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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1996 July Modeling orange groove
Railroad Model Craftsman 1996 July
Departments
5 Notes on an Old Timetable Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
6 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
10 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news
34 Railbooks
Book news and reviews
41 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices
89 Test Track
Product reviews
108 Collector Consist 1920's toy trolleys -by Keith Wills
110 Editors Notebook Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
116 Classified Advertising Commercial listings
117 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
118 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers
122 Advertising Index
Special features
46 Perspective: Maclntyre Fuel by Scott Whitney
This fuel transfer facility does not require a lot of room to model. 48 A visit to the Belmont Shores Lines by Craig Ross
This large N scale layout is celebrating its 25th anniversary. 76 What you need to know about DCC by Ed Loizeaux
Digital Command Control has stirred a lot of interest in the hobby
and this article takes a look at how it works.
80 DCC and the NMRA by Stan Ames
The author, chairman of the NMRA's DCC committee, addresses how the the NMRA and DCC manufacturers are working together. 82 In command of control by Jeff Johnston
Modeler Jeff Johnston discusses his experiences when he changed from standard 12 volt d.c. to DCC control.
Modeling
53 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a modern chemical plant by Stan Knotts
This month's winning model was built from a City Classics building. 57 Plastic surgery for plastic people by Bill Goggin
A little cutting and some reassembly turned these figures into whole new people.
68 Building turnouts by Dick McEvoy
Building your own switches isn't as hard as you might think. 72 Protofile: 70 Penn Central sand hopper by Ed Sanicky
An Eastern Car Works kit can be used to model this car, which was
used to transport sand in company service.
75 Blast it! by Jack Burgess
A small hobby sand blaster is a great tool for weathering models. 85 Modeling a citrus grove by Robert Smaus
From N scale to O, it is not hard to make a good looking citrus grove.
Prototype
61 EMD's modern switchers Pt. Ill: The MP15DC and MP15AC by David Frost and Jerry Moyers; with drawings by Eric Neubauer These multi-purpose locomotives were the last switchers built by EMD.
55 Moore House text and drawings by Julian Cavalier
Built in 1879, this wood framed house is typical of the Florida "grove" houses of the period.
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