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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1993 July Amtrak GE B32-8WH plans
Railroad Model Craftsman July 1993 Vol 62 No 2
CONTENTS
SPECIAL FEATURES
48 Philadelphia memories by William C. Schaumburg With this year's NMRA National Convention being held in the Philadelphia area, the author reminisces about the Philadelphia railroad scene he saw when he first came east in the 1970's, and looks ahead to re-examining the area now.
70 Douglas, West Virginia by Dallas Mallerich Powered by first generation diesels, this beautiful Western Maryland N scale layout is set in the hills of West Virginia during the 1950's.
75 Computers and the modeler 2.0 by Harry Bonham The author returns with a second survey of programs written for the model railroader. This time he examines programs designed to help modelers enhance their layout operating sessions.
MODELING
50 A CP Rail GP38-2 in HO by Patrick Lawson An Athearn model provides the basis for this kitbashing and detailing project.
60 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Schneider National's railborne trailers by Edward McCaslin and David Casdorph The distinctive, bright orange highway trailers of Schneider National are now a common sight on piggyback trains. With a little kitbashing, they can be easily modeled in HO scale.
64 The making of Union Bay, Pt. IV by Doug Geiger Our final installment in the Union Bay series covers the modeling of the water and adding the final details to the scene.
82 Bricks like "magic" by Dennis Blunt Good looking brick work can be achieved by using artists' markers to color the individual bricks on model buildings.
84 Jewels from the junk box: Redetailing the Mantua 40-foot boxcar by Jim Fuhrman and Greg Martin Here are some techniques for detailing and fixing up old freight cars.
PROTOYPE
55 The General Electric B32-8WH drawings by Eric Neubauer with text by Ken Goslett Unique to Amtrak, these new 3,200 h.p. diesel-electric locomtives are used on California trains. Although they have a freight locomotive design, they feature a very distinctive new Amtrak paint scheme.
80 N Scale niche: Oak Harbor, Ohio, depot text and drawings by Julian Cavalier This board and batten station was originally built for passengers on the Wheeling & Lake Erie.
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