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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1988 April Scratchbuild small town depot TOFC
Railroad Model Craftsman 1988 April
Departments
6 Notes on an Old Timetable
Editorial Harold H. Carstens
9 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
18 Dispatchers report
Product and industry news
37 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
93 Test Track
Product reviews
110 Collector Consist
-Musings on a hybrid-What was Hi-Rail? by Keith Wills
115 Editors Notebook
Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
118 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
120 Exchange Place
Non-commercial listings
121 Dealer Directory
Recommended hobby dealers
129 Advertising Index
Special features
50 Perspective: Maintaining the right-of-way by William C. Schaumburg
Maintenance duties can add to model railroad operations.
61 Those shorty Dri-Flo's by Bobb Losse
There is more than meets the eye to this seldom modeled freight car.
64 N scale niche: Norm Wright's N scale modeling by Don Mitchell
If you're interested in scratchbuilding in N scale, Norm Wright has suggestions and techniques that are sure to be helpful.
86 PMP-112 update by Alan Trammell
This month Alan Trammell explains how to build the new PMP-112 receiver.
89 Boomer Trail
RMC presents photographs from its readers.
Modeling
52 Modeling an early TOFC trailer, flat car and ramp by Robert Smaus
Here's an easy project that can add interest and a source of revenue to your railroad.
56 Modeling the last of the Reading switchers: the SW1001 and MP15 by Bill Gruber
The author describes how, with a little kitbashing and detailing, he was able to model these Reading engines in HO scale.
70 RMCIDremel Kitbashing Award: From wagontop to flat top by Greg LaRocca
In 1960 the B&O made a number of piggyback cars from a old wagontop boxcars. An HO model of one these cars is this month's award winner.
73 CNR third class depot by Stafford Swain
Using plans from an old RMC, which are reprinted here, the author describes how he modeled his station.
81 Protofile 48: Modeling a Missouri Pacific GP50 by Jim Six
These Geeps, painted in the MP/UP transition paint scheme, make for some interesting modeling.
83 Hiding Atlas switch controls by Ron King
Here is a way to mount your switch controls behind the layout panel, but still keep them accessible.
Prototype
62 PFE express reefer by Tony Thompson with drawings by Ed Gebhardt
Pacific Fruit Express began receiving its first express refrigerator cars for passenger service in 1923.
84 NOPS single truckers by Ed Gebhardt
One of these single-truckers remains as a work car.
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