Model Railroader 1995 November
OUR COVER STORY
Railroading in the heartland with the Midwest Valley Modelers72
By Ken Patterson
Talented club members have built a highly detailed HO modular layout with a unified theme
1995 NMRA Prize Parade80
By Jim Hediger
The winning models from the National Model Railroad Association's Atlanta convention
BASIC MODEL RAILROADING
Add life to your layout with figures86
By Jeff Wilson
Simple techniques for painting scale people
TREES ARE MODELS TOO: PART 4
Finishing the forest scene88
By Peter Darling
Make ground cover by grinding real leaves in a blender
Trackside Photos92
An advance peek at layouts on tour in Great Model Railroads, our annual layout-visit magazine
PROTOTYPE DRAWINGS
EMD's SD75M96
By Keith Thompson
This brawny 4,300-hp locomotive may be the Santa Fe's last warrior, and is the subject of photos and carefully researched drawings
Modeling a
Santa Fe SD75M100
By Russ Goodwin
An HO conversion based on Rail Power Products' SD6OM
The EasyCAB walkaround throttle104
By Keith Gutierrez
In part 2 on building this innovative DC control system you'll find building the handheld Throttle is easy and fun
Modeling Maine Central covered hoppers110
By Allan N. Houghton
Modify MDC cars for heavy-duty cement and lime service
My Trap & Garnet Ridge home layout114
By Mike HurIburt
Heritage is a key part of this
N scale basement empire
ELECTRONICS SYMPOSIUM
Exploring a new integrated circuit flasher120
By John S. Atkinson
PAINT SHOP
South Shore and IHB coil steel cars158
By David Jiskra
Scratch lettering for a pair of favorite cars
Along the Line204
Feeding time
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