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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1987 September Wire a small layout Convert fla
Railroad Model Craftsman 1987 September
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
32 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices 89 Test Track
Product reviews
104 Collector Consist
-The pioneers: Louis Hertz Pt. I by Keith Wills
110 Editors Notebook Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
110 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
112 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers
113 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings 121 Advertising Index
Special features
48 Perspective: Using Photos for period modeling-1949 by John Lowrance
A close examination of old photographs can yield a lot of modeling information.
64 Daventry Garden Railway by Brian Burchell
Imagine building your scale layout outdoors; that's what Brian Burchell did.
Modeling
50 Modeling an early U30C by Bill Gruber
The Reading's U30C's were built in U28C carbodies, so modeling them simply means detailing an Athearn model.
53 Kitbashing C&S stock cars by Harry Brunk
Either the old E&B Valley kit or the new Rail Line kit can be used to model these cars in HO. A sidebar by Jim Wild explains how the car can be modeled in Sn3.
60 Building a railroad diner by Julian Cavalier
For O scalers who want to add a little character to their layout, this may be just the thing.
69 RMCIDremel Kitbashing Award: Modeling a VTTX car by Jim Panza
With the need for more container flats, Trailer Train decided to rebuild some of their general service flats for container service. Here is how you can do the same.
76 The empty boxcar by Miles Hale
The inside of this boxcar is as interesting and detailed as the outside. 79 Protofile 46: L&M hopper by Bill Landis
An Athearn car was the starting point for this easy modeling project. 84 South Pittsburgh Pt. IV: wiring by Walt Herrick, Jr.
When it comes to wiring, the keep it simple approach reigns on the South Pittsburgh.
Prototype
72 Container tie downs by Jim Panza
Jim Panza explains how containers are held in place on a container car. 82 Amy text and drawings by Lew Matt
At age 85, this little four wheel electric now sits at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in Connecticut.
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