a realistic backdrop for your model railroad
78 100-ton log carBy Harold Russell
Harold Russell drawings of this modern all-steel car
82 A garden railroad in Spain By J. C. Vignier
The No 1 scale live steam railroad of one of our overseas readers
84 An amazing NorthernBy Gordon Odegard
Howard Bixler's O scale 4-8-4 simulates a real locomotive
87 The C/MRI: A computer/model railroad interfaceBy Bruce Chubb
Part 6: Connecting your railroad to the I/O Cards
92 Wood king-post truss highway bridgeBy Gordon Odegard
Harold Russell drawings of a bridge over Conrail tracks at Silver Creek, N. Y.
94 A Grand Trunk 1908 handcarBy Gordon Odegard
Julian Cavalier drawings of this hand-propelled maintenance vehicle
96 Goin' Home '85 layout tour
Some Milwaukee-area layouts on tour at this year's NMRA national convention
106 Looking back: 1By John Page
The odd disaster that threatened John Allen's Gorre & Daphetid
132 A terminal solutionBy Russell Schoof
Too little space? Try this HO scale engine facility on a 4 x 8
PROTOTYPE DATA AND DRAWINGS:
78 Evans Products Co. 100-ton log car
92 Wooden king-post highway truss bridge
94 1908 Grand Trunk Ry. Handcar
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