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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1997 March Kitbash NYC stock cars Detail LIRR
Railroad Model Craftsman 1997 March
Departments
5 Notes on an Old Timetable Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
7 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
9 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news
35 Railbooks
Book news and reviews 45 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
90 Test Track
Product reviews
110 Collector Consist Continuity: G.M.C. to All Nation
-by Keith Wills
112 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
52 Perspective: Deciphering history by Jack Burgess
Photographs can be a great aid when it comes to modeling specific subjects, but they can also raise questions.
54 Tim Swan's Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville-The Monon Route by William C. Schaumburg
This HO scale layout captures the look and feel of a midwestern railroad during the steam to diesel transition era.
Modeling
59 Protofile 72: Conrail waffle side boxcar by Mike Rose
This modern freight car can be kitbashed in HO scale using a pair of MDC high-cube boxcars.
61 Scratchbuilding a modern C&NW maintenance garage by Al Warren
Built in the 1980's, this modern, vinyl sided building is an easy scratchbuilding project.
65 Modeling B&M's ex-RDG steel passenger cars by Bob Bennett A Bethlehem Car Works kit is the basis for this detailing project.
68 Simple detailing: Modeling a LIRR RS1 by Frank Cicero
With the addition of a few details and some paint, the Atlas RS1 can be turned into a nice looking model of a Long Island Railroad locomotive.
70 Improving the appearance of the Bachmann 44-tonner by Scott Whitney
Lowering the body slightly on Bachmann's 44-tonner will give it a more prototypical appearance.
78 Modeling pines and firs by Dennis Brown
Here is how to mass produce a forest for your layout.
82 Cantilevered benchwork by John Edwards
This benchwork is excellent for multi-level layouts.
84 RMC/Dremel Kitbash Award: Kitbashing NYC double-deck stock cars by William Sharpe
Both adjustable and fixed upper deck stock cars can be modeled using Model Power and older AHM kits.
Prototype
72 California scenery: The Sierra Nevada, Part I by William Laudenslayer, Jr. and Herman Darr
Successfully modeling a specific area requires more than just the right railroad equipment. This month we begin a two-part series that will focus on the plants and foliage in northern California.
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