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Model Railroading 1981 Summer Tunnel motor deisel Loads for flat cars Box cars
Model Railroading 1981 Summer
CONTENTS
4 John Buscimi's HO SCALE EMPIRE
The keynote of this layout is simplicity
10 LOADS FOR FLAT CARS
Heavy machinery loads can make simple showpieces
14 MODULAR MODEL RAILROADING IN On3
The modular system works just as well in 0 scale
17 WIRING BASICS III - USING TURNOUTS AS SWITCHES
The track can route power as well as trains
20 TRACKPLAN FOR 9x7-FEET: THE MAJESTIC
CONNECTING RR
A city-based railroad small enough for anyone
26 PORTABLE AND PERMANENT = THE PERFECT PLAN HO Modular railroads with an 'unlimited future
32 THE MAGIC OF FOAM PLANTS
Using ground foam to make lichen look real
35 ARE CAN MOTORS THE ANSWER? WE TRY ONE IN AHM'S SD40
How to install a Sagami Flat can-style motor
41 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT
What we use to test locomotives and why
42 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT NO. 10: AHM SD40 DIESEL
44 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT NO. 11: PROTO-POWER WEST SD9 DIESEL
46 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT NO. 12: MANTUA F7 DIESEL
48 BOX CAR SUPER-DETAIL SECRETS
How to add those fine detail parts to a freight car
56 HOW-TO APPLY DECALS THE RIGHT WAY
The finishing touch to any model
60 IT'S A KIT: MODEL MASTERPIECES' STAMP MILL
Amountain-based industry in a craftsman's kit
64 BUILD A SIMPLE "TUNNEL MOTOR" DIESEL
The quick-and-dirty way to make an SD40T-2 locomotive
72 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: BN's EMD SD40-2
73 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: SP's EMD SD45T-2 "Tunnel Motor"
74 AIR BRUSH BASICS, PART 3: INSTANT PAINT JARS
How to make spray-painting even quicker and simpler
77 PAINTING PROFILES NO. 2: FREIGHT CARS OF THE FIFTIES Prototype paint and decal data on gondolas
78 THE USED CAR LOT
A review of the range of HO scale automobiles
82 MODEL RAILROADING MAGAZINE'S HISTORY
A glimpse at over a decade of our predecessor magazines
86 LEND US A HAND!
Let us know what you'd do if you were editor
87 LETTERS
Even more information on past articles
88 BACK ISSUE INDEX
Where you can find out if you've missed an issue
90 MODEL RAILROADING MAGAZINE'S DEALER DIRECTORY
94 A LONG LOOK AHEAD - 1982's NEW PRODUCTS
The first report on what you'll see NEXT YEAR
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