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Model Railroading 1983 Winter Vol 13 #2 Wood vs plastic Wagontop box car kits
Model Railroading 1983 Winter
CONTENTS
4 PROTOTYPE-PERFECT: THE SIERRA RAILWAY
A real railroad that looks and operates like a model
12 TRACK PLAN, THE N SCALE "MASTER MODULE"
A layout that links NTRAK modules to operation at home
15 N SCALE TRACK PLANS FROM HO PLANS
The easy way to convert HO plans to N scale
18 SPRAY-PAINTING: "STAINLESS STEEL" FROM A CAN
At last, a simple and effective way to simulate steel
20 BUILD A SCENE-STEALER FENCE
The trick way to suggest an endless horizon
23 WOOD VS. PLASTIC/SCRATCHBUILDING PROJECT II: THE FENCE
Exploring the advantages of both materials with a simple test
24 WOOD VERSUS PLASTIC: A WOOD FENCE
Simulating wood with wood; lession IIB in scratchbuilding
27 SCRATCHBUILDING PROJECT II: A PLASTIC FENCE Simulating wood with Evergreen-brand plastic strips
31 FINISHING THE FENCE
All-purpose weathering techniques
33 OPERATION: CARRIER/COMMAND-CONTROL TESTS REVISITED
Another look at the "black box" systems and their use
37 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: SOUTHERN PACIFIC SD45
38 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: FRISCO G.E. U3OB
41 LAYOUT TOUR: JACK RICE'S HO LAYOUT ON THREE SHELVES
An around-the-wall layout three shelves high
48 FREIGHT CARS OF THE FIFTIES: 38-FOOT WOOD REEFERS The prototypes for the Life-Like (Varney) HO models
49 KIT-CONVERSION: SHAWMUT (& GWR) TRUSS ROD REEFERS
Back-dating the Life-Like reefer to match the Shawmut car
57 DRY TRANSFER LETTERING MADE EASY
It's only easy if you know ALL the tricks
58 IT'S A KIT: BUILDING THE B&O WAGONTOP BOX CAR
Assembling Cannonball's all-plastic HO scale kit
63 PERFORMANCE SECTION:
63 HOW WE TEST LOCOMOTIVES Exploring the limits of adhesion
64 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT NO. 30: HALLMARK HO V01000
66 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT NO. 31: ATLAS HO FP7
68 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT NO. 32: PROTO POWER WEST HO F7
70 BIG CAN POWER FOR ATHEARN'S F7: PERFORMANCE-IMPROVEMENT TEST NO. 23
77 SINGLE-TRUCK DIESEL POWER; A TEST IN TRACTIVE
EFFORT: PERFORMANCE-IMPROVEMENT TEST NO. 24 66 NORTH WEST SHORT LINE WHEELS FOR ATHEARN
DIESELS: PERFORMANCE-IMPROVEMENT TEST
NO. 25
85 DEALER DIRECTORY
91 LETTERS
98 NEW PRODUCTS
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