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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1986 November Kitbashed C630 SCL M5 caboose dr
Railroad Model Craftsman 1986 November
Departments
6 Notes on an Old Timetable
Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
7 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
18 Dispatchers Report
Product and industry news
30 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
97 Test Track
Product reviews
120 Collector Consist
-O scale by Keith Wills
124 Editors Notebook
Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
127 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
128 Exchange Place
Non-commercial listings
129 Dealer Directory
Recommended hobby dealers
137 Advertising Index
Special features
54 Perspective: Farewell to the cat by Bill Manzke, Jr.
A modeler reflects on the latest changes to his favorite railroad.
68 Franklin & South Manchester by Steve Sint
Well known modeler and manufacturer Geroge Sellios took a year off from work to devote his time to building this unique HO railroad.
82 Portable display railways: by Wayne Slaughter and Jack Keene
Display railways are a great way to promote the hobby and share it with fellow modelers. Here's a helpful 'guide on how to build and show them.
Modeling
56 RMCIDremel Kitbash Award: Bob Kenderdine's kitbashed Century 630 by Bob Kenderdine
While the Reading had C630's on its roster, the author's HO Reading roster lacked the big Alcos. A kitbashed C630, however, filled the gap.
63 Protofile 42: GN 70-ton covered hopper by Staffan Ehnbom
The E&B Valley HO covered hopper and Champ decals are just about all that's needed for this project.
73 Modeling Soo Line's Crandon depot by Bill Ehlert
Using the plans presented last month, the author explains how he built his model.
86 Building La Oasis Cafe by Joel Earnest
Intrigued by a run-down old building in the Mojave Desert, Joel Earnest went about modeling it for his HO layout.
95 Mass produced custom-lettered cars by Bill Landis
Here's a quick way to letter a batch of cars.
Prototype
61 The Reading's C630s by Dale Woodland
Alco delivered two orders of these 3,000 h.p. locomotives to the Reading and they were used in a variety of services.
79 ACL/SCL's enduring M5 caboose by Mike Small with drawings by Chuck Yungkurth
These steel cabooses were built from surplus boxcars.
89 D&RGW water car No. W462 by C. Langdon Campbell
Saved from the scrapper's torch, this old tender was used in work train service.
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