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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1985 January Trackwork basics Clinchfield cabo
Railroad Model Craftsman 1985 January No calendar
Departments
6 Notes on an Old Timetable
Editorial-Harold H. Carstens 8 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers 24 Dispatchers Report
Product and industry news 46 Railbooks
Book news and reviews 49 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices 105 Test Track
Product reviews
128 Tips and Techniques
Modeling methods and ideas 132 The Company
Photographer
-It's not what it seems by Steve Sint
134 Collector Consist -Designer tinplate by Keith Wills
140 Editors Notebook Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
143 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
145 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
146 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers 153 Advertising Index
Special features
60Perspective: The Sperry car by William C. Schaumburg
A rail detector car can add operating interest on your model railroad. 78A 1985 calendar and railroad rule book by Kent Perry and Charles Buccola
A West Side Shay is the subject of this year's calendar painting.
79Boxcar in the basement by C. J. Riley
A layout room wall with a railroad theme.
100Boomer trail
This month we feature steam-era photos from our readers.
Modeling
62Miles Hale's prize-winning C&S roundhouse by Miles Hale
The winner of the 1984 RMC Craftsman Trophy Award tells how he constructed his O scale model.
67Beginning modeling: track basics by Roger Hensley
Here is what you need to know to build reliable trackwork.
67 Learning from the Oil Creek: trackwork
This 4' x 8' layout serves as an example for our beginners series.
73Mountain Valley R.R. by Jim Wilde
Vern and Bev Brock have teamed up to recreate in miniature the drama of railroading in the Pacific Northwest.
77 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Logging sprinkler car by Bill Fogerty
Inspired by an article in RMC, Bill kitbashed a tank car into a sprinkler. 82 Oak Oak by Steve Sint
Lynn Austin's diorama won a blue ribbon at the 1980 PCR convention.
84 Logging sleds for the Lombard hauler by Jim Auman
As a follow up to last month's article on building a Lombard log hauler, this month we'll show you how to build the sleds.
86The Ephraim & Peshtigo gets a 2-8-0, or building an
On30 Consolidation by Tom Houle
An HO MDC Oldtimer kit leads to an inexpensive On30 locomotive.
95An American classic: the Sears home by Julian Cavalier
We'll finish up our model by building the roof and porches.
99 Modeling boxes and crates by Thomas Rimer
Here's a quick and easy way to add details to an industrial scene.
103Protofile 34: Clinchfield FC-5 caboose by Dave
Davenport
An Athearn caboose is the starting point for this HO project.
Prototype
90The Century series: C636 by Win Cuisinier
The C636 brings to a close our look at the six-axle centuries.
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