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Modeling the ‘50sThe Glory Years of Rail Model Railroader Books
Modeling the 50s -The Glory Years of Rail- (a Model Railroader Books Book)
Soft Cover
87 pages
Copyright 2008
CONTENTS
Introduction
It's about the memories4
Finding the '50s5
The 1950s
Chapter 1: America in the '50s6
Chapter 2: Modeling the SP in Los Angeles10
Chapter 3: Setting the scene18
Chapter 4: Adding vintage trucks - and realism22
Motive Power
Chapter 5: Locomotives of the 1950s26
Chapter 6: Weathering locomotives32
Passenger Trains
Chapter 7: Passenger equipment and operations38
Chapter 8: Detailing the classic El Capitan42
Chapter 9: Modeling Chicago's Dearborn Station50
Freight Trains
Chapter 10: Freight equipment and operations58
Chapter 11: Replacing war-weary freight cars62
Chapter 12: Hauling Appalachian coal 66
Chapter 13: Moving produce to market72
Trackside Details
Chapter 14: The 1950s railroad scene 80
Chapter 15: Modeling the right-of-way84
ON THE BACK COVER
Model the greatest era of railroading!
Drive-in movies, rock 'n' roll, "I Like Ike;' and steam's last run. Model railroading lets you re-create the fantastic '50s, and Modeling the '50s: The Glory Years of Rail features a how-to approach to modeling a realistic railroad of that era. Compiled from articles published in Model Railroader magazine, this handy volume provides historical information and photos covering steam and diesel locomotives, passenger equipment, freight cars, and trackside details. Through a variety of how-to projects, layouts, and track plans written by a who's who of the magazine's leading modelers, the book presents a detailed guide to re-creating accurate prototype details from the glory years of rail.
Following the how-to information in each section, you'll be able to
Model the Southern Pacific's Los Angeles Division
Set the scene with signs and billboards
Build Chicago's Dearborn Station
Move coal through the Appalachians
Detail Santa Fe's El Capitan passenger train
Weather cars and locomotives
Make an orange grove
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