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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1996 January New scenery technique GE AC 4400C
Railroad Model Craftsman 1996 January
Special features
56 Perspective: Why save the EBT? by Christopher P D'Amato The East Broad Top Railroad is one of America's great historic treasures, and while plans are being discussed to save it, time and the elements are taking their toll.
93 The New River & Pocahontas by Karl Warden
The NR&P carries coal from deep in the Appalachian Mountains to the seaport town of Deepwater. This large HO scale railroad has a history that is at least as colorful as its scenery.
Modeling
58 Rock Island mongrel GP18, No. 1351 by Rick Gher
Rock Island GP18 No. 1351 spent part of its career wearing a combination of two paint schemes, and that is how the author chose to model it using a Life-Like Proto 2000 model.
72 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing an SAL 20-foot door boxcar by John Edwards
In the mid-1950's the Seaboard Air Line modified a group of 40-foot boxcars and designed them for easier loading and unloading. These modified cars are a kitbasher's delight. Here's how you can build one.
76 Bashing a Baldwin 2-4-0 and tender by Philip Mott
A Bachmann 0-4-0 is the starting point for this kitbashing and repowering project, which yields a model of an old-time 2-4-0. 88 Geodesic foam scenery by Joel Bragdon
What is geodesic foam scenery? It is a lightweight, economical, easy to work with, durable scenery making technique that produces beautiful results.
Prototype
63 Canada's eight-hatch iced refrigerator cars-Pt. II by Stafford Swain with Ken Goslett; drawings by Robert Smith
Our look at the use and development of the Canadian eight-hatch, overhead ice bunker refrigerator cars continues, and scale plans for a Grand Trunk Western ice reefer are included.
81 General Electric's new AC4400CW by Ed Ryan with drawings by Eric Neubauer
High horsepower and a.c. technology put these heavy duty locomotives at the forefront of today's railroading.
Cover
Just back from a trip to the mines, Mikado No. 1954 goes for a spin on the turntable at Sun City. Karl Warden's HO scale model railroad is the New River & Pocahontas. It is a steam and diesel powered coal hauling line set deep in the Appalachian Mountains. For more on Karl's layout see page 93. Photo by William C. Schaumburg.
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