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Model Railroader May 1987 Vol 54 No 5
CONTENTS
54 The Midwest Railroad ModelersBy Bill Darnaby and Bill Neale
Operating realism with a Midwestern flavor
62 How to apply decals By Andy Sperandeo
Special Paint Shop feature: The basics of a most useful technique
66 Quick, easy, and inexpensive switch standsBy Harry Brunk
Operating switch stands add an extra touch of realism to any layout
70 ABCs of freight car tune-upBy Andy Sperandeo
Basic techniques to get good performance from HO kit cars
73 Caesare Bianchi's O scale railbus no. 32, Cucaracha
The Model of the Month award
74 Red Mountain RYA.By Bill Baumann
HOn3 Colorado layout in a small space
80 50 golden years with S scaleBy Sam Powell and Jeff Wilson
A wealth of new products has pumped new life into this modeling scale
86 Jersey Central cabooses in HO scaleBy Alan Mende
A Life-Like conversion and improvements for styrene kits
93 Symposium on electronicsBy Don Hansen
A constant-lighting circuit and answers to readers' questions
96 The Deadwood Central By Harry S. Bonham
See this HO scale point-to-point railroad at the 1987 NMRA National Convention
101 Heritage Fleet: Lionel GG1 By Tom McComas and Jim Tuohy
Not particularly rare, but almost unrivaled in popularity among collectors
102 Consider a photo diorama By Richard Brath
Student fare special: A simple, inexpensive way to practice model railroad photography
113 Looking back: You meet the nicest people By John Page
Our author recounts two run-ins he had with shady characters
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